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May 31, 2023 Melissa Wanjiru-Mwita, _Technical University of Kenya_ The naming of streets, places and landmarks in colonial Nairobi was used to show the political, ideological and ethnic
dominance of the British. September 23, 2022 Wilfred Nasong'o Muliro, _Technical University of Kenya_ Kenya’s new president needs to forge closer ties with regional heavyweights to
create a balance of power that favours his country. September 12, 2021 Ozayr Patel, _The Conversation_ The place names of Nairobi’s informal settlements offer a glimpse into the realities of
people who live there. July 29, 2021 Daniel Merino, _The Conversation_ and Gemma Ware, _The Conversation_ Plus, the history of how Nairobi’s informal settlements got their names. Listen to
The Conversation Weekly podcast. May 9, 2021 Melissa Wanjiru-Mwita, _Technical University of Kenya_ Residents of Nairobi’s informal settlements use names as a way of voicing the issues that
they struggle with every day. June 30, 2020 Melissa Wanjiru-Mwita, _Technical University of Kenya_ In independent Kenya, road renaming happened to erase the names of the colonisers and to
celebrate the new heroes: Kenya’s political leaders and freedom fighters. February 7, 2019 Ntombizikhona Beaulah Ndlovu, _iThemba LABS_; Amanda Weltman, _University of Cape Town_; Amélie
Beaudet, _University of the Witwatersrand_; Judith Koskey, _Egerton University_; Marilyn Ronoh, _University of Nairobi_; Melisa Achoko Allela, _Technical University of Kenya_, and Mercy
Muendo, _Daystar University_ Women are drastically under-represented in the science, technology, engineering and maths fields. November 26, 2017 Robert Wayumba, _Technical University of
Kenya_ Creating a reliable, up to date land register is important for African countries. Drones can help collect and record the necessary data. March 8, 2017 Sammy Yaah Baya, _Technical
University of Kenya_ Parents should monitor the television programmes their children are exposed to and advise them to make informed sexual choices.