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Human Interest

How weak systems are aiding revenue leaks in South Sudan

Minerals are sources of wealth. Asian economic giants attribute their wealth to massive natural resources which they exploit and use to develop their countries. However,...

How Ugandan forces have turned helpless Kenyan fishermen into their gold mines

The bright Friday morning sun exposes the buzzing activities at Lake Victoria’s Uhanya Beach in Usigu, Siaya County. As one fishing boat after another docks,...

Why Free Press remains an illusion in Kenya

 “I listen to the radio daily because it is part of my schedule, and I love giving my opinions about everything discussed, and when...

Four weeks tour of Germany for Kisumu teacher best in German language

When Ms Edna Obare encountered a call by the German Embassy Nairobi in October 2023 for the 2023 German Teacher of the Year Award competition,...

NOT YET UHURU FOR PWDs: ‘How my family made fun of my disability’

He was born a bubbly baby boy, a second born in a family of three and his infancy stage was lively and promising. But at...

Initiative seeks to rename Lake Victoria, create state brutality Memorial Museum

Lake Victoria could soon get a new name if proposals by an initiative in Nyanza come to pass. The Nyanza Dialogue Initiative is also seeking...

Latest News

Gutted Trade Part 3: A ‘Controlled Market’: Monopolies, corruption and difficulty accessing licenses shut out most Ugandans from the maw trade

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, Chinese demand for the Nile perch swim bladder,...

Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, the hunt for fish maw is driving depletion...

Gutted Trade: How the hunt for swim bladder to supply Asian markets is failing Uganda’s fishing industry

From medicinal soups to holiday gifts, fish maw from Uganda feeds huge Chinese demand. But the once thriving...

Environmental Sustainability: How sugar factory diversified operations to eliminate pollution

Over one and a half decade ago, Chatthe family ventured into sugar milling business in Kibos, Kisumu County. The...

GOGO POWER SUB-STATION: New Year gift for Uriri residents

The overdue expansion of Gogo Power Sub Station is set to begin in the new year. The expansion will...

SOUTH SUDAN: Government official in hot soup for diverting relief vehicles for private use  

Government officials in Western Bahr el Ghazal State have diverted two Non-governmental organizations (NGO) donated vehicles intended to...