There is a long history of women in Africa, using sex and their bodies for protest. Our very own Wangari Maathai was the mad woman of the Moi era and we have her ‘craziness to thank for Nairobi’s most prominent green spaces, Uhuru Park and Karura Forest.
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Of Uhuru Kenyatta And The Politics Of Cool
Of the stereotypical presidential male traits, playing cool is no longer a leadership liability. Since Obama happened, grownups no longer frown on taking selfies.
Perverts R Us
The recent enactment of the controversial anti-pornography legislation in Uganda that outlaws miniskirts and other types of revealing clothing should have conscious Africans deeply concerned. The severe anti-gay legislation was clearly just the tip of the ice berg. The women have joined the ‘unclean list’ of elements that must be purged from society. It is…