Dr Willy Mutunga - Kenya's Baronial Class: Architects of Perpetual Backwardness

Gleh the Poet – Public Life Needs Urgent Reforms

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.

Insecurity of Expulsion: Trauma and Unbelongingness in Amin's Uganda

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.

Jeff Ian - Youth and the Voter Question

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.

John Githongo - Kenya Kwanza: The War on Graft Is Dead - Corruption’s Seductive Comeback?

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.

Malong Awan – East Africa’s Need For Cross-Cutting Solidarity

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.