Long-form reporting on the stories others overlook.
BY TONY WAFULA Despite having many unique tourist attraction sites, Bungoma county in Western Kenya has over the years remained an untapped tourism destination. Bungoma plays host to the Bukusu, Tachoni, Saboat, Iteso and Batura cultural events, is home to ‘The foot of Jesus’ and Swinging Bridge but they are yet to be explored by
BY MACHARIA WANGUI Gulu is a Ugandan city in Northern Uganda, approximately 350km from the capital Kampala. Located within the northern triangle where Uganda borders Congo and South Sudan, it serves as the administrative and business hub of northern part of the country. But behind its order, beauty, well-maintained roads and properly planned buildings is
BY MACHARIA WANGUI At the slopes of Aberdares, about 116km from Kenya’s capital Nairobi, is Kinyahwe village in Kinangop constituency, Nyandarua county. The sleepy little known village is in Tulaga scheme, from where the famous Tulaga Bus Company draws its name from. Residents are teased for travelling in “lorries”. Kinyahwe is home to one of
When the British colonialists declared the State of Emergency in 1953, it marked the start of what were called colonial villages in many parts of Central Kenya. One such case is Gicagi village in Nyeri, Mathira constituency, which was used as a detention camp by the British during the emergency period. Afterwards, people were relocated
The Arror and Kimwarer dams were among the many alleged graft scams under the Jubilee administration.
World Animal Protection Director for Africa says at least 1.6 trillion wild animals suffer and are killed through people’s action annually
