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Why Ruto and Raila want to amend the supreme law

President Ruto’s push to amend the 2010 Constitution gained momentum during the celebration of Katiba Day on Wednesday, with reflections on the good and deficient aspects of the law.

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Old habits die hard: How colonial blues have impeded constitutionalism in Kenya

The power elite has been heroes of reversals and negations in the laws of the land. The new African leadership after independence, overthrew the rule of law.

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Smoke, daggers, and secrets: What Ruto's graft war on MPs reveals

A thorough shakeup in Parliament’s leadership appears to be Ruto’s most promising, but equally precarious route to putting together his new team for 2027.

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Our leaders' crass humour and example expose their low class

Fred and I conclude that we must address the adults before we could correct the young. We joyously conclude that this correctional charity must begin at home.

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Comedy of errors: Why Ruto has egg on face over jobs

Presidential appointments in Kenya have been orders to be obeyed. They have not been opinions to be reflected about, nor proposals to be considered.

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Cheer Harambee Stars with an eye on the fly in our soup

Harambee Stars have played one man down twice because of foul play. I learn that foul play doesn’t help. The fans, too, can be messy.

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How Ruto's goofs created a US-China dilemma

When President Ruto announced in China in April that Kenya would work with Beijing to create a new world order, he slapped Washington squarely in the face.

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Ruto and allies flirting with danger by chest thumping about 2027 poll

Consent of the governed is not an opinion. It is the life blood of liberal democracy, and the foremost inalienable right of the ruled.

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To honour Asiyo, women leaders must insist on decorum, dignity

Mama Phoebe Asiyo survived a tough political landscape, full of insolence, violence, intimidation and innuendo.

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The Odinga-led dialogues: Who really benefits from the talks?

It is not surprising that Raila wants an all-inclusive intergenerational dialogue to address Gen-Z protests. He loves that landscape. It has previously served him well and could do it again. 

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Democracy has answers on why the President may be sent home

Accordingly, Kenyans who say Ruto must go, need to “declare the causes which impel the separation” they are calling for.

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You don't empower people with Sh200, salivating at their votes

These past few months have witnessed Kenya’s intelligentsia in the political space cut across the country in a futile exercise called empowerment.

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The President is beating drums of war against his own people

President Ruto has himself been rich in outbursts. He hardly waits for his adversaries’ words to sink in before rushing out, shooting from the hip.

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Raila's call for dialogue misses the point on what Kenya needs

Kenya’s Gen-Z and Millennials have been in the streets since June last year, speaking to a deaf State House.

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35 years later, Saba Saba continues: Meeting of different generations, same script

The Saba Saba commemorations are not celebrations of a moment. They instead call up public consciousness to decades of strife for good governance, since independence.

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Mr President you risk bringing idolatry in church, State House

Prophet Nathan told King David he could not build God’s temple, because he had killed people. The hands of Kenya Kwanza are similarly tainted with human blood.

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Reforms or brutal crackdown? How Gen Z revolt puts Kenya at turning point

The vigorous return of Gen-Z activities in Kenya’s streets is loaded with ominous messages on unfinished business. It arrives with questions galore.

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History shows Gen Z demos will continue to push for real change

Gen Z demos will continue, unless you address the issues. Heavy handedness will fail like, just as in the past. 

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By working with goons, this administration has just admitted failure

Kenya could sink into irreversible anarchy under the Kenya Kwanza government. Menacing goons are becoming the order of the day.

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Leaders must adjust their sails to survive current civic winds

Kenya’s current affairs make us feel trapped in chaos, as if we’re held captive by forces of destruction.

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Ojwang's murder exposes Ruto's nervous regime backed by Raila

The blood of patriots is the seed of more patriots and eventual victory over autocracy. History teaches us that patriots are never killed in vain. Ojwang lives on.

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Family of police officer missing in Haiti sues State

The family of the missing police officer in the Haitian peacekeeping mission has moved to court to force the government to explain his whereabouts and condition.

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African leaders still living in the past must brace for rising youth

Africa’s rising youth challenge leaders to embrace change and modern governance.

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Why Ngugi wa Thiong'o never won Nobel Prize for Literature

 Ngugi wa Thiong’o was nominated for the Nobel Prize about a dozen times. Yet, nothing came of it.

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Stop these political prayers that only mock God, the people

Kenya’s annual political prayer rituals are absurd, bordering on blasphemy and profanity, as they do. They are an unnecessary expense to the taxpayer and a mockery of prayer.

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Seal: Sudi's rare show of wisdom in 'they could be jailed forever'

The Public Seal is a formal symbol affixed to important documents to signify their authenticity and official status.

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How Suluhu failed motherhood test, regional integration dream

Mama Samia has styled herself for the past four years as an amiable matriarchal figure in East Africa.

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Why the work is cut for the Opposition ahead of 2027

Kenya’s Opposition plot has thickened, with the unveiling of Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) on Thursday.

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When custodians of law betray people's trust in justice system

The senior counsel has been retained to blackmail the Supreme Court judge. “Return the bribe cash, or I share the details with the Chief Justice and the Judicial Service Commission.”

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The scorn in a tired overused shoe thrown at the President

Hurling of footgear has signified scorn, anger and conquest. Either the person is expressing utter contempt at the object of attack, or he is declaring victory over it. Sometimes it is both.

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Pope XIV takes on a changing world facing complex matters

Leo XIV has a very complex world to lead as the Pontifex Maximus. It is the world of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4iR).

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Prof Makau has joined school of scandal as a revolution unfolds

Prof Makau Mutua has now joined the ever expanding landscape of President William Ruto’s senior advisors.

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How praise and worship make dictatorship and fuel impunity

The deafening choirs around President William Ruto are ominous. When Orengo cautions Kenya about the horrendous praise and worship culture, it is not that he worries about himself.

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Judas' betrayal: Kenya's quest for Paradise and the lessons to be learnt this Easter season

The Christian Easter season reminds us of the elusive search for the ideal universe. Ultimately, it is a universe that holds society in sacred esteem.

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Nairobi is today's Gethsemane where we seek hope amid agony

Season’s greetings from Emanyulia, this place of gold and hope. We are happy to remember you in this season of passion.

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Ruto's leadership questionable after Gachagua, Muturi claims

More profound than an insatiable appetite for wealth is the question of whether President William Ruto is, in fact,  fit for office.

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You can't stop quest for genuine reforms by outlawing creativity

State House will fail in its present effort to clamp down on Kenyans. For their own good, and their families, those in power today will do well to embrace genuine reform.

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Human resource Bill is a power grab and State House mischief

The Human Resource Management Bill (2024) transfers responsibilities of Public Service Commission to Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service.

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Security chiefs must protect the Constitution at all times

Salasya was beaten up. He was almost thrown into the dustbin, at Nyayo Stadium. As he could not fit in the bin, they threw the thing at him.

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A courtship mission: President returns to an angry but vote rich mountain

Ruto returns to the Mt Kenya region on a pacification and political courtship mission following a bitter fallout with the populace in recent months. 

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