Nanjala
@nanjala.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Traveller. Tea connoisseur.
“I hope the message finds you well”.
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“I hope the message finds you well”.
The Times investigation on labour exploitation of Kenyans in the Gulf, facilitated by a companies owned by wealthy Kenyans including the President and his family, is on the front page of one of the local newspapers (and indeed the main topic of conversation in Kenya).
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The Times investigation on labour exploitation of Kenyans in the Gulf, facilitated by a companies owned by wealthy Kenyans including the President and his family, is on the front page of one of the local newspapers (and indeed the main topic of conversation in Kenya).
The business model is broken. You can’t have this much digital infrastructure owned by a handful of techno capitalists whose MO is maximise profits and minimise investments and not expect things like this to become more common.
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The business model is broken. You can’t have this much digital infrastructure owned by a handful of techno capitalists whose MO is maximise profits and minimise investments and not expect things like this to become more common.
In 2024 there were more British nationals leaving the UK than there are claiming asylum.
The asylum seeker numbers are from the Home Office website
The asylum seeker numbers are from the Home Office website
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In 2024 there were more British nationals leaving the UK than there are claiming asylum.
The asylum seeker numbers are from the Home Office website
The asylum seeker numbers are from the Home Office website
![A drone start-up backed by the US tech billionaire Peter Thiel has conducted two trials with British and German armed forces that were branded a "disaster", raising
questions about its bold public claims and its hopes of winning government contracts.
Attack drones produced by Berlin-based Stark failed to hit a single target during four attempts at two separate exercises last month with the British army in Kenya and the German army near the town of Munster, in Lower Saxony, according to four people familiar with the trials.
At one point during the German test, one of its unmanned Virtus drones lost control, landing in a wooded area. On another occasion, after an attempted strike in Kenya, a drone's battery caught fire on impact.
"It was a disaster for Stark," said one person briefed on the German trial, adding: "They have been overselling [their capabilities] and](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rmnop6cvpg2jhah7wk56zamp/bafkreih3xr75y2sjkfjuqfcxtaqwveojzj3nt4mzjujsb6bh7pep2hfuj4@jpeg)
More murmurs about a bubble.
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
More murmurs about a bubble.
Update from Project B. Does this mean the New York Times was wrong about who backed this league?
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Update from Project B. Does this mean the New York Times was wrong about who backed this league?
From the Kenyan front pages. East Africans are allowed to work in each others countries without work permits and there are many Kenyans employed in Tanzania who are now stuck and facing significant backlash from the state that is framing “foreigners” as instigators of election unrest.
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
From the Kenyan front pages. East Africans are allowed to work in each others countries without work permits and there are many Kenyans employed in Tanzania who are now stuck and facing significant backlash from the state that is framing “foreigners” as instigators of election unrest.
What heartbreak. One of the most useful apps ever created.
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What heartbreak. One of the most useful apps ever created.
I’m struggling to see the balanced squads y’all are talking about. Breeze has no vets and their only PG hasn’t played since July/August. Plus they’ve never played together. Meanwhile 4/6 of the Mist have played together (through Arike). #wnba
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m struggling to see the balanced squads y’all are talking about. Breeze has no vets and their only PG hasn’t played since July/August. Plus they’ve never played together. Meanwhile 4/6 of the Mist have played together (through Arike). #wnba
If you’re in Nairobi, displaced youth from Sudan are hosting a fundraiser for mutual aid groups in Darfur on Saturday November 8th. Lumin is a great community space ran by displaced youth from Sudan and Ethiopia and they have great coffee and tea. Tell your friends to tell their friends.
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If you’re in Nairobi, displaced youth from Sudan are hosting a fundraiser for mutual aid groups in Darfur on Saturday November 8th. Lumin is a great community space ran by displaced youth from Sudan and Ethiopia and they have great coffee and tea. Tell your friends to tell their friends.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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The opposition in Tanzania claims that at least 700 people have been killed by security forces in the last three days following protests against the general election on Wednesday.
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The opposition in Tanzania claims that at least 700 people have been killed by security forces in the last three days following protests against the general election on Wednesday.
At least 20 people confirmed killed during post election violence in Tanzania.
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
At least 20 people confirmed killed during post election violence in Tanzania.
The men keeping Biya in power.
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The men keeping Biya in power.
92 year old Paul Biya has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Cameroon. Leaders of the opposition have been arrested, protests have been violently suppressed and the internet has been shut down since last week.
October 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
92 year old Paul Biya has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Cameroon. Leaders of the opposition have been arrested, protests have been violently suppressed and the internet has been shut down since last week.
Hundreds of Kenyan youth have been lured to the Russian frontline in Ukraine with promises of work, visas and pay in exchange for fighting for Russia. Others were told they would be going to Russia for higher education only to be sent to the frontline.
October 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Hundreds of Kenyan youth have been lured to the Russian frontline in Ukraine with promises of work, visas and pay in exchange for fighting for Russia. Others were told they would be going to Russia for higher education only to be sent to the frontline.
