Agnes Tirop’s blossoming cut short by brutal murder
Like so many victims of domestic and gender-based violence, the star Kenyan road runner was killed in her home, robbing her of what seemed like a rosy future in world athletics.
Stories by: Bonface Osano
Football keeps floundering in East Africa
The region produces star athletes in other sporting codes, but footballers are hurt by weak management, poor infrastructure and little incentive to stay.
Kenya’s match-fixing scourge
Financial incentives and a lack of legal consequences make the country a target for football match-fixers. But are betting companies contributing to the rise in match manipulation?
Political forces obstructing Zanzibar’s CAF dreams
The islanders are said to be the victims of powerful forces in Africa’s football governing body serving their own political interests. The same case can be made for the exclusion of Western Sahara.
Kisumu traders displaced for the Africities Summit
As preparations begin for the massive event being sold to Kenyans as a way to revive the ailing economy, the government is forcibly removing traders to ‘beautify’ the city.