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Unhanging my stethoscope https://t.co/0xoSBKTnWR via @theMagunga
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) April 6, 2020
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) April 6, 2020
the Magunga
Unhanging my stethoscope
You are - in a sense - drowning.
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KAHURA: Despite a curfew and the threat posed by COVID-19, it is business as usual in Kenya. Bribe-taking and beatings by the police have not stopped. And people have resorted to concocting conspiracy theories to make sense of their precarious situation.
https://t.co/mAyNaXH16H— The Elephant (@theelephantinfo) April 9, 2020
https://t.co/mAyNaXH16H— The Elephant (@theelephantinfo) April 9, 2020
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A Tale of Two Anthems by @tooearly4birds https://t.co/xzt4go0QhF
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) April 13, 2020
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) April 13, 2020
Twitter
Too Early For Birds (@tooearly4birds) | Twitter
The latest Tweets from Too Early For Birds (@tooearly4birds). A series of storytelling theatre productions retelling Kenyan history in the dopest funky ways you can imagine. #TEFBeats: Postponed. #TooEarlyForBirds. Nairobi, Kenya
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DARIUS OKOLLA - The Corona Cold War: The Battle of Media Narratives | The Elephant https://t.co/BijE9CxnY2
— Okolla (@TweetingBandit) April 12, 2020
— Okolla (@TweetingBandit) April 12, 2020
The Elephant
The Corona Cold War: The Battle of Media Narratives
Even though Europe and the United States are now the epicentres of the coronavirus pandemic, global media organisations are trying hard to portray the crisis as an African problem. Meanwhile, governments are using the crisis to wage propaganda wars.
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[Fiction Issue] ‘In Search of an Exit’, an excerpt from a work-in-progress by Wamuwi Mbao https://t.co/bEVelpa3WH via @joburgreview
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) December 23, 2020
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) December 23, 2020
The Johannesburg Review of Books
[Fiction Issue] 'In Search of an Exit', an excerpt from a work-in-progress by Wamuwi Mbao
The JRB presents an excerpt from a work-in-progress by Wamuwi Mbao. In Search of an Exit It was a thoughtful morning for Wopko. He was sitting at the window watching the flashing of traffic, as the cars and buses and trucks swaggered up and down the boulevard…
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Kenyan artist Jacque Njeri’s vibrant graphic art reimagining the Maasai people in outer space always lifts the spirit.https://t.co/2o29E6pPl3 pic.twitter.com/qc66ehIDgz
— Charles Onyango-Obbo (@cobbo3) December 22, 2020
— Charles Onyango-Obbo (@cobbo3) December 22, 2020
Design Indaba
Jacque Njeri’s vibrant graphic art reimagines the Maasai people in outer space | Design Indaba
The Kenyan artist’s MaaSci series is a vivid example of Afrofuturism.
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Myths and Truths: Jomo Kenyatta's Hollow Legacy https://t.co/u4UUHVqegN via @republicjournal
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Jul 6, 2021
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Jul 6, 2021
The Republic
Jomo Kenyatta's Hollow Legacy
Myths and Truths
Will Nothing – Not Even a Deadly Virus – Stop the Police From Brutalising Kenyans? https://t.co/jS9NqKb8h6
The Elephant
Will Nothing – Not Even a Deadly Virus – Stop the Police From Brutalising Kenyans?
The imposition of a curfew in Kenya in response to COVID-19 has been accompanied by increasing levels of violence against civilians by the police. This has, once again, underscored how poorly trained Kenya’s police “service” is and why it is the most dreaded…
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Sex, gamblers and Mafia: The untold story of Nanyuki’s Mt Kenya Safari Club https://t.co/4cL5eU9k0A
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Apr 3, 2022
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Apr 3, 2022
Nation
Sex, gamblers and Mafia: The untold story of Nanyuki’s Mt Kenya Safari Club
It’s membership was uber-exclusive; then the FBI started investigations after learning Mafiosi members.
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It’s time we addressed the question of public debt with brutal honesty https://t.co/5g4PbBKbzQ #
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Apr 2, 2022
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Apr 2, 2022
The Standard
It’s time we addressed the question of public debt with brutal honesty
Eventually, every penny borrowed by government must be repaid with taxes either in the medium or long-term.
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Powerful protest songs from Kenya and South Africa https://t.co/dD6IyYspwj via @RWanjohi
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Mar 29, 2022
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Mar 29, 2022
Global Voices
Powerful protest songs from Kenya and South Africa
Over the years, artists around the African continent have used music to challenge governmental and military oppression. In Kenya and South Africa, protest songs were a key tool for liberation.
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From message to violence: what to watch for in the media ahead of Kenya's elections https://t.co/t1Yw6pCLeg via @TC_Africa
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Mar 25, 2022
— Kenyan Longreads (@KenyanLongreads) Mar 25, 2022
The Conversation
From message to violence: what to watch for in the media ahead of Kenya’s elections
Elites have strong incentives to foment violence. The way they speak about election issues in the media can inflame tensions.