Kenyan startup Taz Technologies, the firm behind digitised mail service technology application MPost, has announced plans to speed up its expansion into the Sub-Saharan region to tap into opportunities presented by the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
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Africans rising “It has to be us; no one is coming to do it for us.” Climate Champion, Wanjũhĩ Njoroge calls for Africans to collectively rally for climate action
This Is Africa spoke to Kenyan climate activist, Wanjũhĩ Njoroge about grassroots activism, the implications of complacency, and how gender bias encroaches on even the most valiant collective effort.
Politics and Society Kenyan judges stop president’s reforms as attempt to ‘dismember’ the constitution
The purpose of a constitutional dismemberment is to unmake and remake the constitution.
Politics and Society We modelled the effects of climate change on Kenya’s Tana River Basin
With higher warming levels, most of the spaces in which species can survive will be lost and the potential for restoration will become more limited.
Arts, Culture and Sport Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn’t diminish their influence
Discussions about the films on social media and online forums show that African queer lives are complex and don’t tell a single story.
Politics and Society Kenya has its first female chief justice: why this matters
Justice Martha Koome’s ascendance to the role of Chief Justice raises hope and expectations among many for a better world for women and children.
Politics and Society As press freedom continues to struggle in Kenya, alternatives keep hope alive
No matter what tactics are used to muzzle, restrict, limit, or censor information, trustworthy information that serves the public good can still find its way to those who matter most: the citizens.
Africans rising Martha Koome nominated Kenya’s first woman Chief Justice
Lady Justice Koome Martha Karambu has made history after being nominated Kenya’s first woman Chief Justice by the Judicial Service Commission. Justice Koome is set to become Kenya’s 15th Chief Justice.
Politics and Society John Magufuli: A leader who at the start was “everything Kenya desired but didn’t have”
Kenyan writer Richard Oduor Oduku reflects on Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli’s complex leadership record and chequered legacy.