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Kidi Mwaga

Nyanza must think long and hard before settling on a political suitor

With Kalonzo Musyoka and his Kamba constituency drifting towards the Gema elites, will the Luos dash headlong into the bosom of William Ruto?

By Kidi Mwaga 2 months ago

Nyanza must think long and hard before settling on a political suitor

As woes pile up, don't forget that Kenya's fate lies in our hands

As woes pile up, don't forget that Kenya's fate lies in our hands

By Kidi Mwaga 2 months ago

Open letter to African heads of state on Raila's AUC candidacy

Open letter to African heads of state on Raila's AUC candidacy

By Kidi Mwaga 2 months ago

Broad-based cabinet must bridge wide rifts in the country

Broad-based cabinet must bridge wide rifts in the country

By Kidi Mwaga 3 months ago

We must now organise around superior, common-sense ideas

Lives and families have been destroyed by a government unwilling to pay for goods and services it consumed.

By Kidi Mwaga 3 months ago

We must now organise around superior, common-sense ideas

Ruto wasted his political capital on little things with no returns

Let's face it, William Ruto wasted political capital on political trivialities at the very time when so many had sat back to watch a political genius in action.

By Kidi Mwaga 3 months ago

Ruto wasted his political capital on little things with no returns

Follow the Constitution to avoid pitfalls in agitation for change

The constitution as a rule book in a democracy sets out to define how to ensure that a polity is not consumed by anarchy at any one time.

By Kidi Mwaga 4 months ago

Follow the Constitution to avoid pitfalls in agitation for change

Proposals to disband Senate are ill-advised, strengthen it instead

The clarion call for the next general elections must be, "Bring back honour to the August House''. We cannot have people in Parliament who only speak when it's convenient and popular.

By Kidi Mwaga 4 months ago

Proposals to disband Senate are ill-advised, strengthen it instead

Protests by young generation are inspired by dashed hopes

The Finance Bill was a trigger of simmering public anger and years of citizens disaffection with the running of our public affairs.

By Kidi Mwaga 4 months ago

Protests by young generation are inspired by dashed hopes

Gen Z protests proof things are not moving at right speed

The outpouring of the Gen Zs is an indicator that things are looking bright but unfortunately not fast enough to satisfy every Gen Z's aspirations.

By Kidi Mwaga 5 months ago

Gen Z protests proof things are not moving at right speed

Finance Bill 2024 threatens Kenyans' ingenuity and thrift

The consensus has been, "We must join hands to stop the decline that has eroded the soul of the nation for so long". The '20s cannot be the decade of growing anxieties and declining confidence.

By Kidi Mwaga 5 months ago

Finance Bill 2024 threatens Kenyans' ingenuity and thrift

Limuru 3, 'one man, one shilling' remind us of ethnic exclusion

If champions of one 'man, one vote, one shilling' mantra are sincere in building one united country, then let us see them insisting on revenue-sharing criteria.

By Kidi Mwaga 5 months ago

Limuru 3, 'one man, one shilling' remind us of ethnic exclusion

Citizens who ask questions deserve answers, not insults

We must not treat the citizens with contempt. For that will quickly undermine the already frail social trust.

By Kidi Mwaga 5 months ago

Citizens who ask questions deserve answers, not insults

Drafters of Finance Bill should go back to the drawing board

Listening to some of the elected members attempting to explain the Bill has made our hearts sink into our stomachs.

By Kidi Mwaga 6 months ago

Drafters of Finance Bill should go back to the drawing board

President Ruto's visit to America should benefit Kenya and Africa

No country on Earth should say they are friends of Kenya if their interventions do not help us provide a basic safety net for the most vulnerable of our citizens.

By Kidi Mwaga 6 months ago

President Ruto's visit to America should benefit Kenya and Africa

Time to free civil service from clutches of political patronage

State-sector jobs became the source of political patronage. This resulted in an inefficient public service while bloating the wage bill.

By Kidi Mwaga 6 months ago

Time to free civil service from clutches of political patronage

Vested interests in Mount Kenya could hamper President Ruto's plans

Kenya's Success lies in building national solidarity.

By Kidi Mwaga 6 months ago

Vested interests in Mount Kenya could hamper President Ruto's plans

General Ogola has left indelible mark in our military's history

To honour him, let his unfortunate demise give us the courage to truly "leave no stone unturned" in pursuit of truth and national healing.

By Kidi Mwaga 7 months ago

General Ogola has left indelible mark in our military's history

We should give Ruto benefit of doubt to steady the Kenyan ship

Given time, Ruto will return us to our innate optimism and self-confidence.

By Kidi Mwaga 7 months ago

We should give Ruto benefit of doubt to steady the Kenyan ship

Ruto will suffer politically if fake fertiliser cartels go unpunished

President Ruto has appeared merciful, faithful and kind to the people who helped him campaign for the high office.

By Kidi Mwaga 7 months ago

Ruto will suffer politically if fake fertiliser cartels go unpunished

Ruto should continue ignoring criticism over his housing plan

The annual housing demand today stands at 250,000 units but the market can only deliver 50,000 units which effectively leads to massive market distortions and near-market failure experiences.

By Kidi Mwaga 7 months ago

Ruto should continue ignoring criticism over his housing plan

Why the days of Kenyan ethnic political kingpins are numbered

The young leaders in the National Assembly must reject this temptation to declare themselves kingpins for this is the generation that must end ethnic chieftaincy in politics.

By Kidi Mwaga 7 months ago

Why the days of Kenyan ethnic political kingpins are numbered

Kenya should stand firm and help end Haiti gangs menace

Kenya, as part of the international community, must step up to the challenge and help restore law and order in Haiti, which has had a very tragic history.

By Kidi Mwaga 8 months ago

Kenya should stand firm and help end Haiti gangs menace

It is time for Kenyans to make difficult but necessary sacrifices

As Parliament fast-tracks the legislative changes to anchor the Nadco report, let us not turn a blind eye to individuals who were maimed or killed last year.

By Kidi Mwaga 8 months ago

It is time for Kenyans to make difficult but necessary sacrifices

Enforce laws enacted to disrupt money laundering networks

In 2010, Kenya was listed as a high-risk country for delays in enacting laws to tackle criminal financial activities as well as failure to track money laundering.

By Kidi Mwaga 8 months ago

Enforce laws enacted to disrupt money laundering networks

Raila has wisdom and creative optimism that Africa needs

The Africa of wars, disease, famine and conflict is a phase that we must now confine to the unmarked graveyard of history's discarded lies for we can birth forth a dawn of hope for Africa.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

Raila has wisdom and creative optimism that Africa needs

People accused of state capture cannot solve our problems

Let us come together to reject prejudice and contempt clothed in the garb of ethnic solidarity that most politicians have resorted to.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

People accused of state capture cannot solve our problems

Kenyans should reject politics of clientelism and ethnic elitism

That Kenya must be a city upon a hill is non-negotiable. This must be an ideal that we, the people of Kenya, must fight for and defend with everything we have got.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

Kenyans should reject politics of clientelism and ethnic elitism

Ruto is on right course, young people should keep the faith

As we have seen, the good intentions of the President have suffered a few setbacks which demonstrates that they can be perfected to ultimately carry the aspirations of the people.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

Ruto is on right course, young people should keep the faith

Kenya's silver lining lies in the full integration of East Africa

Are we in a crisis? The intricate web of the socio-economic challenges that we are facing today leaves us no room to answer the question any other way but in the affirmative.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

Kenya's silver lining lies in the full integration of East Africa

Use movies to change Kenya and Africa's global perceptions

Economic potential through massive job creation and billions in revenue can only be imagined.

By Kidi Mwaga 10 months ago

Use movies to change Kenya and Africa's global perceptions

We must bring back character in politics for Kenya to prosper

A time has to come elect leaders in spirit and in truth of our most fundamental values. Leadership based on character.

By Kidi Mwaga 10 months ago

We must bring back character in politics for Kenya to prosper

Ruto's steady hands steering Kenya toward progress, stability

Every single initiative by the government has received nothing but bullish outrage with absolutely no alternatives.

By Kidi Mwaga 10 months ago

Ruto's steady hands steering Kenya toward progress, stability

Nyanza has suffered enough; it's time to chart a new path

Popularly known as the grandchildren of Ramogi (nyikwa Ramogi Ajwan'g), may have to engage in political open-heart surgery or else the region will lose its lustre and identity forever.

By Kidi Mwaga 11 months ago

Nyanza has suffered enough; it's time to chart a new path

Ruto will ultimately bring down cost of living; let's give him time

When President Theodore Roosevelt talked about the man in the arena, he possibly had President William Ruto in mind.

By Kidi Mwaga 11 months ago

Ruto will ultimately bring down cost of living; let's give him time

Kenya's political missteps and pathway to a better future

A country is as good as the institutions it erects and the leadership it bequeaths itself.

By Kidi Mwaga 11 months ago

Kenya's political missteps and pathway to a better future

Bomas team did their job, it's our role to perfect the nation

Ours is an imperfect and unfinished society. May we always come together to finish that task of perfecting it.

By Kidi Mwaga 11 months ago

Bomas team did their job, it's our role to perfect the nation

EAC integration a silver lining for Kenya, will boost economy

When public policy does not encourage the productive capacity of citizens then you know you are staring at a polity that is headed into an abyss.

By Kidi Mwaga 11 months ago

EAC integration a silver lining for Kenya, will boost economy

Let's stop our dependence on imports, reinvest in production

With diminished production, we became largely dependent on exports, including fish from China. This then increasingly saw the dollar nosedive against the shilling.

By Kidi Mwaga 1 year ago

Let's stop our dependence on imports, reinvest in production

Our economy is in turbulence, but the future looks bright

I know we didn't elect an angel to the office of president. As such we must extend to him some grace as both sides of the political divide gives the president the headroom to deliver.

By Kidi Mwaga 1 year ago

Our economy is in turbulence, but the future looks bright

Africa should free itself from the yoke of neo-colonialism

Those personality fights took us to 2022 elections with its ugly post-election fallout that we are still trying to apply a salve on through the National dialogue.

By Kidi Mwaga 1 year ago

Africa should free itself from the yoke of neo-colonialism

Do not turn our political parties into special purpose vehicles

When the history of Jubilee is written, at least a footnote will be reserved for Sabina Chege, either for being too ambitious or too innocent to be the person who helped snuff life out of the party.

By Kidi Mwaga 1 year ago

Do not turn our political parties into special purpose vehicles

'It's our turn to eat' mentality an existential threat to Kenya

We must rededicate ourselves to an anti-graft crusade that has no regard to political affiliation. We must come together as Kenyans and forge an ecumenism to rekindle the soul of the nation.

By Kidi Mwaga 1 year ago

'It's our turn to eat' mentality an existential threat to Kenya

Only change of mindset can free citizens from political bondage

Media reports that the committee is yet to find a middle ground on the reconstitution of the IEBC is a pointer that Bomas as presently constituted is the big boys club for the big boys' interests.

By Kidi Mwaga 1 year ago

Only change of mindset can free citizens from political bondage

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