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Otherwise?

Otherwise is a weekly show that explores Kenyan current affairs issues as chosen by you. Visit our site at www.otherwisepodcast.com

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Episode 8: The Uber Dilemma

Episode 8: The Uber Dilemma

The ride hailing/taxi app market in Nairobi, and the rest of Kenya, seems to be the in-thing right now for multinational... Read more

22 Sep 2016

11mins

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Episode 67: Sex and the Sugar Daddy

Episode 67: Sex and the Sugar Daddy

Last Week, BBC Africa Eye released a three part series titled Sex and the Sugar Daddy (or Sugar in short) that has drive... Read more

6 Sep 2018

51mins

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Episode 52: The Kenyan Experiment

Episode 52: The Kenyan Experiment

It's been a year of podcasting here at Otherwise?, and to mark this occasion we have Owaahh of Owaahh.com with us this w... Read more

24 Aug 2017

2hr 11mins

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Episode 3: Olympics Shame

Episode 3: Olympics Shame

This has been such a cringe worthy Summer Olympics for Kenya - it seems like every other day we get embarrassing news. W... Read more

18 Aug 2016

8mins

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Episode 85: Persons of Interest

Episode 85: Persons of Interest

On 20th January 2019, we found out that while we were busy enjoying our holidays, Uhuru Kenyatta was busy passing new la... Read more

24 Jan 2019

46mins

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Episode 75: Intellectual Property 101

Episode 75: Intellectual Property 101

Intellectual Property (IP) is intangible property that arises from the mind/human intellect – it could be anything from ... Read more

1 Nov 2018

47mins

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Episode 55: #DeCOALonize

Episode 55: #DeCOALonize

Kenya is currently in the middle of a heavy debate about the proposed 1050 megawatt coal power plant in Lamu. This plant... Read more

13 Jun 2018

22mins

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Episode 59: Rafiki

Episode 59: Rafiki

Rafiki, a film by Wanuri Kahiu, is a story about two young women who fall in love, despite their families being on oppos... Read more

12 Jul 2018

30mins

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Episode 24: Drought Begins With You

Episode 24: Drought Begins With You

Kenya is being ravaged by drought this year - this should not come as a surprise, since we are a drought prone country w... Read more

9 Feb 2017

13mins

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Episode 97: Rebuilding Somalia

Episode 97: Rebuilding Somalia

In January 1991, Mohammed Siad Barre’s government was toppled when rebels from the United Somali Congress toppled the Re... Read more

18 Apr 2019

53mins

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Episode 4: Kidero's Nairobi

Episode 4: Kidero's Nairobi

Nairobi County Governor, Evans Kidero, recently said that to eliminate the effects of voter importation into the county,... Read more

25 Aug 2016

14mins

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Episode 105: Social Protection in Kenya

Episode 105: Social Protection in Kenya

According to Kenya's Social Protection Policy, poverty, disease, and ignorance were identified at the time of independen... Read more

20 Jun 2019

47mins

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Episode 83: Separation of Church and State

Episode 83: Separation of Church and State

The Constitution of Kenya (2010) in Article 8 states that there shall be no state religion. Yet, our national anthem, on... Read more

10 Jan 2019

41mins

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Episode 63: The Business of Music

Episode 63: The Business of Music

In 2017, the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) had its license refuse to be renewed by the Kenya Copyright Board (... Read more

9 Aug 2018

47mins

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Episode 66: The Politics of Food in Nairobi

Episode 66: The Politics of Food in Nairobi

The Kenyan Constitution states that every person has the right to be free from hunger, and to have adequate food of acce... Read more

30 Aug 2018

50mins

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Episode 62: Tax Justice in Kenya

Episode 62: Tax Justice in Kenya

This week, we explore tax justice, which looks at the intersection between taxation, inequality and human rights. Why do... Read more

2 Aug 2018

1hr 19mins

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Episode 109: Kenya's Cultural Heritage

Episode 109: Kenya's Cultural Heritage

This week, we’re joined by Tayiana Chao, a digital heritage specialist and digital humanities scholar, of African Digita... Read more

8 Aug 2019

1hr 3mins

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Episode 92: Where Does Our Stolen Money Go?

Episode 92: Where Does Our Stolen Money Go?

According to Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and National Treasury reports in 2016, it was estimated that a... Read more

14 Mar 2019

45mins

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Episode 103: Otherwise? Live - LGBTQI+ Organizing in Kenya

Episode 103: Otherwise? Live - LGBTQI+ Organizing in Kenya

In our second live recording, we're joined by Njeri Gateru, Lorna Dias and Pastor David Ochar to discuss LGBTQI+ organiz... Read more

6 Jun 2019

1hr 24mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 93: Global Warming at the Equator

Episode 93: Global Warming at the Equator

Much of the conversation about global warming and climate change focuses on the Earth’s poles and the areas outside the ... Read more

21 Mar 2019

58mins

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