The African Trumpet

Two years after the #OccupyChurches movement, The Elephant speaks with its architect, Mwabili Mwagodi, to reflect on the movement’s impact, what has changed since, and what the future holds for a movement in a nation that needs the church's prophetic voice.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) encompasses human rights relating to sexuality, reproductive health, and bodily autonomy. In this episode, our guest outlines the core components of SRHR span universal health coverage, personal freedoms, and global development frameworks. Michelle Oyuga, a human rights lawyer and gender justice advocate, talks to The Elephant.

A central and ongoing theological question in Kenya is the relationship between theology and public and political life, and the kinds of realities and lexicons that this dynamic has produced within the public square. Bishop Francis Omondi talks to The Elephant.

In these turbulent moments, Kenyans are looking to faith to make sense of the pressing issues that define public life. How can public theology help provide the language, concepts, and spaces needed for Kenyans to recreate a livable public life? Reverend Carol Kiarie talks to The Elephant.

There is a cross-cutting sense of dysfunction that defines the public life in ways that drain the public imagination and sap the national spirit. What does it take to dream of better outcomes and the courage to follow through and actualize them? The Elephant in conversation with Gleh the Poet, an award-winning poet, teacher, and spoken-word activist.

Prof. Anneeth Kaur Hundle and Dr. Mshai Mwangola outline and analyze the intersecting drivers of migration and displacement—conflict, racialization, economic precarity, and governance failures—with rigor and compassion and amplify the voices of the displaced Asian communities, centering their experiences, agency, and aspirations rather than reducing them to victims or statistics.

We are 3 days away from the Gen Z revolution anniversary and close to within a year of the consequential 2027 elections. How are the youths faring so far as a political constituency and a civic cluster? The Elephant talks to Jeff Ian.

Kenya Kwanza: The war on graft is dead — in this bruising account, John Githongo traces how anti-corruption institutions were hollowed out, and explores who filled the vacuum, and asks what ordinary Kenyans stand to lose as graft reasserts itself across public life.

From aid and youth labor issues to democracy and cross-border trade, East Africa’s fate is deeply intertwined, and that may be the spark needed to bring about cross-border mutual support and collaboration. The Elephant talks to Malong Awan.

From Kenya to Brazil, South Africa to the US, there seems to exist a multiplicity of issues driving a wedge across race, gender, and national identities. What are the unresolved questions and unaddressed realities driving this divergence of ideals and ideas? The Elephant's John Githongo in conversation with Tara O'Connor.