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Raila's Addis setback, a political turning point for both opposition and government

He returns home empty handed, leaving his admirers divided and his detractors wary. There are those who want the Raila to take up his role of calling the government back to order.

By Barack Muluka 6 months ago

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Trump's comeback: How 'America First' policy will affect Kenya, Africa

Prolific writer David Maillu is launching a Trump statue atop a modified pit latrine because he is saddened by his re-election.

By Barack Muluka 7 months ago

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Gen Z are driving a war against thieves, wastage and opulence

President Ruto is the midwife, and they will keep him on maternity toes. They are happy he has sacked his Cabinet.

By Barack Muluka 1 year ago

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Ruto's tough choices as he seeks to steady country and win 2027 polls

President must decide whether everyone in his Cabinet should fall on their own sword, or if he will fall on the sword on behalf of all, or with them.

By Barack Muluka 1 year ago

Democracy fails when majority follow their top leaders blindly

Going forward, intense and continuous voter education should be a priority for Kenya's civil society - whatever the difficulties may be.

By Barack Muluka 1 year ago

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Why Raila's AU bid might embarrass Kenya

Raila Odinga's AUC candidacy is more than a personal crusade. He is not just carrying his cross. Kenya's regional and continental prestige is on the line.

By Barack Muluka 1 year ago

Angry public rallies killing Kenya Kwanza strategy

Poor communication is easily the weakest link in the Kenya Kwanza government. They seem to wade into controversy and antagonism almost at will.

By Barack Muluka 1 year ago

Grade A is good, but let's guard against idiocy

Should we surmise that if you don't get these top grades, you are a daft failure; a hopeless nincompoop who should be ashamed, and perhaps deserves to be hanged?

By Barack Muluka 1 year ago

Nobody can dim your star or stop your sun

Each of the bright heavenly bodies has its own place, its own role. And everything is written in these bodies. They align howsoever they wish, with consequences.

By Barack Muluka 1 year ago

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Inside Raila and Ruto epic battles from Kanu days

Before they met in March 2002, as top officials of Kanu, Ruto and Raila had travelled two along mutually exclusive political paths.

By Barack Muluka 2 years ago

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Raila petition ruling to herald big shift in the centre of power

Already, the realignments have begun showing and the verdict from SCOK will either consolidate, or shake them.

By Barack Muluka 3 years ago

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Good, bad and the ugly of Raila Odinga, William Ruto and George Wajackoyah party manifestos

Roots party believe legalizing marijuana and selling it on global markets, will bring trillions of dollars. Both Kenya Kwanza and Azimio coalitions have similar proposals on many issues.

By Barack Muluka 3 years ago

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Madaraka Day snob of William Ruto is all what Kenyans could remember

There would be no President Uhuru Kenyatta without William Ruto. We say here in Emanyulia, no matter how badly a friend wrongs you, think even of the littlest good he did for you.

By Barack Muluka 3 years ago

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Sorry Kalonzo Musyoka, Kenyan voters do not owe you anything

On January 10, 2008, Kibaki appointed Kalonzo his Vice President in what was called "a part of the Cabinet." The Wiper leader says accepting this appointment was a great sacrifice.

By Barack Muluka 3 years ago

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CBC: Competency in education is more than walking in sacks

Simply put, competence is the ability to successfully and efficiently accomplish an assignment in a given area.

By Barack Muluka 3 years ago

Kenya’s leadership is dead, who will emerge and lead?

Jubilee dragged on for a while. Yet it was also on the line. In the full order of time, the ruling party has succumbed to internal attrition.

By Barack Muluka 4 years ago

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We've been to hell and back, but the worst is yet to come

Everyone has retreated into their own space to see how best to deal with the fallout

By Barack Muluka 4 years ago

Strongmen should wake up to reality of people’s power

Mali is not a stranger to military takeovers. In 1967, President Modibo Keita (1960-1967) was overthrown. He died in jail 10 years later.

By Barack Muluka 5 years ago

Saba Saba: The start of a journey that is yet to be completed

Thirty years later, Saba Saba remains a landmark in the struggle for democracy and good governance in Kenya

By Barack Muluka 5 years ago

Sick Jubilee crumbling and taking with it young careers

In the spirit of honesty in these columns, I wondered in 2016 about the wisdom of folding several political parties into one Jubilee Party.

By Barack Muluka 5 years ago

BBI presents agenda for real national dialogue to begin

History shows us that Kenya’s presidential system has been the mother of ethnic tensions and election violence.

By Barack Muluka 5 years ago

The culture of wishing away scandals is what makes or breaks us

The dust settles with ease on everything in Kenya. The only important variable in our national life is passage of time. With this goes our brevity of memory. When time has passed, we simply don’t want to remember anything. This makes us and breaks us.

By Barack Muluka 10 years ago

President should know that the fellows around him are self seeking sycophants

“ Are you travelling to The Hague in solidarity with the President?” So read the twitter message from Kyaka Kyalo.

By Barack Muluka 10 years ago

It’s time to address size of public service

When President Uhuru Kenyatta announced at a Jubilee retreat in Mt Kenya that he was taking a 20 per cent wage cut, the response was swift and predictable. His detractors, led by CORD leaders, said it was a cheap gimmick.

By Barack Muluka 11 years ago

Has Uhuru forsaken the counsel of wise men to kill our freedom?

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s first eight months in power will go down in history as the age in which freedom was for the third time officially killed in Kenya.

By By Barack Muluka 11 years ago

Fifty years later, is history repeating itself in attempts to kill devolution?

If I am confounded, I take solace in knowing that I cannot possibly be alone. Distinguished historians must be just as baffled as I am by the things that astound me in my country.

By Barack Muluka 12 years ago