The Elephant

Founded in 2016, The Elephant serves as a space for conversation and the search for Truth. It emphasizes the need to rethink the roles of the state and society, aiming to reveal their connections. The goal is to restore a balance of power—social, economic, and political—particularly for those who are marginalized, alienated, and disadvantaged.

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Reform Aid? Beware the Orphan-Crushing Machine

1 month ago | theelephant.info | Patrick Gathara

In 2020, a now defunct Twitter account posted this: “Every heartwarming human interest story in America is like, ‘He raised $20,000 to keep 200 orphans from being crushed in the orphan-crushing machine’ and then never asks why an orphan-crushing machine exists or why you’d need to pay to prevent it from being used.”It sure sounds like they could be describing the humanitarian system, doesn’t it?
The Rise of Supercops and the Limits of Community Policing

1 month ago | theelephant.info | Maxwell Amunga

Maxwell Amunga delves into the Mathare Valley community north of Nairobi to take stock of the players, the pains, and the aftermath of a complex problem, laden with costly and desperate solutions that create even more problems than they solve.
Food Insecurity in Rwanda

Jan 22, 2025 | theelephant.info | Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

One of the harsh realities that confront the population of my beloved country is food insecurity. Rwanda was listed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as one of the low-income countries suffering from a food deficit in 2023. This should serve as an urgent call to action for our country to address the persistent and deepening issue of hunger and malnutrition. The 2024 report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world presents sobering statistics.
Food Insecurity in the Land of a Thousand Hills: A Growing Challenge Amidst Agricultural Progress

Jan 22, 2025 | theelephant.info | Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

One of the harsh realities that confront the population of my beloved country is food insecurity. Rwanda was listed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as one of the low-income countries suffering from a food deficit in 2023. This should serve as an urgent call to action for our country to address the persistent and deepening issue of hunger and malnutrition. The 2024 report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world presents sobering statistics.
The Words of Rasna Warah

Jan 20, 2025 | theelephant.info | Tony Mochama

On a sunny Saturday I came across a Wakeat the Louis Leakey where I beg spakeof the Kuomintang of Kwamchetsi, and marvelous Mshaiof Rasna Warah who was not shy, nor ever shied wayfrom social justice causes; speaking of the sorry State (of this world); in words that were themselves worlds that whorlaround us Rasna’s words like whirlwind, whirling dervishesof words that spoke Truth to power and our wheeler-dealerdevils – whether of the expatriate types or our tin-pot tripe.
Citizens for Hire

Jan 15, 2025 | theelephant.info | Naila Aroni

Many African governments, including Kenya’s, are increasingly leveraging labor export as a “quick fix” for domestic unemployment, often at the expense of workers’ welfare and human rights. Kenya’s labor brokerage model exemplifies this dynamic, where the state, in collaboration with private sector actors, facilitates the export of low-cost workers while profiting from their vulnerabilities long before they even depart.
The Rule of Law in Africa: A Reappraisal

Dec 20, 2024 | theelephant.info | Paul Zeleza

Twenty years ago I published a co-edited book titled, Human Rights, the Rule of Law and Development in Africa, which examined the complex intersections between the three objectives as intellectual, ideological, and institutional paradigms. So, it is a pleasure to revisit the subject at this forum today.
Rethinking Academic Freedom in Africa

Dec 19, 2024 | theelephant.info | Paul Zeleza

Since independence, African universities have undergone profound transformations, evolving through three distinct regimes: the nationalist university, the developmental university, and the neoliberal university. These typologies mirror broader socio-political, economic, and cultural shifts across the continent, each shaping the roles, purposes, and operations of higher education institutions in unique ways.
KEITH ANG'ANA - To Build up or to Build Away? – Nairobi’s Housing Crisis - The Elephant

Dec 18, 2024 | theelephant.info | Keith Ang'ana

“At the end of this century, Kenya will have a population of about 35 million people, 78% more than lived in Kenya in 1984. That population will include a workforce of 14 million people, 6.5 million more than in 1984. These future workers have already been born. To accommodate that workforce without a rise in the rate of unemployment, it will be necessary in the next 15 years almost to double the number of jobs in Kenya.
Voices of Survival and Resistance: African Lives Under Neoliberalism

Dec 17, 2024 | theelephant.info | Alexander Freund

What does it mean for people to live and work under the conditions of neoliberal economies in modern-day South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe? The Case for Oral Histories of Neoliberal Africa tackles this question head-on through oral histories of those most affected by economic exploitation, inequality, and violence.