Public Square

Why Charging for ID Cards Is A Bad Idea

Getting a National ID, the universal Kenyan rite of passage, has just been tapped as a money-earner by the Kenya Kwanza government. According to a (revoked after public outcry) error-filled Gazette Notice signed by Prof. Kithure Kindiki, the Cabinet …
Mwalimu Mati

Kawira Mwangaza Is Paying for the Sin of Being a Woman

BY Jacqueline Kubania

Ghost Payrolls and Budgeted Corruption: Are We Listening to Dr Nyakang’o?

BY Mwalimu Mati

Lessons from Public Participation in Nairobi County: Digital Isn’t Always Better 

BY Vincent Ng'ethe

We Are Who We Are. Not Lazy. Not Unmotivated. Not Unintelligent.

BY Jacqueline Kubania

No One in Nairobi Knows Their Height

How tall exactly is 6 ‘0? If I presented 5 people to you, would you be able to pick out the one that is 6 ‘0 accurately?…
BY Soila Kenya

No One in Nairobi Knows Their Height

How tall exactly is 6 ‘0? If I presented 5 people to you, would you be able to pick out the one that is 6 ‘0 accurately?…
BY Soila Kenya

When Will the #MeToo Movement Reach the UN?

BY Rasna Warah

The Thing About Kids

BY Jacqueline Kubania

The Impending Political Deal, a Struggling Economy and a Disaffected Populace

BY Mwalimu Mati

Stop the Violence in Our Homes, Schools, and Streets!

BY Rasna Warah

The Tall Order That Is Wanjigi’s and Omtatah’s Call for Declaration of Odious Debt 

BY Mwalimu Mati

For Financial Sanity, Kenya Should Embrace The R-Word

BY Vincent Ng'ethe

Will Kenya Ever Be Good Enough for Kenyans?

BY Mwende Ngao

“Failed Brakes”, Kenya’s Deadliest Excuse

BY Vincent Ng'ethe

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