Kenya’s Uncertain Campaign
By sending troops into Somalia, its perennially problematic neighbor, Kenya may have endangered its security and risked reviving ethnic and religious tensions at home.
View ArticleDon’t Crimp My Ride
The Kenyan government’s push to phase out private minibuses could destroy a service that’s essential to poor people and a beloved showcase for local culture.
View ArticleBaby and Child Care, the African Way
The comparatively laissez-faire attitude of African parents produces admirable resilience among their children.
View ArticleKenya’s Forever War
Taming Somalia is like taming Afghanistan: no nation has done it, though plenty have bled their treasuries trying. Now Kenyans are paying the price.
View ArticleWill Kenya Vote for Impunity?
Two Kenyan politicians are running for president despite being wanted for crimes against humanity by the I.C.C. Could either really get elected?
View ArticleSex in This City
Women in Nairobi are having more casual sex, a sign of female empowerment. Too bad Kenya’s policies about sexual health aren’t keeping pace with mores.
View ArticleOut of Africa
Kenya has decided to issue fewer work permits to foreign workers in an attempt to boost employment for young Kenyans. This won’t work.
View ArticleRunning on Amnesia
The overriding characteristic of Kenya’s election campaign is shamelessness, with candidates asking the public to forget their past deeds.
View ArticleTo Each His Own
Yes, Kenya’s politics are tribal, but that doesn’t make them atavistic or irrational.
View ArticleGeeks for Peace
Can a network of tech-savvy Kenyans tracking hate speech and mapping trouble spots keep the election quiet?
View ArticlePrecautionary Tales
Kenyans’ preparations for Monday’s election vary according to class, ethnicity and skin color: Some panic-shop and send their kids away; others hit the nightclubs.
View ArticleSchool Socket Syndrome
Kenya’s election was supposed to be the most modern in Africa. But almost everything that could go wrong did.
View ArticleIndictee for President!
How the International Criminal Court may have won Uhuru Kenyatta the presidency of Kenya.
View ArticleTo Be Prudent Is to Be Partial
The Kenyan media’s self-restraint in their election coverage reveals a society terrified by its own capacity for violence.
View ArticleHow the Other Half Thinks
Kenya needs to end a political culture that treats state resources as a winner’s preserve rather than national assets benefitting all citizens equally.
View ArticleWill Kenya Vote for Impunity?
Two Kenyan politicians are running for president despite being wanted for crimes against humanity by the I.C.C. Could either really get elected?
View ArticleRunning on Amnesia
The overriding characteristic of Kenya’s election campaign is shamelessness, with candidates asking the public to forget their past deeds.
View ArticleThe Most Useless Exercise in Kenya
On the bleak implications of Uhuru Kenyatta’s election as president.
View ArticleRunning on Amnesia
The overriding characteristic of Kenya’s election campaign is shamelessness, with candidates asking the public to forget their past deeds.
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