By Stephen Collinson America’s President Donald Trump is facing mounting pressure as the war with Iran drags into its 10th week, far longer than the quick operation his administration initially appeared to expect. Despite repeated claims from the White House that peace talks are progressing and victory is near, the conflict has become increasingly difficult […]

Editor’s Note: The following article, originally published by The Telegraph in the UK, raises urgent questions about the global decline in reading. While its examples are drawn from Britain and the United States, the warning resonates powerfully here in Kenya too. Our own schools, homes and communities face similar pressures from screens, shrinking attention spans, […]

By Frank Kendall Like the fog in Carl Sandburg’s poem, fear has come on little cat feet, seeping silently into various parts of American society. It sits, looking over not just harbor and city, but all of America. I have seen and been affected by this fear over the past several months. It has seeped […]

By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha American politics has long flirted with spectacle, but what we are witnessing now is no longer just political drama. It is theater in its most extravagant and unsettling form. Not even the dream-weavers of Hollywood could have scripted the current production headlining Donald Trump and Elon Musk. This is no ordinary […]

By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha American President Donald Trump who took the oath of office last month is on a mission and his actions are sending shock waves across the world. Trump’s hurried withdrawal of international aid programs, such as USAID, has raised significant concerns about the long-term impact on America’s global influence and superpower status. […]

By Raphael Tora The issue of climate change sounded alien and distant to millions of people at the turn of the 21st century. As the phenomenon started to sink, many noticed that climate had started to act like a character in a suspense novel, full of twists and turns that scientists and policymakers struggled to […]