• On Saba Saba, we remember
    Jul 7 2025

    Here are the organisations that are doing the work to support the movement. Please make a donation to any, or all.

    - Wakenya for Kenya (KunaDawaKE)

    - Usikimye

    - Defender's Coalition

    - Mathare Social Justice Centre - you can also use Airtel to donate to this Safaricom Paybill

    Paybill: 4060187

    Account name The Mathare Social Justice Centre

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    13 mins
  • How does a government develop and support a creative sector?
    Mar 17 2025

    In this episode, I am joined by Dr Akati Khasiani, the Head of Grants, Programs and Inclusion at Heva Fund to discuss the Kenyan creative industry. We discuss how policy supports the development of the sector, how the industry is organised, and what WE as citizens can do to promote arts and culture.

    As always, thank you for listening. If you liked this episode, please share it with your family and friends, and when you gather together, discuss these issues as this is how we grow as a people.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Part 2: Africa debt crises - A case of hypnosis of policy makers or a design problem?
    Feb 27 2025

    YES, our policy makers and political leaders continue to make mistakes that have been costly to the continent's development. That notwithstanding, is the global financing system designed to keep Africa underdeveloped?

    Grieve Chelwa, an Associate Professor of Political Economy and Chair of the Social Sciences Department at the Africa institute joins us to answer this question in this 2-part series.

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    39 mins
  • Kenya's broken university funding model
    Feb 9 2025

    Correction: In the heat of this debate, Kwame mentions as school that costs KES 80,000 per year. This is per term. With the above, listen to this heated and informative discussion about the failed/failing university funding model. We discuss the methodology of determining funding, and the underlying issues with higher education funding in Kenya.

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    Download the IEA report on their website by following this link, and follow IEA and Kwame on Twitter / X.



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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Part 1: Africa debt crises - A case hypnosis of policy makers or a design problem?
    Jan 30 2025

    YES, our policy makers and political leaders continue to make mistakes that have been costly to the continent's development. That notwithstanding, is the global financing system designed to keep Africa underdeveloped?

    Grieve Chelwa, an Associate Professor of Political Economy and Chair of the Social Sciences Department at the Africa institute joins us to answer this question in this 2-part series.

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    Thank you so much for listening!

    If you prefer to read instead of listen, head on over to our Substack, where we summarize our discussions in an easy-to-read format. These are published a few days (or weeks!) after the audio, so please bear with us.

    Email is on thefourfourteenpod@gmail.com if you have any questions, or if you want to support us. We are a self-funded podcast and would love your support!



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    39 mins
  • Part 2: The miseducation of the African
    Jan 17 2025

    Note: This episode was recorded towards the end of 2024. References to "next year" mean THIS year! Thanks for listening.

    This year, the first batch of CBC students will be completing their junior secondary school. As it stands, no one is clear about how they will transition to senior secondary and into tertiary education. How did we make such a huge mess of our kids' education?

    Professor Wandia Njoya joins us in studio to talk about Kenya, and really the continent's education system. Where did the system we have today originate from, and what purpose does it serve? This is part of a 2-episode series. Look out for the second episode, coming up in the next week or so!

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    44 mins
  • Part 1: The miseducation of the African
    Jan 2 2025

    Note: This episode was recorded towards the end of 2024. References to "next year" mean THIS year! Thanks for listening.

    This year, the first batch of CBC students will be completing their junior secondary school. As it stands, no one is clear about how they will transition to senior secondary and into tertiary education. How did we make such a huge mess of our kids' education?

    Professor Wandia Njoya joins us in studio to talk about Kenya, and really the continent's education system. Where did the system we have today originate from, and what purpose does it serve? This is part of a 2-episode series. Look out for the second episode, coming up in the next week or so!

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    42 mins
  • Legalizing and commercializing marijuana and (over) regulation of agriculture and their harms
    Dec 29 2024

    Kenya is currently the Africa guinea pig for over-regulation of agriculture with a goal of commercialising the sector. This episode looks at legalization (and commercialization) of marijuana in the US as a base to see how capitalism ruins things.

    Legalizing drugs is good for consumers. However, commercializing drugs is not good for consumers. On the same breath, developing agriculture is good for farmers and consumers. Over-regulating agriculture is not good for either! This solo episode is a stream of consciousness of these two things that are related in a way...Listen to the episode of The Daily that is mentioned on this episode here.

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    Thanks for listening!



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    32 mins