Troubling findings: Most helmets in Kenya are counterfeits, meaning that they will not protect riders and pilon passengers in the event of an accident. We're tragically losing 5 people per day to boda boda accidents in Kenya. A tragic failure of enforcement. www.the-star.co.ke/health/2025-...

"... citizens want more than just the right to vote. They want to shape decisions, hold leaders accountable, and co-create solutions to the challenges they face. Participation is not a luxury. " Parliaments are crucial to saving democracy in Africa.

HIV is not just a young people's issue. Older people are getting infected as well raising important issues that need to be addressed. This recent research, comparing Kenya and South Africa, offers a good starting point for programmatic considerations.

Dissertation Writing-up Fellowships www.mpg.de/24856593/dis...

My latest piece with @SJCK_Sheff explores the politics of data within the contest of police abuse in Kenya and South Africa. We adopted the concept of complaint biography from Sara Ahmed to help us frame our analysis. Find more about our analysis here: shorturl.at/pYuGS

Sobering read about the sexual violence that’s happened in Ethiopia in the context of the conflict in northern Tigray. It highlights perpetrators, limited support structures and how the last of accountability fuels retaliatory attacks. #SRHR #SGBV www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/07...

It’s disheartening when Africans are invited over and over again to contribute to science, but then get left out of the benefits. This really feeds distrust of science. Tragic.

Scoping review finds that criminalisation of drugs increases dependence. www.drugscience.org.uk/does-drug-cr...

I have a new piece in The Conversation Africa examining police brutality in Kenya and how we can start to address it. theconversation.com/kenyas-polic...

After months of striking, some therapists with Kaiser Permanente stopped eating for five days to bring attention to their union's demands for parity with how the company's other workers are treated.

How are we supposed to get robots to screw little screws in automated domestic manufacturing plants if we exclude all the stuff made with little screws from the tariffs? Also, isn't it nice how tech billionaires can get exceptions for their stuff?

Peer reviewer: This manuscript feels long for this journal. The author should ensure it is within the limits. Also peer reviewer: Consider this half a million points, 100 other sources, give more examples to support your argument and say more about those interviews. 😳😳😳

OXFORD FELLOWSHIP FOR AFRICAN SCHOLARS The AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme offers the opportunity to develop collaborations between African researchers and researchers in Oxford. Applications now open for the 2025/26 AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme. www.afox.ox.ac.uk/afox-visitin...

Some statistics on shop lifting in the UK: £2bn worth of loss in one year, in 20.4m recorded incidents. #CrimeStatistics

Kenya has over 800k registered refugees, the vast majority of whom (57%) are from Somalia.

The exit of USAID creates an opportunity for China to gain more influence in Africa, but Chinese Aid is no simple substitute. China is more focused on trade and infrastructure while USAID supported a lot of health and humanitarian interventions. America's cheque is also bigger. buff.ly/byzChdq

Drugs are still winning the war on drugs. According to the UNODC, drugs are more available, stronger, and more diverse than ever. See a snapshot of the highlights from the World Drugs Report. Sobering statistics.

There is some funding available for authors of accepted papers to attend the 2025 DSA Conference. Follow this link: https://buff.ly/4k1377W

Glad that our panel on ‘Youth and protests in Africa’ has been accepted for the 2025 Development Studies Association conference. The call for papers is open now. Please send in your papers!

Scaled up to the 4th floor last week Friday! Happy for all the blessings in my life … especially the miracle of friendship! Now let life begin …

‘Staff are not a burden on the University—they are the core of its educational mission….’ Really important piece of work from UCU Edinburgh critically evaluating the Uni’s statements about its financial position (tl;dr there is money in the banana stand) www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/2eppzf7...

We're looking for a communications & engagement officer to join us. We're interested in people with experience in events, creating digital content and/ or publications. Applications close 1 Dec with interviews on 12 Dec Full info & application here jobs.napier.ac.uk/mthrprod_web... Please share!!!

Guest lecturing at Strathclyde today on the policing of poor, young men in Kenya.

We have slid 17 places in the ease of travel rankings, to number 46 out of 54 countries in Africa. … because we like running stupid experiments (na kifua), and end up shooting ourselves in the foot.

Last week, Kenyan President William Ruto canceled a procurement process that had been expected to award control of the country's main airport to Adani reut.rs/3Zlbdjv 6/10

Evidently, Kenya is no longer a place to seek refuge.

“Unfortunately for Ruto, Kenya has changed and will not wait for him to exorcise these ghosts. It is astonishing how much legitimacy he has hemorrhaged in just over two years.” ~ Prof Ken Opalo www.standardmedia.co.ke/ken-opalo/ar...

The next few years are going to be tough, but just remember what Anne Herbert said: "Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries." The best time to join your local library is right now - if you have not already done so!

The audiobook debate is remarkably narrow. Reading aloud was a group activity for centuries and I actually argue that people who struggle with classic lit should try an audiobook as it was likely that the original audience enjoyed it aloud.

Meta loses ground to Bluesky as users abandon Elon Musk’s X https://www.ft.com/content/e1b52147-c171-4902-8bce-204ba0905912

It’s been a terrible day weather-wise, but my day has been brightened by a chance encounter with Jeremy Corbyn. We talked briefly about the work he’s done to support the pursuit of justice by Mau Mau veterans and also the release of political prisoners in post-independence Kenya. I thanked him.

Moses Kuria was de-platformed by a pastor who just started singing the hymn: ‘What a friend we have in Jesus.’ Resistance comes in many forms!

I’m grateful to my PhD supervisor for leading me to accepting that …

Audiobooks count as reading. Audiobooks count as reading. Audiobooks count as reading. Audiobooks count as reading. Audiobooks count as reading. Audiobooks count as reading. Audiobooks count as reading.

A year ago I did podcast w/ @kamauwairuri.bsky.social on community health labour. I re-listened and remain proud (especially as nervous speaker!). It didn’t get huge amount of play so if interested in community health, Kenya or voluntary labour give it a listen! www.thekenyanist.com/dispossessio...

In Kenya, he’s white as snow.

Well, if the shoe fits …

In which I reflect on how we’re often missing the mark in our policy making. We seem to know our problems, but fail to conduct deep analysis into them to understand the drivers. We propose and adopt solutions that we’ve not evaluated well. www.theelephant.info/opinion/2024...

Twitter is not a town hall. It’s not a public space. If you still enjoy it by all means stay but if you no longer enjoy it or if you no longer feel safe there just leave. Why are you jeopardising your peace of mind to make a point to a billionaire who doesn’t care and profits from your misery?