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TODAY'S EDITORIAL
Gafcon
JUN 19, 2026politicschurch
Church Politics
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About the artist
Three decades of drawing power to account.
Godfrey Mwampembwa — known to the world as Gado — is East Africa's most syndicated editorial cartoonist. His work has appeared in Daily Nation, The Standard, Le Monde, Deutsche Welle and dozens of titles across the continent.
30+
Years drawing
12k+
Cartoons published
40+
Countries syndicated
8
Books authored
20+
Awards
1M+
Readers weekly
As featured in
Daily Nation
The Standard
Le Monde
Deutsche Welle
BBC Africa
The Guardian
"Gado's pen captures the absurdities of power with a precision no editorial can match."
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