In this screengrab, three puppets debate one another on The XYZ Show's presidential debate, which aired in February. Kenyans go to the polls Monday to pick a new president. The last election, in 2007, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... NAIROBI, Kenya — The president snoozes in his office by a tottering stack of papers in his in-tray. The prime minister lounges in a toilet with a red carpet ...

A puppeteer gets ready for his skit with President-Elect Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo Credit: Sam Sturgis To Victor Oluoch, the political elites of Nairobi were always like the wizards behind the curtain — ...

NAIROBI, KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — The president snoozes in his office by a tottering stack of papers in his in-tray. The prime minister lounges in a toilet with a red carpet leading to its door. Cabinet ...

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of stories on how online satirical outlets around the world develop their shows and sites under difficult national conditions and repressive, ...

Since 2009, the XYZ Show has been holding Kenyan politicians and other global figures to account, with a hilarious and cutting form of satire, starring... puppets! The brainchild of widely syndicated ...

Puppetry, along with other forms of folk art, such as dance, storytelling and masked performances, continues to be a popular form of communication. Even in an era of globalisation, puppetry represents ...