Kenya
Kenya’s Kitchen: Bold Flavors, Deep Traditions
On a crowded Nairobi street, the aroma of grilled meat rises into the evening air, mingling with the spice of fresh chilies and the earthiness of simmering stews. Kenyan cuisine is not a...
Kenyans stand to lose from Adani airport deal: finance guru explains why
Odongo Kodongo, University of the Witwatersrand - The proposal submitted early this year by Indian conglomerate Adani Group to Kenya Airports Authority to develop and renovate parts of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has...
Data protection is poor for African farmers who use digital services: Kenya and Ghana cases highlight gaps
Heike Baumüller, University of Bonn and Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, University of Bonn Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about...
Kenyans stand to lose from Adani airport deal: finance guru explains why
Odongo Kodongo, University of the Witwatersrand - The proposal submitted early this year by Indian conglomerate Adani Group to Kenya Airports Authority to develop and renovate parts of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has recently been made public. To facilitate informed public engagement with the proposal, as a project finance student, I thought it would be useful to provide an expert view on its key technical aspects. Adani exploits a provision in Kenya’s Public Private Partnerships Act of 2021 that allows private companies to initiate project proposals and channel them to the government for consideration. Briefly, Adani seeks to run Jomo Kenyatta International Airport via a 30-year build, operate and transfer arrangement. Under...
Kenya’s Traditional Music: Identity in Rhythm, Unity in Song
In the highlands of central Kenya, at weddings that stretch late into the night, the pulse of drums often signals more than celebration. Across...
Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent – analyst
Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town - Rating agency Fitch recently warned that the rapid spread of the mpox virus in sub-Saharan Africa could add to the fiscal pressures many countries in the region...
Kenya’s Kitchen: Bold Flavors, Deep Traditions
On a crowded Nairobi street, the aroma of grilled meat rises into the evening air, mingling with the spice of fresh chilies and the earthiness of simmering stews. Kenyan cuisine is not a single tradition but a mosaic, shaped by geography, trade, and the country’s remarkable cultural diversity. It is food that is both familiar and surprising—simple in form yet layered in history. At the...
Kenya’s Cuisine: A Nation Told Through Flavor
In the bustling streets of Nairobi, the scent of roasted meat drifts from roadside grills, mingling with the sharp bite of chili and the earthy sweetness of simmering stews. Food in Kenya is...
Kenya’s protests are different this time: 3 things that make it harder for government to crush them
Awino Okech, SOAS, University of London On 25 June 2024, a youth-led protest primarily composed of Gen Zs, as they are popularly referred to, stormed Kenya’s parliament. Legislators voted to pass the Finance Bill...
Jomo Kenyatta, father of the nation? Kenya’s first president built up a myth which masked his faults
Stephen Mutie, Kenyatta University - Kenya’s legacy as a state is deeply intertwined with Jomo Kenyatta’s influence on the...
Refugees in east Africa suffer from high levels of depression, making it harder to rebuild lives – new study
Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford; Julia R Pozuelo, Harvard University; Maria Flinder Stierna, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and Raphael Bradenbrink, University of Oxford By the end of 2023, more than 100 million people...
Kenya’s protests are different this time: 3 things that make it harder for government to crush them
Awino Okech, SOAS, University of London On 25 June 2024, a youth-led protest primarily composed of Gen Zs, as they are popularly referred to, stormed Kenya’s parliament. Legislators voted to pass the Finance Bill...
