Nicholas Okumu is a surgeon and health advocate based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The best ideas in global health and development often come from the margins. So why do we still ignore them?

A triple heritage forms the background to Kavirondo: The Story of Luos and Luhyas, a book that explores the writer’s multiple identities.

The current unrest in Kenya, which is being kept in motion by its youngest adults, cannot be looked at in isolation from the troubles on the rest of the continent, just in terms of difference. The ...

Decarbonization is a major response to climate change mitigation in the 21st century. However, our research in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) shows that the pursuit of decarbonization is ...

At summits and in speeches, African leaders promise to harness AI for development. But without investment in power, connectivity, and people, the continent risks replaying old failures in new code.

The inaugural Africa Climate Summit was held in Kenya in 2023. Why the apparent reluctance of other African governments to host the 2025 summit?

As gentrification takes hold in Mombasa, many families are being dispossessed to make way for commercial or luxury projects. But the stakes are not just about land but about preserving the spirit of a ...

As pastoralist communities seek ways of adapting to climate change, camel rearing is taking precedence, with the sale of camel products providing sustainable livelihoods in regions facing recurrent ...

Prof. Bethwell A. Ogot has now rested. He gave the world so much and asked nothing in return. He was a historian who became an archive of history.

On a sunny Saturday I came across a Wake at the Louis Leakey where I beg spake of the Kuomintang of Kwamchetsi, and marvelous Mshai of Rasna Warah who was not shy, nor ever shied way from social ...

Kenya’s labor export model treats citizens as commodities, exploiting workers for remittances while neglecting domestic job creation.