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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.
By 16 days ago
Raila's call for dialogue misses the point on what Kenya needs
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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.
By 23 days ago
35 years later, Saba Saba continues: Meeting of different generations, same script
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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.
By 23 days ago
Mr President you risk bringing idolatry in church, State House
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.
By 1 month ago
Reforms or brutal crackdown? How Gen Z revolt puts Kenya at turning point
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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. 
By 1 month ago
History shows Gen Z demos will continue to push for real change
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.
By 1 month ago
By working with goons, this administration has just admitted failure
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.
By 1 month ago
Leaders must adjust their sails to survive current civic winds
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.
By 1 month ago
Ojwang's murder exposes Ruto's nervous regime backed by Raila
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.
By 1 month ago
Family of police officer missing in Haiti sues State
African leaders still living in the past must brace for rising youth
Africa’s rising youth challenge leaders to embrace change and modern governance.
By 1 month ago
African leaders still living in the past must brace for rising youth
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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.
By 1 month ago
Why Ngugi wa Thiong'o never won Nobel Prize for Literature
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.
By 1 month ago
Stop these political prayers that only mock God, the people
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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.
By 2 months ago
Seal: Sudi's rare show of wisdom in 'they could be jailed forever'
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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.
By 2 months ago
How Suluhu failed motherhood test, regional integration dream
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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.
By 2 months ago
Why the work is cut for the Opposition ahead of 2027
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.”
By 2 months ago
When custodians of law betray people's trust in justice system
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.
By 2 months ago
The scorn in a tired overused shoe thrown at the President
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).
By 2 months ago
Pope XIV takes on a changing world facing complex matters
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.
By 2 months ago
Prof Makau has joined school of scandal as a revolution unfolds
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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.
By 3 months ago
How praise and worship make dictatorship and fuel impunity
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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.
By 3 months ago
Judas' betrayal: Kenya's quest for Paradise and the lessons to be learnt this Easter season
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.
By 3 months ago
Nairobi is today's Gethsemane where we seek hope amid agony
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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.
By 3 months ago
Ruto's leadership questionable after Gachagua, Muturi claims
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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.
By 3 months ago
You can't stop quest for genuine reforms by outlawing creativity
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.
By 3 months ago
Human resource Bill is a power grab and State House mischief
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.
By 3 months ago
Security chiefs must protect the Constitution at all times
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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. 
By 4 months ago
A courtship mission: President returns to an angry but vote rich mountain
Kisiang'ani's woes in the city amid sweet village chronicles
Outgoing ICT PS Edward Kisiang’ani has come under fire for taking the government critics head-on especially the media.
By 4 months ago
Kisiang'ani's woes in the city amid sweet village chronicles
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Ruto's tours and Raila's gamble to save the nation
Following the impeachment of Ruto’s first deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, the Ruto regime now hangs on a shoestring. Its strongest pillar is Raila Odinga’s ODM.
By 4 months ago
Ruto's tours and Raila's gamble to save the nation
Village cow thief invites chief to his home before fleas' invasion
Suddenly we are hearing that Odera and the man he called a thief are now bosom friends. Asked,
By 4 months ago
Village cow thief invites chief to his home before fleas' invasion
As Raila and Ruto bond, Kenyans should prepare for a rough ride ahead
Together with William Ruto, the pair has an insurmountable capacity to put together a political system that can bulldoze its way to whatever destination it desires.
By 4 months ago
As Raila and Ruto bond, Kenyans should prepare for a rough ride ahead
Ruto and Raila already walking the bumpy road to 2027 contest
Howsoever it is looked at, the congress between ODM and UDA has the look of a sinister giant mongrel, President Ruto sits at the mandible end of the beast.
By 4 months ago
Ruto and Raila already walking the bumpy road to 2027 contest
Don't take Kenyans back to 2007 zero-sum politics ahead of 2027
Raila Odinga Ruto and Gachagua need to guard against driving the country back to the 2007/2008 drama from hell.  
By 4 months ago
Don't take Kenyans back to 2007 zero-sum politics ahead of 2027
Iconic Mbotela was indeed the voice of Kenya, we revered him
Mambo Mbotela was an affable and infectiously cheerful team leader. He was a gentle individual, who actuated and epitomised the mannerly habits that he taught about.
By 5 months ago
Iconic Mbotela was indeed the voice of Kenya, we revered him
2027 conspiracy: Will national security be sacrificed as Ruto faces North in vote hunt?
That Kenya’s 2027 race has begun is no longer in doubt. Rattled by the fact that this August his government will be three years, Dr Ruto has flown into early campaigns.
By 5 months ago
2027 conspiracy: Will national security be sacrificed as Ruto faces North in vote hunt?
Riggy G can't speak for Mulembe nation when Ruto dangles carrot
The one person who distinguished himself throughout 2023, and much of 2024, for vociferous angst against the Mulembe nation now seeks to speak for it.
By 5 months ago
Riggy G can't speak for Mulembe nation when Ruto dangles carrot
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William Ruto: Will he be one-term President?
The President and his allies are talking not just of a second term, but of the possibility of scraping term limits. Ruto’s unyielding detractors are determined to send him packing in 2027.
By 5 months ago
William Ruto: Will he be one-term President?
President Ruto on a lonely island shielded from unpalatable truth
President Ruto enjoys the extravagant praise that urges the happy spirit towards self-immolation. The flattery comes from curious sources. His loudest admirers are ODM politicians.
By 5 months ago
President Ruto on a lonely island shielded from unpalatable truth
What you need to know of Kenya first and America first rallying calls
The construct of America First is a perfect philosophical antinomy. It is at once a constructive policy and dangerous dogma.
By 6 months ago
What you need to know of Kenya first and America first rallying calls
Kenya will miss Rasna Warah's clarity of expression and spine
Rasna Warah’s writings were capsules of a spirited search for a democratic, free and fair society, hinged on the principles of justice.
By 6 months ago
Kenya will miss Rasna Warah's clarity of expression and spine