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Africa Eye uncovers a thriving market for children stolen to order in Kenya's capital.

Leparan will only serve 25 years in custody and serve 10 years on probation under close supervision.

The convicts appealed for a non-custodial sentence.

He has made a name from his illustrious art and is currently undertaking research on oral history with a team from the larger East Africa

‘I Am Samuel’ is blocked in Kenya, but its filmmakers have found other ways to get their message across

A documentary about a gay couple in Kenya explores universal themes of love and commitment in a repressive society.

The queer documentary I Am Samuel can’t be shown in Kenya, but it could lead to dialogue there. 

The makers of I Am Samuel about a daring relationship in a queerphobic society, went to extraordinary lengths to let their project see the light. Their government is not impressed.



And the winners are...

I Am Samuel is streaming on digital platforms Given the controversies that surrounded the release and reception of Wanuri Kahiu’s Rafiki (2018) in its home country (where it was initially banned by the Kenyan Film Classification Board for its “clear intent to promote lesbianism”), the emergence of another Kenyan film focusing on LGBTQ+ protagonists is to be welcomed in itself. Unlike Kahiu’s portrait of two young women falling in love in Nairobi, Peter Murimiâ€...