In 1988, a quiet Egyptian pathologist working in Nairobi found himself thrust into the heart of one of Kenya’s most...

On August 27, 1975, Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia, passed away at the age of 83. A monarch...

Nairobi, Kenya | June 23, 1975 — It was one of the most bizarre diplomatic episodes of the 1970s. Radio...

The 1972 Egerton Incident: A Deadly Mistake Near President Kenyatta In 1972, during a routine graduation ceremony at Egerton Agricultural...

Kenyan Presidential standards. Since gaining independence, Kenya has recognized the importance of symbols in representing the authority and dignity of...

On June 4, 1962, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, then vice-president of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), stood before a massive...

Mageta Island Detainees’ Letter to Argwings Kodhek: A Cry from Mau Mau Captives in 1956 On November 20, 1956, over...

A declassified Top Secret memo from the British Ministry of Defence, dated 1947, has shed light on one of the...

In March 1941, Lord Eroll, Nairobi’s most infamous playboy, was found dead with a bullet hole near his left ear,...

Omar al-Mukhtar, known as “The Lion of the Desert,” was a Libyan revolutionary and Islamic scholar who became the face...