John Githongo
“We need to ask ourselves whether this model of democracy we have today in Africa, that dates back to the early 1990s, is now tired in its current permutation.”
Sitawa Namwalie
Becoming a poet, playwright and performing artist has been a process of recovery and re-remembering for Sitawa Namwalie, of going back to her roots.
Njoroge Muthoni
Everyday grief, the body and making films in the pandemic.
Kabubu Mutua
Kabubu Mutua’s work reveals a writer who is keen on telling Kenyan stories. His work explores the nuances of life in Kenya through the lens of characters inspired by his upbringing in Machakos County. In 2022, Kabubu was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Peters Fraser and Dunlop Queer Fiction Prize for his novel […]
Ann McCreath
On pranic healing and why alternative forms of treatment are gaining more traction globally.
Gabriel Dolan
In 1982, a young Irish priest arrived in Kenya to take up his first missionary posting in the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in Turkana. FATHER GABRIEL DOLAN couldn’t have come to the country at a more challenging time; President Daniel arap Moi was tightening the screws on all forms of opposition to his rule, and […]
Justine Wanda
Justine Wanda is a stand-up comedian, comedy writer, filmmaker, and satirist proficient in dark and observational humor. She has been featured on prominent stand-up shows such as Nairobi International Comedy Festival, Spare My Ribs, Laugh Act To Follow, Comedy Riot, and Because You Said So! and has appeared on Showmax’s Roast House and Comedy Riot. […]
Analo Kanga
“Rebranding as an artist means that I get to take centre stage of the creative process and the art in projects I embark on.”
Martha Karua
On the state of politics and the economy in Kenya today from the “Iron Lady” of Kenyan Politics.
Beloved Strangers
(Koko, Udo, Karwitha, Mercy, Kabi and Waiyaki) Conversations With Queer Africans On Family and Friendship A series of interviews done over Instagram, voice notes and calls with beloved strangers. Each respondent is in conversation with Angel Lovely and in turn, in conversation with each other. This is a documentation of possibility and reality. Queer African […]
