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Human Interest

‘We didn’t plan chaos against Mzee Kenyatta’, Jaramogi men speak on 1969 Kisumu Massacre

October 25, 1969, remains a key political turning point for Kisumu. On this day, founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta visited the lakeside town for the...

Bungoma journalist who took up watchman job to make ends meet

To many, Benson Lusenaka is an accomplished radio journalist. To some, he is a diligent church minister, while to others, he is a meticulous...

KISUMU: Dark tales of the deadly quarries of Kanyakwar

At the slopes of Kanyakwar hills, along Kisumu-Kakamega Road, the beautiful canopies of indigenous trees cover the ground. Beneath are open quarries that tell a...

How Kisumu residents are losing thousands on the streets to known Conmen

If one was to describe Kenya's third largest city Kisumu in five minutes and 54 seconds, musician Suzanna Owiyo’s song Kisumu 100 would fit...

Community interventions breaking teenage pregnancy cycle in Migori

Teenage pregnancy has become an alarming epidemic in many African communities, robbing young girls of their childhood and potential.  Teens who become pregnant often face...

Kisumu school takes CBC to the next level

It is 7.30am on a Monday, and pupils at M M Shah Primary School are congregated for their weekly morning assembly christened ‘Family Hour’. This...

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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...