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World Photography Day: Celebrating the lens that holds our memories

World Photography Day highlights photography’s evolution from memory preservation to a powerful tool for storytelling, identity, and truth, while urging intentional use of the lens in modern life.

Nairobi on lockdown: A journalist's tense journey through police barricades during Saba Saba

A journalist recounts his harrowing and costly morning journey through a militarised Nairobi, facing roadblocks, cold officers, and a city on lockdown.

Albert Ojwang: Death digs up echoes of police brutality

The death of Albert Ojwang highlights a disturbing pattern of extrajudicial killings in Kenya and raises urgent questions about systemic police impunity despite past high-profile convictions.

The never-dying relationship between Kenyan politics and music takes new turn

In Kenya, music and politics deeply tie, with musicians playing key roles in political campaigns, but recent backlash against artists supporting unpopular leaders reveals the risks of this alliance.