Kenya's baronial class—a tight-knit elite of political dynasties, business moguls, and landed gentry—has entrenched itself since independence, perpetuating backwardness through systemic plunder. The Elephant in conversation with Chief Justice Emeritus, Willy Mutunga.

Kenya's crisis stems from elites disconnected from our societal roots. Imported from global neoliberal templates, they prioritize foreign debt traps, IMF dictates, and elite capture over organic, people-driven solutions. This alienation fuels inequality, erodes trust, and stifles authentic African agency—demanding we reclaim leadership grounded in our lived realities.

The economy continues to reflect a complex and ambiguous dynamic with a very vivid lived reality for the citizens. What will it take for Kenya to build proper safeguards that ensure the public finance fundamentals are representative and productive for every citizen? The Elephant in conversation with Bajeti Hub CEO, Dr. Abraham Rugo.

Despite the numbers quoted by leaders, Mwanachi's life across health, education, agriculture, and daily sustenance continues to be tough with little ease in sight. At what point will Mwanachi say, " Enough"? The Elephant in conversation with grassroots mobilizer Mary Gichuki.

Kenya has 40 million adults but only 22 million registered voters, with 8 million abstaining. Voter apathy is evident as few register. The typical voter is disengaged, raising concerns for future elections. The Elephant in conversation with Charity, aka Gen Z Baddie, a teacher and political activist.

Young men are active participants in our politics as citizens, aspirants, voters, goons, and facilitators. In this chat, Alfred Abuka joins Yusuf Wanjala to audit how young men show up in politics.

Joe Kobuthi chats with Darius Okolla about millennials’ dashed dreams. From the 2010s optimism—youth innovation, democratic hopes—to today’s authoritarian backslide, debt traps, stalled reforms, and failed dreams.

Muthoni Drummer Queen, Kenya's genre-bending rapper and Blankets & Wine founder, channels the Gen Z uprising in her latest reflections. "We the people shall rise," she declares, amplifying youth-led protests against corruption and inequality that rocked Kenya since 2024

They were born into a nascent democracy, weaned on the rhetoric of liberalisation, Structural Adjustment Programs, and globalisation. Theirs was to be the dividend of the new constitution, a generation unshackled from the ghosts of the past, poised to inherit a “digital” nation on the rise. Kenyan millennials have become a generation in limbo—the defining cohort of a betrayed promise. Agneta Asitwa helps us explore this topic not with nostalgia, but with analytical urgency: Where are the Millennials?

African millennials, born roughly 1981-1996, navigate a continent of rapid urbanization, digital connectivity, and economic volatility, facing high unemployment, social exhaustion, and a profound sense of identity crisis. The Elephant in conversation with artist Hezbon 'Baba Taifa' Bahati.