Africa Uncensored

Africa Uncensored is a media organization founded by some of Kenya's top investigative journalists. Our mission is to uncover the truth, shine a light on important issues, and empower our audience. With years of experience in investigative journalism, we decided to venture out on our own to focus on the stories that truly impact our nation and its citizens.

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In Côte d'Ivoire, Eiffage's Singrobo Dam will destroy critical forest habitats and harm protected species

2 months ago | africauncensored.online | Eric Mugendi

The promoters and financiers of the Singrobo dam, built by French construction giant Eiffage, had promised that the project would not harm the environment. However, the project will destroy 618 hectares of forest and harm endangered species, including African crocodiles.
The false environmental promises of TotalEnergies' megaproject in Mozambique

2 months ago | africauncensored.online | Eric Mugendi

Already contested for its impact on the climate and because of the exactions committed on-site, the Mozambique LNG project will also negatively impact biodiversity, despite TotalEnergies’ promises. The third article of our GreenFakes series looks into a climate bomb that TotalEnergies wants to exploit at all costs, despite massacres and lawsuits.
TotalEnergies' Tilenga Project destroys a Ugandan national park, backed by questionable permits

2 months ago | africauncensored.online | Eric Mugendi

Confidential documents written by TotalEnergies’ auditing firms reveal the inadequacy of the Group’s actions to limit the damage caused by its Tilenga oil megaproject, in an area of exceptional biodiversity. Elephants, lions and hippos will be heavily impacted. In this second article of our GreenFakes series, we look into an ecological aberration.
The War on Words: Smear Campaigns and Disinformation Targeting Africa Uncensored and Media Actors in Kenya

2 months ago | africauncensored.online | Eric Mugendi |Thomas Mukhwana

By Eric Mugendi and Thomas Mukhwana Kenya has a strong tradition of investigative journalism. Freedom of expression is enshrined in Article 33 and freedom of the media in Article 34 of the Constitution of Kenya (2010). However, the Media Council of Kenya has recorded at least 612 cases of violations of press freedom in the country from January 2013 to September 2024, including violations of journalists’ protection and safety.
The War on Words: Smear Campaigns and Disinformation Targeting Africa Uncensored and Media Actors in Kenya

2 months ago | africauncensored.online | Eric Mugendi |Thomas Mukhwana

By Eric Mugendi and Thomas Mukhwana Kenya has a strong tradition of investigative journalism. Freedom of expression is enshrined in Article 33 and freedom of the media in Article 34 of the Constitution of Kenya (2010). However, the Media Council of Kenya has recorded at least 612 cases of violations of press freedom in the country from January 2013 to September 2024, including violations of journalists’ protection and safety.
Locked Out: Queer Couples Fight to Start Families in Kenya

Nov 19, 2024 | africauncensored.online | Tracy Bonareri

Becoming a parent can be a beautiful experience for those who choose it. While parenthood is socially accepted for most heterosexual couples, queer Kenyans face a much more difficult path. Their desire to start a family is often met with intrusive questions, legal hurdles, and societal disapproval, all of which can take a toll on their mental health. Benny Odongo, a gender non-conforming social worker who uses they/them pronouns, is all too familiar with these challenges.
The Spending Spree: How Extravagance Drains Kenya's Public Coffers

Nov 19, 2024 | africauncensored.online | Africa Uncensored

Public spending habits in Kenya reveal a lot about the priorities of the national government, starting with President Ruto, whose salary is twenty times higher than what the average Kenyan earns. There is evidence that extravagance and public wastage through travels, vehicle purchases, huge salaries, and hospitality cuts across government departments and ministries, significantly burdening taxpayers.
Two years on, Kenya’s Hustler Fund is a flop

Nov 18, 2024 | africauncensored.online | Africa Uncensored

It’s two years since Kenyan president William Ruto, in what seemed like a political gamble, rolled out a government-run microcredit scheme popularised as the Hustler Fund. Worth 50 billion shillings (US$409 million) a year over a five-year period, the low-interest loans were touted as the “magic formula” to start or grow micro, small and medium businesses. Now the fund faces an uncertain future owing to a high default rate.
Forced to Change: Conversion Therapy and Mental Health Struggles in Mombasa

Nov 13, 2024 | africauncensored.online | Tracy Bonareri

Ali* grew up in Mombasa, the coastal paradise known for its sandy beaches, swaying palm trees, and warm sunshine. For most, the city represents an escape but for Ali, a young gay man of Arabic descent, this paradise holds a darker reality.
Kenya’s femicide cases need national action: declare a crisis now

Oct 7, 2024 | africauncensored.online | Africa Uncensored

Ugandan athlete and Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in September 2024 after being set alight by a man she knew in Eldoret, Kenya. Cheptegei’s murder was reported to have been about a conflict over land ownership. Her attacker, Dickson Ndiema, has since died from injuries sustained in the attack. Cheptegei is not the first woman athlete to be murdered in Kenya. In 2021, Agnes Tirop, an Olympic runner, was stabbed to death in her home in Iten.