The Scholarship Challenge
There’s a TikTok challenge that has me laughing out of my seat every time I come across it – for those uninitiated…
Pandora Papers Astroturfing
It’s been a month since the Pandora Papers story broke, drawing from a trove of 11.6 million documents obtained by the International Consortium…
Each Other’s Promises
By Wanjiru Nguhi This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s Desk,…
Nobel Prize Win
Greetings, friends: This week’s big news was that the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to two journalists, Maria Ressa co-founder…
Monkey Business
Greetings, friends: I’ve been thinking about that monkey that shut down the Kenya Power grid a few years ago. It’s strange, the way the…
Childlike Creativity
By Nepurko, Greetings, friends: This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s…
Elite Disorganization
Greetings, friends: This week, I’ve been thinking about the Court of Appeal’s ruling against the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in Kenya last…
Writing Police Stories
Greetings, friends: I’ve been thinking about the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and their English composition department. If you’re on Twitter you’ve…
The Perils of Paid For Analysts
By James Smart This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s Desk,…
Working From Home
Greetings, friends: I hope this month has been kind to you, despite the cold weather for those of us in Nairobi. I’ve…
Pockets of Joy In A Pancake
By Dan Aceda Greetings, friends: This week’s newsletter is a little different as I’m handing over this week’s From The Curator’s Desk…
Africa Kills Her Sun
Greetings, friends: I hope that this fortnight has been kind to you and your loved ones. This week I received the news…