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Kenya Has Invested in Education. So Why Is the Child Still Paying the Price?

Teacher Priscilla Wanjiku Karanja, popularly known as Teacher Cillah, had seen enough. Standing in a school in Meru County where learners were studyin...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Kenya

French Envoy Bids Emotional Farewell to Kenya After Four Memorable Years

After four years representing France in Kenya, Ambassador Arnaud Suquet is leaving with more than diplomatic achievements. He is taking home memories...

3 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Africa

‘Nyash’ finally Makes it into the Oxford Dictionary

Oxford — A word long familiar in everyday conversations, music lyrics and social media across parts of Africa has crossed a significant linguistic thr...

10 months ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

The Weekend of Things: My Journey Inside China (Part 2)

Life. Seasoned with perspective. A mix of chaos, charm and comedy unfolds when arriving in a foreign city for the first time – from language mishaps t...

11 months ago · By Kibisu Mulanda

Africa

No burial for me: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s final wish

NAIROBI — The family of celebrated Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has announced that no formal burial will be held for the late literary...

1 year ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

They Wanted to Erase My Language — I Chose to Write in It” – Ngũgĩ wa Thiongó

Senior Journalist and Editor Kipkoech Tanui shares a moving tribute to Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, whose defiance shaped African literature and voice. Pr...

1 year ago · By Kipkoech Tanui

Entertainment

Bongo Music: Food for the Love Sick Soul

If you are a lover, bongo music is the perfect soundtrack for your heart. Bongo musicians have always had a way with words that has enabled them to ex...

3 years ago · By Ajuma Millicent

Politics

CJ Koome defines ‘Hot Air’ Ideology in Upholding Ruto’s Win

Nairobi; Chief Justice Martha Koome on Friday, November 4, 2022, defended the Supreme Court judges over the use of controversial phrases such as ‘hot...

4 years ago · By Lumbasio Holman

Kenya

Oxford Dictionary now includes Nyama Choma, Sambaza, Collabo

A variety of new Swahili words are now officially included in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

4 years ago · By Shukri Osman