History Rewritten? What If the 1982 Coup in Kenya Had Succeeded
On August 1, 1982, Kenya stood on the brink of a dramatic political shift when a group of Kenya Air Force officers attempted to overthrow the governme...
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Historical events and stories
Ngai Ndethya Train Tragedy: Railway Staff Recount Horror and Legacy of Kenya’s Deadliest Rail Disaster
In January 1993, floodwaters swept a passenger train off the old Ngai Ndethya bridge, killing about 140 people. Staff accounts, historical records, an...
History Repeating Itself? The Assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and the Gaddafi Family Timeline
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was assassinated in Zintan in 2026, echoing the violent ends of his father and brothers amid decades of Libyan upheaval. This fe...
The Rise and Fall of the Goldenberg Scandal: Kenya’s Most Expensive Economic Fraud
A promise to boost exports turned into Kenya’s biggest financial scandal, costing the country billions and destroying public trust....