The widespread condemnation of Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales for kissing footballer Jenni Hermoso on the lips after her team won the Women’s World Cup in Australia has been described as Spain’s #MeToo moment. In the macho world of football, this is a historic event as it has...
I have lived in and travelled to various cities around the world since I was a child. I have often viewed these places as living, breathing entities. Each city has its own personality, its spark, those spaces where the sun lands bringing in a sense of hope, and those...
Have you ever agreed to attend an event you didn’t want to go to? Or hide your true feelings about an opinion a friend has? I think we’ve all done that from time to time. But if you’re like me, this constant violation of your own values is a...
Almost every year, the United Nations and humanitarian agencies declare a ‘famine’ in Somalia. This year is no different. The UN has warned that prolonged drought threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of Somalis who may face starvation if they are not supplied with food and water. The...
“The state is not God. It has no right to give away that which it cannot give back, if it should so desire.” – Anton Chekhov On 30 January 2023, Ugunja MP and Leader of the Minority in Kenya’s National Assembly (NA) Opiyo Wandayi wrote to the Speaker of...
Do you remember your parent ever warning you not to touch the cookie jar until he or she comes back? Many a mother can testify to the rampance of children swearing on oath that they did not take any cookie from the jar, only to be caught with sugar...
Remember those multiple choice questions in school? Here is one for you. The difference is, it does not require a correct answer, just an honest response. If you lost your closest friend today, who would you share the news with first? We will not ask why you picked the...
In 2019, I visited a friend who was studying at the University of Witwatersrand in Joburg. I was with a couple of Kenyan friends and we decided to have a tour around the campus. Along the way, we ended up at a quaint little bookstore. Those ones that have...
The recent orchestrated “invasion” of land belonging to the Kenyatta family has once again highlighted the highly sensitive and contentious issue of land in Kenya, particularly among the Kikuyu of Central Kenya, whose grievances date back to the colonial era when British settlers took over their land and dumped...
Discovering a great book among the titles that have been on your to-read list forever is a bitter-sweet feeling. That was my experience with Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. But how do I even begin to explain the magnificence of this book? I recently saw a Twitter interaction where,...
Is the government’s Financial Inclusion Fund, popularly known as the Hustler Fund, a boon for low-income Kenyans seeking to start small businesses? Or is it as predatory and punitive as other digital loans? My tuk-tuk driver believes it is the latter. He applied for a Hustler Fund loan on...
