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People

My Home Buries Bodies

Angel Lovely
People

My Home Buries Bodies

Home can be a steady ground when your life is shifting sands. It is to me at least. Cutting lineages…
Angel Lovely

Will Kenya Ever Be Good Enough for Kenyans?

Will Kenya Ever Be Good Enough for Kenyans?

People

Debunk Speaks to Martha Karua

Debunk Speaks to Martha Karua

Featured Voices, People

Idumi Irakuduma. Manhood Undoes Itself

Idumi Irakuduma. Manhood Undoes Itself

People

My Body Betrays Me, Again 

My Body Betrays Me, Again 

People
People

Concert Debacles, and the Dearth of Consumer Protection

Mwende Ngao
People

Safari Rally, Where Nostalgia and Evolution Meet

Stanley Gazemba
People

Mutilated Home (On Gender Dysphoria)

Angel Lovely
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Politics

Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 7 of 8: An Appeal To Kalonzo Musyoka

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Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 7 of 8: An Appeal To Kalonzo Musyoka

Mr Vice President, In contemporary Kenyan history, no one individual holds the record of being ru…
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EDITORIAL 6 of 8: An Appeal To Martha Karua

EDITORIAL 6 of 8: An Appeal To Martha Karua

Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 5 of 8: An Appeal To Raila Odinga

EDITORIAL 5 of 8: An Appeal To Raila Odinga

Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 4 of 8: An Appeal To David Ndii

EDITORIAL 4 of 8: An Appeal To David Ndii

Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 3 of 8: An Appeal To Musalia Mudavadi

EDITORIAL 3 of 8: An Appeal To Musalia Mudavadi

Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics
Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 2 of 8: An Appeal To Rigathi Gachagua

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Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 1 of 8: An Appeal To William Ruto

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Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL: The Trigger, The Bullet and The Politician

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Pop Culture

Music, Pop Culture

Keeping E-Sir Alive

Ras Mengesha
Music, Pop Culture

Keeping E-Sir Alive

For a brief moment in 2003, my favourite musician, E-Sir, would come back from the dead. It had been…
Ras Mengesha

A Reminiscence Of P-Unit In 11 Parts

A Reminiscence Of P-Unit In 11 Parts

Music, Pop Culture

Polite Society, A Review

Polite Society, A Review

Pop Culture

Loving Vincent, A Review

Loving Vincent, A Review

Pop Culture

Nine and a Half Short Notes on Faustin Munishi (A Brief History of Gospel Music in Kenya)

Nine and a Half Short Notes on Faustin Munishi (A Brief History of Gospel Music in Kenya)

Music, Pop Culture
Pop Culture

12 Angry Men. A Review.

Wairimu Kagichu
Music, Pop Culture

Diary Of A DJ: The WhineDown

Chia Kayanda
Music, Pop Culture

The Legacy of X FM in a Post-Streaming World

Chia Kayanda
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Women

People, Society, Women

The Choice Of Motherhood

Joan Masinde
People, Personalities, Women

Cecilia Makiwane: In Memory of Africa’s First Nurse

Natalie Sifuma
People, Personalities, Women

Dr Matshidiso Moeti: Africa’s Top Medic

Natalie Sifuma
People, Personalities, Pop Culture

So Long, Lorna

Whitney Muhadi
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Debunked

How The National Assembly Voted on the Finance Bill 2023

On 4 May 2023, the Financial Bill 2023 was tabled before the National Assembly - the core arm of the government in budget approval and oversight - for the first reading a…
Debunk Data Team

How The National Assembly Voted on the Finance Bill 2023

On 4 May 2023, the Financial Bill 2023 was tabled before the National Assembly - the core arm of the government in budget approval and oversight - for the first reading a…
Debunk Data Team
Debunked

A Brief History of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in Africa

In the last few years, there has been a growing trend in the revival of anti-homosexuality legislation and increasing enforcement of sodomy laws, including clampdowns on members of…
Lilian Mutinda
Debunked

A Brief History of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in Africa

Lilian Mutinda
Debunked

Current State of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in Africa

In 1993, Guinea Bissau repealed its Penal Code and decriminalised consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults. Since then, the number of African co…
Lilian Mutinda
Debunked

A Relentless Wave of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Is Here

For the third time now — 2014 being the first time a version of it was passed — Ugandan lawmakers have passed the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bil…
Lilian Mutinda
Debunked

My Hustler Fund Experience

Long before the launch of the Hustler Fund on 30 November 2022, I already knew I wanted to test the Fund out. I was particularly drawn to the experiment for two reasons; the Fund h…
Lilian Mutinda
Debunked

My Hustler Fund Experience

Lilian Mutinda
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About Debunk >

A Nairobi-based independent newsroom covering People, Politics, Pop-Culture and more. Founded on the premise that every society deserves good stories - stories which we use to Make Sense of the lofty, the mundane, and everything in-between.

People

People

My Home Buries Bodies

Angel Lovely
People

My Home Buries Bodies

Home can be a steady ground when your life is shifting sands. It is to me at least. Cutting lineages…
Angel Lovely
People

Will Kenya Ever Be Good Enough for Kenyans?

Mwende Ngao
Featured Voices, People

Debunk Speaks to Martha Karua

Rasna Warah
People

Idumi Irakuduma. Manhood Undoes Itself

Bulimo Chole
People

My Body Betrays Me, Again 

Ndegwa Nguru

Politics

Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 7 of 8: An Appeal To Kalonzo Musyoka

Debunk Media
Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 7 of 8: An Appeal To Kalonzo Musyoka

Mr Vice President, In contemporary Kenyan history, no one individual holds the record of being ru…
Debunk Media
Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 6 of 8: An Appeal To Martha Karua

Debunk Media
Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 5 of 8: An Appeal To Raila Odinga

Debunk Media
Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 4 of 8: An Appeal To David Ndii

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Editorial, Escaping the Abyss, Politics

EDITORIAL 3 of 8: An Appeal To Musalia Mudavadi

Debunk Media

Pop Culture

Music, Pop Culture

Keeping E-Sir Alive

Ras Mengesha
Music, Pop Culture

Keeping E-Sir Alive

For a brief moment in 2003, my favourite musician, E-Sir, would come back from the dead. It had been…
Ras Mengesha
Music, Pop Culture

A Reminiscence Of P-Unit In 11 Parts

Carey Baraka
Pop Culture

Polite Society, A Review

Wairimu Kagichu
Pop Culture

Loving Vincent, A Review

Wairimu Kagichu
Music, Pop Culture

Nine and a Half Short Notes on Faustin Munishi (A Brief History of Gospel Music in Kenya)

Ras Mengesha

Interviews

Featured Voices, People

Debunk Speaks to Martha Karua

Rasna Warah
Featured Voices

Debunk Speaks To Beloved Strangers

Angel Lovely
Featured Voices

Debunk Speaks To Kevin Mwachiro

Rasna Warah
Featured Voices

Debunk Speaks To Lucia Ayiela

Rasna Warah
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