Goons and guns: Sudan's tragic cycle, Kenya's tragic mirror

The dangerous drift of Kenya’s politics should worry us. What began in Sudan as a militia proxy to crush rebellion has mutated into a monstrous force seeking domination of a country.

By 14 days ago

The budget tells its all; national government is behind the healthcare crisis

Pregnant mothers are being turned away from underfunded county hospitals.

By 18 days ago

When State turns into a criminal enterprise it foments a revolution

This week, the Eliud Lagat affair has exposed, with chilling clarity, the depths to which President William Ruto’s administration is willing to sink in its contempt for Kenyans.

By 21 days ago

"Albert Ojwang's Blood Cries Out: Enough is Enough"

Albert Ojwang was arrested from his home in Migori County. In broad daylight. In front of his father and other relatives. There were no guns drawn, no resistance offered. He was calm.

By 26 days ago

Enough is enough! False publication belongs to courtrooms, not abduction and death

Let Albert Ojwang’s death be the last. Let his name be the turning point. This time, we will not play along. Enough is enough.

By 27 days ago

Rose Njeri's prosecution over Finance Bill an affront to our democracy

If activist Rose Njeri is guilty of anything, it is of believing that her voice matters in shaping the laws that govern her.

By 29 days ago

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Why Ruto's apology to young people was not good enough

When a state begins to treat civic consciousness as subversion and public participation as provocation, then the institutions of democracy are not just weakening but being hollowed out.

By 1 month ago

Privacy on the line: How two Bills threaten Kenya's digital freedoms

Two proposed laws, the Finance Bill 2025 and the Kenya Information and Communications Bill, threaten to fundamentally reshape our rights in the digital space.

By 1 month ago

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Writer took our story to globe, but, in defiance not submission

The death of Ngugi wa Thiong’o marks the closing chapter of an extraordinary era—an era when literature was not mere art, but ammunition;

By 1 month ago

Kenya must heed warning signs of growing political intolerance

The other day in Kitale, irate wananchi torched EACC vehicles in broad daylight. The police watched from a distance—some say helpless, others say complicit.

By 1 month ago

Mukuru is not Singapore: How Ruto's housing gamble missed the mark

The Singapore housing model, which Kenyan leaders often cite as inspiration, was not merely about constructing high-rise buildings for the poor.

By 1 month ago

Government's budget priorities will leave the country worse off

Kenya’s 2025/2026 budget estimates, recently tabled before Parliament, paint a worrying picture of a government adrift that is tightening it around the necks of the most vulnerable.

By 1 month ago

Elections in 2027 will be won at the polling station not shadows

Even under conditions of extreme manipulation or institutional decay, it is virtually impossible to rig an election at a scale that overturns the will of the people in a landslide turnout.

By 1 month ago

Why legislators must step back from managing NG-CDF kitty

It is a fundamental tenet of constitutional democracy that the powers of governance—legislative, executive, and judicial—must remain distinct.

By 1 month ago

Gachagua giving opposition the discipline it desperately needed

Gachagua’s emerging defiance is doing what few expected: injecting discipline, clarity, and urgency into an opposition that has for too long wallowed in hesitation, betrayal and confusion.

By 1 month ago

June 25th will never be forgotten since it's written in Kenyan blood

The use of violence to silence dissent, to ram through decisions, and to intimidate both elected leaders and ordinary citizens is a betrayal of everything Parliament stands for.

By 2 months ago

No, Mr President, we won't clap for you; you just don't deserve it

Mr President, Kenyans are not ungrateful. They are simply awake. They have opened their eyes to the widening gulf between your promises and their lived reality.

By 2 months ago

When we politicise teachers' jobs we weaken pillars of governance

Today, recruitment of teachers has been hijacked by politicians who seek to use job opportunities as instruments of political reward and punishment.

By 2 months ago

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Orengo speaks language of integrity in a betrayed nation

Orengo speaks the language of integrity in a betrayed nation.

By 2 months ago

We must see beyond the charm to rescue the soul of our nation

We are at war for the soul of this nation and to win it, we must learn to see beyond the charm, the eloquence and the rehearsed concern.

By 2 months ago

Pheroze Nowrojee: Brilliant legal mind and defender of the silenced

It is with a heart weighed down by grief and profound sorrow that I mourn the passing of my dear friend, comrade and brother in struggle, Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee.

By 2 months ago

The President is losing control of the narrative

When a sitting president engages in direct confrontations with former allies such as the former DP, it typically indicates a deeper struggle behind the scenes.

By 3 months ago

No change: A tale of Deja vu in Kenya's politics

Kenya’s political landscape often feels like an endless loop, where history does not just rhyme — it repeats itself with eerie precision.

By 3 months ago

Scorecard for Ruto's administration at half time

President William Ruto’s government has been in office for two and half years now. During that period his governance is accused of deception.

By 3 months ago

Broad-based government is unconstitutional

President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga have conjured up a political arrangement they call a broad-based government — a structure with no constitutional foundation.

By 3 months ago

Why Ruto's Kenya Kwanza leadership is narcissistic

The KK leadership wants Kenyans to walk on eggshells daily, making sure not to bring up the reality of how they’re treating them and how they are running their country.

By 5 months ago

Goons and guns: Sudan's tragic cycle, Kenya's tragic mirror

The dangerous drift of Kenya’s politics should worry us. What began in Sudan as a militia proxy to crush rebellion has mutated into a monstrous force seeking domination of a country.

By 14 days ago

The budget tells its all; national government is behind the healthcare crisis

Pregnant mothers are being turned away from underfunded county hospitals.

By 18 days ago

When State turns into a criminal enterprise it foments a revolution

This week, the Eliud Lagat affair has exposed, with chilling clarity, the depths to which President William Ruto’s administration is willing to sink in its contempt for Kenyans.

By 21 days ago

"Albert Ojwang's Blood Cries Out: Enough is Enough"

Albert Ojwang was arrested from his home in Migori County. In broad daylight. In front of his father and other relatives. There were no guns drawn, no resistance offered. He was calm.

By 26 days ago

Enough is enough! False publication belongs to courtrooms, not abduction and death

Let Albert Ojwang’s death be the last. Let his name be the turning point. This time, we will not play along. Enough is enough.

By 27 days ago

Rose Njeri's prosecution over Finance Bill an affront to our democracy

If activist Rose Njeri is guilty of anything, it is of believing that her voice matters in shaping the laws that govern her.

By 29 days ago

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Why Ruto's apology to young people was not good enough

When a state begins to treat civic consciousness as subversion and public participation as provocation, then the institutions of democracy are not just weakening but being hollowed out.

By 1 month ago

Privacy on the line: How two Bills threaten Kenya's digital freedoms

Two proposed laws, the Finance Bill 2025 and the Kenya Information and Communications Bill, threaten to fundamentally reshape our rights in the digital space.

By 1 month ago

Premium

Writer took our story to globe, but, in defiance not submission

The death of Ngugi wa Thiong’o marks the closing chapter of an extraordinary era—an era when literature was not mere art, but ammunition;

By 1 month ago

Kenya must heed warning signs of growing political intolerance

The other day in Kitale, irate wananchi torched EACC vehicles in broad daylight. The police watched from a distance—some say helpless, others say complicit.

By 1 month ago

Mukuru is not Singapore: How Ruto's housing gamble missed the mark

The Singapore housing model, which Kenyan leaders often cite as inspiration, was not merely about constructing high-rise buildings for the poor.

By 1 month ago

Government's budget priorities will leave the country worse off

Kenya’s 2025/2026 budget estimates, recently tabled before Parliament, paint a worrying picture of a government adrift that is tightening it around the necks of the most vulnerable.

By 1 month ago

Elections in 2027 will be won at the polling station not shadows

Even under conditions of extreme manipulation or institutional decay, it is virtually impossible to rig an election at a scale that overturns the will of the people in a landslide turnout.

By 1 month ago

Why legislators must step back from managing NG-CDF kitty

It is a fundamental tenet of constitutional democracy that the powers of governance—legislative, executive, and judicial—must remain distinct.

By 1 month ago