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Githieya Kimari

We need leadership that is not tainted by political bad manners

According to the angry Gen-Zs, problems with the Kenyan nation stems from State capture by selfish political class that is engaged in an orgy of primitive acquisition.

By Githieya Kimari 3 months ago

We need leadership that is not tainted by political bad manners

AI age could radically change African cultures and politics

AI age could radically change African cultures and politics

By Githieya Kimari 5 months ago

Which way for Opposition as Raila exits local political stage

Which way for Opposition as Raila exits local political stage

By Githieya Kimari 7 months ago

Selective awarding of MyGov threatens freedom of speech

Selective awarding of MyGov threatens freedom of speech

By Githieya Kimari 8 months ago

Why the Hustler Fund still raises concerns, a year later

Given the many unanswered questions around its operations, the Hustler Fund feels and looks like such projects and the public has good reason to be concerned.

By Githieya Kimari 10 months ago

Why the Hustler Fund still raises concerns, a year later

Who will save Kenya from a generational leadership crisis?

As Kenya's economy titters on the verge of collapse the question that begs is whether a new generation of leadership will step up to the plate to save the nation?

By Githieya Kimari 11 months ago

Who will save Kenya from a generational leadership crisis?

Why leader of opposition's office won't make much difference

One of the agenda items in the bipartisan talks is a proposal by Kenya Kwanza to create the office of the leader of the opposition.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

Why leader of opposition's office won't make much difference

Opposition needs to give Kenya an alternative economic plan

For an opposition still smarting from election loss, mass action must be attractive since it taps on widespread disaffection engendered by the hard economic times.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

Opposition needs to give Kenya an alternative economic plan

How we can realise elusive dream of an African ideology

Many African countries have become poor copies of western capitalist democracies much to the disappointment of pan-Africanists who believed that Africans are socialist at heart.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

How we can realise elusive dream of an African ideology

It is not right for State to dictate how we should spend our money

Besides feeling overburdened, many Kenyans are also sceptical of the government's ability to deliver on its promises given its poor track record in housing projects in the past

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

It is not right for State to dictate how we should spend our money

Why we badly need laws that will safeguard our inalienable rights

As a libertarian, it is painful to give a government any excuse to interfere with the rights of citizens to exercise their inalienable rights.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

Why we badly need laws that will safeguard our inalienable rights

Azimio sees speck in State's eye but not the log in its eye

Many Kenyans have welcomed the decision by Azimio to put off further demonstrations to give a chance to a bipartisan dialogue.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

Azimio sees speck in State's eye but not the log in its eye

Amend law allowing squatters to take over land after 12 years

Given the misuse and unconstitutionality of our adverse possession law, Kenya must urgently use the precedent set in commonwealth countries to repeal this blatantly unconstitutional law.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

Amend law allowing squatters to take over land after 12 years

Big government ideology is to blame for our economic woes

Public demands and consequent government policies reveal a consistent ideology that is anchored in the idea that the government is our benefactor and the citizens are its ward.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

Big government ideology is to blame for our economic woes

Some glaring inconsistencies that undermine Rutonomics

Like the fertiliser subsidy, the Hustler Fund is also characterised by a number of conceptual challenges.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

Some glaring inconsistencies that undermine Rutonomics

Leaders like Rigathi Gachagua shouldn't use State to push ethnic interests

As we anxiously wait to see what our post-independence generation has in store for us, a logical starting point for reflection is to look back into our past to see what we have become.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

Leaders like Rigathi Gachagua shouldn't use State to push ethnic interests

Kenya does not need to be fragmented into more ethnic counties

Not only does fragmentation of Kenya into ethnic counties inhibits the growth of an overarching national identity, it reifies and entrenches our ethnic cleavages.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

Kenya does not need to be fragmented into more ethnic counties

MPs performance so far has been anything but impressive

Not only have MPs ignored basic tenets of our democracy, their performance of primary legislative duties has been less than stellar.

By Githieya Kimari 1 year ago

MPs performance so far has been anything but impressive

Kenya's a secular state; we must separate religion, state affairs

The historical justification for the separation of state and religion is the need to respect different beliefs and ideologies and the turmoil that results from ignoring diversity.

By Githieya Kimari 2 years ago

Kenya's a secular state; we must separate religion, state affairs

What elections have revealed about state of our democracy

The election season proved that we are yet to evolve a value system that is consistent with our capitalist democracy.

By Githieya Kimari 2 years ago

What elections have revealed about state of our democracy

The paternalistic ideolology that undermines Azimio's manifesto

Although the Azimio manifesto contains many positive ideas, it is undermined by a paternalistic ideology that sabotages its stated goal of delivering an economic revolution.

By Githieya Kimari 2 years ago

The paternalistic ideolology that undermines Azimio's manifesto

Uhuru Kenyatta's road projects best thing for Kenya since sliced bread

Apart from enabling a booming real estate industry, the area has also witnessed mushrooming of light industries that are taking advantage of proximity to Nairobi and cheap labour.

By Githieya Kimari 2 years ago

Uhuru Kenyatta's road projects best thing for Kenya since sliced bread

Court ruling on abortion affirms our democratic right to choose

The ruling on abortion by Malindi High Court Judge Reuben Nyakundi was a landmark affirmation of our inalienable right to choose.

By Githieya Kimari 2 years ago

Court ruling on abortion affirms our democratic right to choose

Run for your lives; the season of empty political promises is here

We expect more seriousness in campaigns for the Kenyan presidency considering that whoever wins the election will impact the lives of millions.

By Githieya Kimari 2 years ago

Run for your lives; the season of empty political promises is here

Mount Kenya does not need regional kingpins anymore

Instead of tribal kingpins, the Mt Kenya community should be looking for leaders who will respect foundational and inalienable human rights.

By Githieya Kimari 3 years ago

Mount Kenya does not need regional kingpins anymore

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