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Westen K Shilaho, University of Johannesburg Since independence in 1963, Kenya’s politicians have fed and manipulated ethnicity to win elections. With some 40-odd ethnic groups, Kenya is a country of ethnic minorities – it has no single dominant community. During…

Melissa Wanjiru-Mwita, Technical University of Kenya Place names, along with other urban symbols, were used as a tool of control over space in many African countries during the colonial period. This strategy was epitomised by the British, who applied it…

Gabrielle Lynch, University of Warwick Kenya celebrates 60 years of independence this year. As a political scientist who has studied Kenya for the past 20 years, I consider a turning point from each decade that helped to shape the east…

Nnamdi O. Madichie, Nnamdi Azikiwe University The demographic profiles of countries like Kenya, where a high percentage of people are young, would suggest that it’s swiftly renewing its workforce with fresh talent. But this doesn’t seem to be the case.…

Aoife Duffy, University of Essex It is fairly well known that the lives of hundreds of thousands of Kenyans were affected by terrible acts of violence under the British colonial administration. The British government and King Charles have acknowledged it,…

KISII, Kenya, May 31 — Climate Scientists have warned of continued heavy flooding in East African cities due to unplanned growth and rapid urbanisation. Heavy rainfall is projected to increase in East African cities due to double pressure from rapid…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has rallied political leaders to support President William Ruto so that he the Head of State can succeed in his plan of transforming the country’s economy. The Deputy President also stated that he would continue with…