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Rule Of Law

A statue of Lady Justice holding scales and a sword against a bright sky

The Purple Ribbon March: Kenya's Lawyers Down Tools for Two Advocates Found Dead

After advocates Esther Keige and Edward Kariuki were found dead within a fortnight, the Law Society of Kenya has called a nationwide march for Friday — and a wary diaspora is watching.

2 months ago4 min

Aircraft on the apron at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, the gateway where Martha Karua was denied entry and deported.

Politics

Turned Back at Entebbe: What Martha Karua's Deportation Says to Every Kenyan Who Crosses an East African Border

Uganda barred Kenya's best-known lawyer-politician at the airport gate. For Kenyans who live, work and travel across the region, the message landed close to home.

3 months ago5 min

Health workers in protective suits inside an Ebola treatment unit, illustrating the kind of biosafety facility disputed at Laikipia

Politics

The Facility They Never Asked For: How a US-Backed Ebola Centre Put a Kenyan Minister in the Dock

3 months ago5 min