Private Solutions to Public Problems
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me to review some regional data that his organisation had been working on - I can’t name the friend or the organisation yet, because the report is still embargoed,
Deep Creative Rest
It’s 3 am. I’m sitting up in bed, editing. I look around and think to myself, ‘I am too old for this!’ I am sure many of us creatives have had that same feeling – maybe not the old part
Workplace Ethics
This week, a social media report uncovered an incident that occurred at Browns Foods Co, a Kenyan company, where female employees were subjected to
Our Ideas of Home
Last week, President William Ruto was in Paris, sleeves rolled up Obama-style, where he addressed the Global Citizen Festival in Paris, and made a five-minute case for climate finance.
The Limits of Personal Branding
I was in Eldoret this week, connecting with a wonderful group of creatives at Kikao 64. As Baraza, we’re looking to expand our activities from our base on Riverside Drive,
Curator’s Desk Written By AI
I’ve written before about the seemingly clever ChatGPT, but this was at the beginning of the year and it seems AI is developing blindingly fast.
Don’t Click That Link
A few weeks ago, the big news of the day in Kenya was the data breach/ hack on Naivas supermarket, which, to its credit, the retailer’s management acknowledged
Unpacking Cults
In the past fortnight, news reports in Kenya have emerged that a man called Paul Mackenzie, founder of the Good News International Church, managed to convince his followers
Maps as Storytelling
I've written about this before, that I love maps. I didn't necessarily love geography in school -- I had an altercation with my geography teacher in Form 1 and our relationship
Hacking TikTok
I have been wondering how to “hack” the Tik Tok audience for a while now. And then it just… happened.
A New Experiment
When we started up Baraza Media Lab just over three years ago, one of the things we promised to do was “experiment with novel ways of storytelling.
Tell the Whole Story
For far too long, stories about Africa have been told through a singular lens, often reducing the complexity and richness of the continent to simplistic and stereotypical representations.