Looking for a Handshake: Coercive Bargaining in Kenya’s Anti-Government Protests
Over the last several weeks, Kenya has experienced the sudden appearance of major street protests throughout much of the country. On Friday,...
Fake history, misunderstanding colonial legacies, and the demonization of homosexuality in...
On 24 February 2023, the Supreme Court of Kenya affirmed the right of association for the queer community. The backlash against this...
Citizenship is a Room full of Elephants – An Engagement with...
It’s nice to be recognised, even for the wrong reasons. Over the past year or so, we have been thinking and writing...
Inclusion of people with disabilities in Kenya’s political processes remains illusive
For the 15% of the world’s population estimated to have some form of disability, policy, communication and social barriers limit their participation...
Five Trends That Will Shape Urban Africa in 2023
Africa’s population is booming, and most of this growth is happening in its cities. The future of Africa is urban, creating new opportunities —...
Silencing Kenyan History: Operation Legacy and the “Migrated Archives”
This is a story about human rights abuses, the lengths to which colonial governments went to cover them up, and the damaging...
REPORT: How Great Power Competition Is Reshaping Civic Activism
Check out this great new report on Global Civil Society in a Geopolitical Age: How Great Power Competition Is Reshaping Civic Activism,...
#BookClub. Democracy Under Pressure: Where do we go from here?
There is an increasing mood of pessimism, or even alarm, about the fragile state of our world today. We have climate change that...
WATCH: The Political Thought of the Philosopher Kings – with follow...
Check out the latest IDAP event on the political thought of Senghor, Nyerere, Nkrumah, Keïta, Houphouët-Boigny, Kenyatta, Kaunda, Azikiwe, Cabral ... and...
Why its important to teach teenagers about their constitution
I am best known as a speech writer and thought leader in Kenya, but over the last few years I have dedicated...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?