Edwin Sifuna's appearance on Citizen TV’s The Explainer this week was riveting. Intense, uncomfortable and revealing, it was also a masterclass in accountability journalism. Beyond the sparks, what did the interview expose about the rise of the Linda Mwananchi movement's most prominent voice and Kenyan journalism?

Independent film-maker Nick Wambugu took his final bow this week after battling a rare blood disorder. As the Kenyan film industry prepares its tributes, Nick’s passing deserves wider acknowledgement by the Kenyan public and international community. Unlike many, Nick filmed not only to explain our world but to offer the silenced a voice and to protect the truth. An opinion co-written with Actor Melissa Kiplagat.

A new Mzalendo Trust study confirms suspicions that strategic lawsuits or SLAPP are being increasingly used to legally intimidate citizens

Meru political commentator Daniel Muthiani was brutally murdered over this festive season. While Meru residents have risen to demand...

Prof. Amartya Sen’s observation that no famine can take place with a free media took on new significance with the shocking discoveries in...

A media governance storm has been brewing for the past month. So far pre-occupying a handful of state officers, media regulators,...