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Nairobi’s transformation into a “world-class city” is both anticipated and celebrated in Kenya’s media. A new book, Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya, examines how the city ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Social: Through a car window in a Nairobi traffic jam, a view of global economics
Kenda Mutongi is a history professor at MIT and the author of, most recently, “Matatu: A History of Popular Transportation in Nairobi.” This piece is adapted from an essay in the fall 2023 issue of ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Social: Kenya: Authorities Weaponized Social Media and Digital Tools to Suppress Gen Z Protests
Kenyan authorities systematically deployed technology-facilitated violence as part of a coordinated and sustained campaign to suppress Generation Z-led protests between June 2024 and July 2025 against ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Social: NEMA Invites Public Comments on Plan to Build 7,128 Housing Units in Nairobi
The move followed court rulings that barred construction of the Affordable Housing project until the government complied with legal and environmental requirements.
News Kenya » Nairobi » Social: Kenya: Emmanuel’s future begins with the keyboard
At the "Tone la Maji" centre, meaning “a drop of water,” street children in southern Nairobi, Kenya, explore their talents and dreams for life, as ...