John Githongo

“We need to ask ourselves whether this model of democracy we have today in Africa, that dates back to the early 1990s, is now tired in its current permutation.”

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Sitawa Namwalie

Becoming a poet, playwright and performing artist has been a process of recovery and re-remembering for Sitawa Namwalie, of going back to her roots.

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NJOROGE MUTHOMI

Njoroge Muthoni

Njoroge Muthoni’s films find the ache in the body and surface it. His camera follows the subject like a question, speaking to the surreal way people navigate the inner cartographies of pain, grief and longing – against the sharp relief of the passage of time. In March 2023, the Nairobi-based filmmaker released The Dog Trilogy, comprising three stunning short films: “A Short Film On How To Wait”, “It’s Monday Morning” and “The Problem With Dogs”. 

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Kabubu Mutua

Kabubu Mutua’s work reveals a writer who is keen on telling Kenyan stories. His work explores the nuances of life in Kenya through the lens

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Gabriel Dolan

In 1982, a young Irish priest arrived in Kenya to take up his first missionary posting in the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in Turkana. FATHER

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Justine Wanda

A stand-up comedian, comedy writer, filmmaker, and satirist proficient in dark and observational humor. She has been featured on prominent stand-up shows such as Nairobi International Comedy Festival, Spare My Ribs, Laugh Act To Follow, Comedy Riot, and Because You Said So! and has appeared on Showmax’s Roast House and Comedy Riot.

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Analo Kanga

“Rebranding as an artist means that I get to take centre stage of the creative process and the art in projects I embark on.”

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Beloved Strangers

A series of interviews done over Instagram, voice notes and calls with beloved strangers. Each respondent is in conversation with Angel Lovely and in turn, in conversation with each other. This is a documentation of possibility and reality. Queer African folk on the continent mull on queer friendship and family. We get to live such lives. People like us can choose. You are dearly loved. 

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