Africa Uncensored

1 week ago | africauncensored.online | Thomas Mukhwana

The first part of this story exposed a conflict of interest in the ownership of Triumph Power Generating Company, an IPP supplying electricity to Kenya Power. In this second part, through expert analysis and an insider interview, we explain the anatomy of a Kenyan electricity bill and World Bank guarantees, which protect private investments at the cost of consumers. 70% of Kenya’s electricity is generated from renewable energy sources like wind, geothermal, and hydroelectricity.

1 week ago | africauncensored.online | Eric Mugendi

By Nelly Madegwa  Gender-based violence (GBV) in Kenya is not just a crisis of individual acts; it is deeply rooted in the rigid and unequal gender roles that shape societal norms and perpetuate inequality. Statistics paint a grim picture, with over 40% of women in Kenya having experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS).

1 month ago | africauncensored.online | Thomas Mukhwana

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) joined Kenya’s electricity grid in 1996, introduced as a response to power rationing. Rather than benefitting consumers, new evidence in this 2-part investigation raises serious questions about possible conflict of interest. Due in part to the contracts that favour these IPPs, consumers have had to pay for the electricity they generate, even when the power itself is not supplied to the power grid. As a result, power bills remain high.

2 months ago | africauncensored.online | Eric Mugendi

The death of Pope Francis at his residence on 21 April 2025 marks the end of a significant era for the Vatican and the global Catholic following of 1.3 billion faithful. The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from outside the west in the modern era, Pope Francis was elected leader of the Catholic church on 13 March 2013.

2 months ago | africauncensored.online | Mkhululi Chimoio |Africa Uncensored

By Mkhululi Chimoio Zimbabwe’s political discourse and conversations about the state of governance in the country have come under attack, and the faith of the public in mainstream media has waned as a result of information disorder – misinformation, disinformation and malinformation – that has led to the rise and rapid transmission of false narratives, making it much harder for citizens to identify where fact ends and fiction begins.