The African Trumpet

When Your Mind Betrays You 28.08.2019 10:53 ↓

On the pain - and relief - of an ADHD diagnosis after years of searching for answers, by Lena Grace Ayuolo.

Forging Our Own Way 15.08.2019 17:44 ↓

On millennials refusing to be silent or to 'accept and move on', from an article by Saiton Righa.

Faith at the Cliff 09.08.2019 13:28 ↓

How depression puts one's religious convictions in peril, from an article by Amy Mjema.

Asking to Be Heard 31.07.2019 26:42 ↓

A conversation questioning the strident arguments that foreclose the possibility of queer acceptance. Written by Shingai N. Kagunda.

No Single Narratives 31.07.2019 8:01 ↓

A look into how the media has perpetuated single narratives about queer existence in Kenya. Written by Kevin Mwachiro.

Actually, What Is Terrorism? 24.07.2019 14:29 ↓

An honest conversation about the state weapons that frighten and terrorise us.

One Large Extraction Industry 24.07.2019 21:06 ↓

A first-hand account of incarceration in the Kenyan Prison Industrial Complex

A Messy and Unbroken Path into the Future 17.07.2019 13:58 ↓

A closer look at the similarities of trauma across generations.

Testimonies of an Evil State 17.07.2019 25:37 ↓

A shattering first hand account of how the state disenfranchises its citizens

Bad Actors 10.07.2019 17:53 ↓

An analysis of the crafty yet imperfect theatrics of undercover intelligence agents on Nairobi's streets, written by Alexander Ikawah.

Rewriting His-Story to Her-Story 10.07.2019 3:27 ↓

An emotive poetry piece by Akinyi Oluoch on unlearning patriarchal conditioning

The Contradictions of an African Faith 05.07.2019 13:10 ↓

Of growing up as a Seventh Day Adventist in Africa, from an article by Norbert Odero.

Peeling the Layers of Mental Health 04.07.2019 19:20 ↓

On mental health, an article by Dannish Odongo.

For the Cups of Tea 26.06.2019 13:10 ↓

On erasure and the invisibility of women’s labour, from an article by Anne Moraa.

The Myth of the White Knight 21.06.2019 26:22 ↓

On dating white men and looking for that knight in shining armour, from an article by Mark Karanja

Closet Full of Skeletons 20.06.2019 12:32 ↓

Reflections of a Kenyan childhood, from an article written by Silas Apollo.

Fever Cartels 12.06.2019 9:51 ↓

On yellow fever card cartels at Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, from an article written by Juliet Atellah.

Nairobi’s Security Dragnet 12.06.2019 12:10 ↓

On security, stop and frisk in Nairobi, from an article written by Constant Cap.

The Conversation Around Sexual Abuse and Mental Illness 05.06.2019 17:27 ↓

On sexual abuse and mental illness, from an article written by Nelly Madegwa.

Geometric Circles, Zigzags and Waves: The Anatomy of a Kenyan ID 05.06.2019 10:13 ↓

On the Kenyan national identity card, from an article written by Wanjeri Gakuru.

Tea and Bread Showed You Were Prospering 29.05.2019 20:43 ↓

On tea as a marker of social mobility for one Kenyan family, from an article written by Lutivini Majanja.

When Your Country Does Not Love You, You Have No Obligation To Love It Back 29.05.2019 15:01 ↓

On broken dreams, from an article written by Silas Nyanchwani.

Accept and Move On: The Handshake’s Hollow Cure for Decades of Communal Loss and Grief 22.05.2019 24:14 ↓

A podcast from an article written by Norbert Odero.

We Leave Our House to Go Home 22.05.2019 23:31 ↓

A podcast from an article written by Sitawa Namwalie.

Murder Is the Escalated and Final Act of Violence 15.05.2019 10:28 ↓

A podcast on recent cases of violence against women, written by Aisha Ali.