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!’…
Workplace Ethics
This week, a social media report uncovered an incident that occurred at Browns Foods Co, a Kenyan company, where female employees were…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Unpacking Cults
In the past fortnight, news reports in Kenya have emerged that a man called Paul Mackenzie, founder of the Good News International…
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…
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…
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…
The Africa Media Festival Happened
Last April, my friend Sipho Kings and I were texting – he was in Perugia, Italy, for the International Journalism Festival (IJF),…
