The Rise and Fall of the State House Boys
Inside the intrigues that built and destroyed the President’s comms team. A story of blind ambition, unfettered ego, and utter destruction. And a brothel. Continue reading…
The Man Who Sold a Country
…and the people who let it happen (simply, us). Continue reading…
What Happened to Kenya’s Moon Rocks?
Kenya received two gifts from the Apollo 11 and 17 space missions that seem to have disappeared. Continue reading…
The Sister Right
‘Don’t be like me,’ she whispered gravely. Continue reading…
The Freemasons Who Built Kenya
It might seem hard to believe now, but many of Nairobi’s first builders were Freemasons. In fact, All Saints Cathedral was built by avowed Masons. Continue reading…
The Women Who Went to War
Field Marshal Muthoni’s eyebrows are falling off.
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Sex, Ed and Dread
How did you first learn about sex and family planning? Continue reading…
A Nairobi Pedestrian Goes to Archives
Stuck in Nairobi on a random Saturday, Gloria Mari explores Kenya National Archives and meets Ferdinand. Continue reading…
How Kenya Lost Its Way
“Corruption in Kenya, just like racism in America, it isn’t an anomaly, but an inbuilt founding ideal of the country.”
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7 More Absurd Stories from Kenyan History
An official hunt for a beer mug, threatening the president, how to get your wife deported, and how to read the Budget Speech while drunk.
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7 Most Bizarre Things Banned By African Dictators
From masks, to specific names and songs, to jogging in a group, Africa’s dictators have banned many a bizarre thing. Continue reading…
7 ‘Lost’ African Countries
The African continent has had many states and kingdoms. This is a short list of several modern states that are barely known. Continue reading…
How Scientific Racism Shaped Kenya
Inside the decades of dubious research and ideas that shaped Kenya. Continue reading…