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For many young Kenyans, especially young women, the most dangerous place they visit each day is not a dark street. It is their inbox. Leaked photos, f...
For a long time, "the media" in Kenya meant a handful of newspapers, radio stations and TV channels. Today a 22-year-old in Kisumu with a phone, a rin...
On 15 October 2026, Kenya marked one year since the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died aged 80. Whatever one's politics, few would ...
A year ago this month, eight bills became law on the same day. One of them, the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025, has been argued...
On 9 October 2026, the National Treasury opened the Public Sector Hearings for the 2027/28 national budget. According to the Kenya News Agency, Treasu...
Most corruption that young Kenyans experience is not the kind that makes front-page headlines. It is the classroom that is paid for but never finished...
When International IDEA released its Global State of Democracy 2026 report in September, one number stood out for Kenya. As The Star reported on 18 Se...
Ten or fifteen years ago, "the media" in Kenya meant newspapers, radio stations and TV channels. Today, some of the most-watched news explainers in th...
Every day, young Kenyans hand over pieces of themselves to systems they cannot see: an ID number to a digital lender, a selfie to a betting app, a pho...
Public participation in Kenya often looks like this: a notice goes up a few days before a meeting, a handful of people attend, and the same few voices...
Between 21 and 25 September 2026, young people from across the country met for the National Council of Churches of Kenya's 4th National Youth Convenin...
Peace is usually discussed as something leaders hand down to citizens. Kenya's young people are increasingly saying the opposite: peace is built from ...
"Youth are the largest voting bloc" has become a familiar line in Kenyan politics. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said it ...
The chief's baraza used to be where many Kenyans learned what government was doing. For a large share of young people today, that role has moved to th...
When a journalist can be taken off a highway at night, the people who lose most are those who depend on his reporting to know what is going on. On 14 ...
Most young Kenyans meet civic space on the street, on their phones or at a ward forum. Far fewer get to see the bills, gazette notices and court judgm...
Two years after the June 2024 protests and one year before the 2027 General Election, how much room do Kenyans actually have to speak, organise and re...
On 27 August 2026, Kenya marked sixteen years since the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution. The day was not only a celebration. For many human righ...
A few years ago, when journalists and civil society organisations met in Nairobi to talk about protecting Kenya's civic space, artificial intelligence...
Sixteen years after Kenyans voted for a new Constitution, one question keeps coming back in every conversation about rights: who watches the people wh...
Every year on 10th October, Kenya marks Mazingira Day. You see the photos: people in reflective jackets, leaders holding seedlings, schoolchildren lin...
Ask most citizens what they want from government and the answers are practical: a functioning health facility, a school with enough teachers, clean wa...
It is easy to talk about integrity when we are talking about other people: the governor accused of misusing funds, the official who demanded a bribe, ...
Imagine a ward where a new health centre appears in the county budget three years in a row. Each year, the money is allocated. Each year, residents wa...
Corruption in Kenya is often discussed in billions of shillings, in headlines about stalled mega-projects, inflated tenders and missing funds. But for...
A catalyst is something that speeds up change without being consumed by it. That is a useful way to think about the role young people can play in Keny...
For years, a familiar story was told about young Kenyans: they are apathetic, distracted, more interested in entertainment than politics. That story w...
Ask a group of young Kenyans whether they care about how their county is run, and most will say yes. Ask them how the county budget is made, when publ...
Walk into almost any public participation forum in Kenya and look around the room. You will often find county officials, a few community elders, repre...
Every year, Kenya’s national and county budgets decide what gets built, who gets served, and which communities are left waiting. Roads, health facil...