[15] One of Africa Uncensored's first major productions was an investigation into the harassment, extortion, corruption[16] and even, in some cases killings,[17] meted out on hawkers and small scale traders in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, by its city inspectorate officers/askaris known locally as kanjo.
[28][29] In October 2021, working with the ICIJ,[30] Finance Uncovered and other news organizations around the world, Africa Uncensored revealed more than a dozen offshore companies linked to then Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and several members of his family in a global investigation dubbed the Pandora Papers.
[35] The release of the documentary started a storm that would see the then Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Mithika Linturi, impeached by the National Assembly[36] before he was saved by a special committee of the house.
[37] Following the documentary's release, Africa Uncensored was invited by committees of both houses of Kenya's Parliament (the National Assembly and the Senate) to screen it before them and field some questions.
[39][40] It resulted in the Kenyan government announcing that farmers who had been sold the fake fertilizer would be compensated[41][42] as well as the suspension,[43][44] arrest[45] and prosecution[46][47][48] of officials from the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).
In 2019, the TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting was awarded to a five-person team from Africa Uncensored comprising John-Allan Namu, Sam Munia, Elijah Kanyi, Clement Kumalija and Steve Biko for their work on The Profiteers documentary.
[57] In the same year, Africa Uncensored was a finalist for the Global Shining Light Award with Sam Munia, Elijah Kanyi and John-Allan Namu being feted for work on The Profiteers documentary.