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Human Interest

KONDELE: Hidden treasures under the dark cloud of violence tag

A quick exploration of the word ‘Kondele’ in the common search engines can be depressing. Topping the searches are images of burning tyres, boulders blocking...

MARIAM ABEID: From being a mother at 16, to a gender trailblazer

At the age of 16, Mariam Abeid became a mother. She was then a Form Two student at Sinaga Girls’ High School. In her conservative Islamic...

How modernity is escalating land disputes

Mzee Peter Ombee can vividly remember his youthful age growing up in Kadiang'a village home in Nyakach, Kisumu County. He cannot recall of any land...

60 is retirement age; but not for this Kisumu man starting life at 59

At 59, many would be putting final touches on their retirement plans. Others would be serving their terminal leaves. Others would have moved to the village...

Houseboy to Government Minister; Untold story of Kennedy Hongo

When Oscars Award Winner Lupita Nyong'o said 'all dreams are valid', it sounded like a cliche occasionally thrown around by motivational speakers. Lupita had won...

Weak legal systems hampering war against GBV, CSOs say

As the world marks 16 days of activism against Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV), stakeholders in Kenya have raised concerns over grey areas in...

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...