Grand Regency saga displays rot in Kenya’s elite

The sale of the Grand Regency Hotel by Kenya’s government is yet another sordid chapter in a corruption scandal that began 18 years ago and which has enmeshed Kenya’s ruling class in a morass of rot.

There is deafening chorus for the resignation of Finance Minister, Amos Kimunya after he admitted last week that his ministry [...]

News blackout for Kisumu cholera epidemic

A cholera outbreak in Kisumu is being hushed by Kenyan media, afraid of getting in the wrong books of the country’s political leaders.
There is scant news in Kenya’s electronic and print media over the health crisis that has seen increased congestion in local public hospitals. However, with Kisumu’s leaders eager to attract investment for reconstruction, [...]