The African Trumpet

Two years after the #OccupyChurches movement, The Elephant speaks with its architect, Mwabili Mwagodi, to reflect on the movement’s impact, what has changed since, and what the future holds for a movement in a nation that needs the church's prophetic voice.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) encompasses human rights relating to sexuality, reproductive health, and bodily autonomy. In this episode, our guest outlines the core components of SRHR span universal health coverage, personal freedoms, and global development frameworks. Michelle Oyuga, a human rights lawyer and gender justice advocate, talks to The Elephant.

A central and ongoing theological question in Kenya is the relationship between theology and public and political life, and the kinds of realities and lexicons that this dynamic has produced within the public square. Bishop Francis Omondi talks to The Elephant.

In these turbulent moments, Kenyans are looking to faith to make sense of the pressing issues that define public life. How can public theology help provide the language, concepts, and spaces needed for Kenyans to recreate a livable public life? Reverend Carol Kiarie talks to The Elephant.

There is a cross-cutting sense of dysfunction that defines the public life in ways that drain the public imagination and sap the national spirit. What does it take to dream of better outcomes and the courage to follow through and actualize them? The Elephant in conversation with Gleh the Poet, an award-winning poet, teacher, and spoken-word activist.