Martyn Drakard, Author at MercatorNet

Why are some Kenyans weeping over a death in Minneapolis and not a death in Mathare?

‘Sizeable’ was the word the international mainstream media used to describe the crowd of demonstrators outside the American embassy in Nairobi on June 2 protesting the death of George Floyd. ‘Sizeable’, according to the Concise Oxford dictionary, means ‘of large size’ — several hundred people perhaps. Not according to the photo or the news story […]

by Martyn Drakard Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020 / 3 mins /

Coronavirus reading: ‘The Kite Runner’

by Martyn Drakard May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 / 2 mins /

Mother Angelica in th EWTN studio

Quarantine reading: the nun who made an empire

by Martyn Drakard Apr 11, 2020Apr 15, 2020 / 3 mins /

Coronavirus reading: Courage, betrayal and survival in wartime Eastern Europe

by Martyn Drakard Apr 2, 2020May 1, 2020 / 2 mins /

Cormac McCarthy: Clinging to hope in a devastated world

by Martyn Drakard May 12, 2017Jan 3, 2023 / 6 mins /

Beyond sadness, a saving hope

by Martyn Drakard Sep 11, 2014May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Judge appointments spark gay rights debate in Kenya

by Martyn Drakard Jun 6, 2011May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Where’s the welcome mat?

by Martyn Drakard Apr 7, 2011May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Africans puzzled by Western attacks on faith

by Martyn Drakard Jan 11, 2011May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

What’s wrong with African soccer?

by Martyn Drakard Jul 10, 2010May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Why is Hillary pushing gay rights upon Africa?

by Martyn Drakard Jul 6, 2010May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

The wheels of international justice in Africa

by Martyn Drakard Jun 9, 2010May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Swerve with verve

by Martyn Drakard May 24, 2010May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Africa: religious fault-line?

by Martyn Drakard Apr 22, 2010May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Kenyans divided over new constitution

by Martyn Drakard Apr 7, 2010May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /