Inside Chief Justice Koome’s Plan to have Rigathi Gachagua Reinstated by August.
Kenya has been thrown into turmoil by yet another Court of Appeal ruling. The appellate court on May 9, 2025, passed a ruling stating that the deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu had no authority to impanel a bench for petitions arising from the October 2024 impeachment of the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. According to Article…
Finance Bill 2024 Long Con: What Really Happened After the Protests
On June 22, 2025, Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah confirmed this sequence. He told worshippers: “On December 4, 2024, only five months later, everything that was in the finance bill was passed quietly…until 97 per cent of it passed”. This admission sparked a viral narrative that nearly the entire Finance Bill “sneaked through” Parliament after the…
25 July International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent
1. Trailblazers & Changemakers Across Africa and its diaspora, women of African descent are ascending to leadership roles once considered out of reach. From the first female vice president of an East African nation to a West African biotech CEO developing malaria‑resistant crops, their stories inspire—and remind us how far representation matters. Profiles this week…
Dumped in Africa: Inside Trump’s Brutal New Deportation Pipeline to Africa
The Trump administration has quietly extended its controversial “third‑country” deportation policy into Africa—sending convicted non‑citizens to nations where they hold no legal status and often have no connections. The policy, recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in late June, enables deportations without full hearings or asylum reviews, provided the receiving countries give bare assurances…
France Withdraws Its Last Troops from Senegal – A Blow to Neo-Colonialism
In a historic ceremony on July 17, 2025, Senegal took control of France’s final military foothold on its soil. Senegalese and French generals stood side by side as the flag of Senegal was raised over Camp Geille in Dakar – France’s largest Senegalese base – and the nearby airfield at Dakar airport. Roughly 350 French…
Burkina Faso Dissolves Old Election Commission to Safeguard Sovereignty
Key Highlights: Burkina Faso’s Capt. Ibrahim Traoré (shown) has led sweeping reforms since last year’s coup. He and his ministers emphasize that abolishing the costly, donor-funded election commission is a sovereign step, replacing it with a leaner, nationally controlled system. Sovereignty and Reform Since seizing power in September 2022, Capt. Traoré’s junta has pursued a…
Does Language Proficiency Reveal Intelligence? The Science Behind Words and IQ
Most people notice that a person who speaks with a rich vocabulary and clear, complex sentences often seems smart. But is speech really a reliable window into intelligence (often measured by IQ tests)? Research from psychology and neuroscience suggests there is some connection – for example, people who know more words tend to score higher…
Seed Slavery? How GMO Patents Are Locking Farmers Into a Dangerous Cycle
Across Kenya and beyond, small-scale farmers still work fields in traditional ways – for example plowing with oxen to plant seeds saved from prior harvests. Yet global agribusiness giants have radically changed the rules: they patent crop traits and forbid seed-saving. As one analysis notes, farmers today often lease seeds rather than own them –…
The State of Democracy in Africa: Have We Lowered the Bar Too Much
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