Recent photo of King Charles III, Prince William, and the younger royals at Trooping the Colour (2025), symbolizing the visible shift in ceremonial duties as Charles manages his treatment. Photo/Vanity Fair
A Chronicle of Resistance, Advocacy, and Unapologetic Truth Before hashtags trended, before retweets amplified outrage, and long before TikTok became a megaphone for dissent, I was already speaking. Not for clout. Not for applause. But because silence was never an option. My fight for democracy, human rights, leadership integrity, and the dignity of Kenya’s most…
In today’s world, the power of social media cannot be underestimated. It has revolutionised how we connect, share, and build communities. But as much as it empowers, it can just as easily destroy. More often now, social media has become a stage for betrayal, where private pain is paraded for public entertainment, and the betrayal…
In an age where machines now paint, write poetry, remix music, and even mimic human emotion, a simple yet urgent question confronts us: Who owns AI-generated art? Across the world, this question has sparked heated legal, philosophical, and cultural debates. The U.S. Copyright Office, for instance, has refused to register works produced solely by artificial…
In classrooms across Kenya, a quiet revolution is beginning to stir. Artificial Intelligence (AI), long the stuff of science fiction, is now marking essays, guiding revision, and even mentoring learners via chatbots and adaptive learning platforms. From Kibera to Kakamega, Mombasa to Marsabit, Kenyan students and teachers are experimenting with tools like ChatGPT, seeking smarter…
Anti-riot police officers stand guard as they try to disperse protestors from accessing the NAIROBI CBD during a past protest.
Kenya’s 2010 Constitution was a watershed moment for press freedom. It boldly enshrined freedom of expression, access to information, and the independence of the media. And yet, 14 years later, Kenyan journalists continue to navigate a hostile regulatory terrain where outdated laws, overlapping mandates, and creeping censorship threaten to undo those gains. Today, three state…
In colonial America, long before modern constitutional protections existed, a German-American printer and journalist named John Peter Zenger was arrested and charged with criminal libel for publishing criticisms of the then-New York Governor, William Cosby. Through his newspaper, The New York Weekly Journal, Zenger accused the governor of corruption. At the time, the law on seditious…
Every day, Kenyans hand over personal information names, ID numbers, phone numbers at the entrances of government offices, malls, private residences, universities, schools, libraries, museums, NGOs, and workplaces. Whether you’re in Mombasa or Turkana, this routine data collection is so normalized that many of us never stop to ask: where does this data go? Who…
“Rape is a weapon of war, and it destroys not only the body, but the soul.”– Dr. Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner During the 2024 Gen Z protests, I covered nearly every demonstration, including the massive event on June 25, 2024. I saw mob (in)justice, with people robbed and beaten in broad daylight….
