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China, Russia sway pushing Trump to alter world order
the American raid on Venezuela is mostly about dominating the world, and especially locking the Atlantic and Pacific World from access by predatory outsiders.
By 20 days ago
China, Russia sway pushing Trump to alter world order
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We should not believe blindly or trust without questioning
The intersection between Raila, Ruto and Owuor is the merchandise of hope. It is usually a forlorn hope, born out of desperation.
By 20 days ago
We should not believe blindly or trust without questioning
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Poisoned chalice: ODM rushes to drink from Ruto's 'golden cup'
Armed with the carrot and stick, President Ruto is ever present during high profile ODM forums, where he acts as the virtual captain.
By 27 days ago
Poisoned chalice: ODM rushes to drink from Ruto's 'golden cup'
Kenyans should firmly reject Mudavadi's referendum push
Proposing a referendum without first repairing Kenya's democratic foundation is treating the people not as authors of the republic, but as instruments for stabilising elite arrangements.
By 27 days ago
Kenyans should firmly reject Mudavadi's referendum push
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We can turn a corner in 2026 by calling out greedy leaders
The passage of seasons invites us to reflect on the often futile passions that rule us.
By 1 month ago
We can turn a corner in 2026 by calling out greedy leaders
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How Opposition miscalculation has reinforced Ruto's prowess
It’s about missed chances and opportunities, just the metaphor for Kenya as the clock ticks steadily towards January 2026.
By 1 month ago
How Opposition miscalculation has reinforced Ruto's prowess
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Kalonzo respects public office not as a means to private gain
When leaders forget this distinction, the consequences are not merely moral; they are developmental.
By 1 month ago
Kalonzo respects public office not as a means to private gain
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Why scientists Magufuli and Ruto are joined at the hip politically
The disconnect between the disciplined mind of the scholar, and the discretionary power of the politician has been at work again.
By 1 month ago
Why scientists Magufuli and Ruto are joined at the hip politically
Flawed polls put EAC leaders' legitimacy into huge question
Except for 2002, every presidential election in Kenya since 1992 has lacked credibility, and there has been no faith in the electoral commission.
By 1 month ago
Flawed polls put EAC leaders' legitimacy into huge question
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Where goon is defined by state, Ruto's warning rings hollow
The notion of a goon in Kenya is largely a vague matter of political convenience. There is no definition of a goon in Kenyan law, even as President William Ruto vows, as he did this week.
By 1 month ago
Where goon is defined by state, Ruto's warning rings hollow
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How Gachagua's ethnic chauvinism will hand Ruto an easy victory
Gachagua arrived on the Opposition landscape full of bile, grief and vindictiveness
By 1 month ago
How Gachagua's ethnic chauvinism will hand Ruto an easy victory
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By-elections lay bare troubling signals ahead of 2027 polls
With few exceptions, the 24 electoral areas in the by-elections were veritable theatres of crime.
By 2 months ago
By-elections lay bare troubling signals ahead of 2027 polls
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Why I won't applaud Ndakwa, Mudavadi for winning Malava
“Congratulations,” David Athman Ndakwa of Malava, as well as to Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi, for clinching the Malava parliamentary seat.
By 2 months ago
Why I won't applaud Ndakwa, Mudavadi for winning Malava
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How Tanzania elections revealed that AU is an irrelevant white elephant
Last week’s election fiasco in Tanzania knocks you breathless. It leaves you asking hard questions, as a citizen of EAC and as a member of the African family.
By 2 months ago
How Tanzania elections revealed that AU is an irrelevant white elephant
Suluhu, Africa's strongmen have met their match in youth protest
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has blamed the electoral disorder in Tanzania on foreigners and has vowed to crush them.
By 2 months ago
Suluhu, Africa's strongmen have met their match in youth protest
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Why would Mama Suluhu be so cosy as regional peace haven burns?
The messy elections have just thrown Tanzania into serious waters of instability and President Suluhu into the doldrums of illegitimacy. 
By 2 months ago
Why would Mama Suluhu be so cosy as regional peace haven burns?
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How Raila Odinga's death has exposed political warriors, parasites
Raila Odinga’s exit has exposed the nakedness of a parasitic political class, now staring at an uncertain future.
By 3 months ago
How Raila Odinga's death has exposed political warriors, parasites
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Is it grief or guilt that in death, we find grace we denied in life
President Ruto’s decoration of Raila should stir some level of uncomfortable questioning in our collective conscience, as the Kenyan nation.
By 3 months ago
Is it grief or guilt that in death, we find grace we denied in life
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ODM after Raila: Threat is real that the party will end up in factions
ODM faces both internal challenges and external pressures as vultures circle it. The Ruto State is the foremost predator slavering for ODM’s flesh.  
By 3 months ago
ODM after Raila: Threat is real that the party will end up in factions
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Baba's towering political legacy and the void his exit leaves behind
For the past three decades, Raila Odinga was the axis around which both the Opposition and the government defined themselves
By 3 months ago
Baba's towering political legacy and the void his exit leaves behind
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Mercurial Agwambo's moves that left friend and foe baffled
Raila Odinga’s restlessness defined his often brief and fleeting political partnerships that have been characterised with elements of dominance and political duplicity.
By 3 months ago
Mercurial Agwambo's moves that left friend and foe baffled
Why Ruto, Museveni and Suluhu must listen to dissenting voices
In Uganda and Tanzania there is not the slightest pretext at political common decency. It is raw and naked political bestiality in Kenya’s sister states.
By 3 months ago
Why Ruto, Museveni and Suluhu must listen to dissenting voices
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Why Kenyans are trapped in agony that only the voter's card can treat
Histories of the suffering show that sorrow and grief is unproductive. Only appropriate action can change unhappy fortunes.
By 3 months ago
Why Kenyans are trapped in agony that only the voter's card can treat
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If US tour was to rejuvenate Gachagua politics it did the opposite
Gachagua seems unable to carry his rhetoric beyond Mt. Kenya, to rattle and inspire the Kenyan nation. He has no notable names among his troops.
By 3 months ago
If US tour was to rejuvenate Gachagua politics it did the opposite
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China, Russia sway pushing Trump to alter world order
the American raid on Venezuela is mostly about dominating the world, and especially locking the Atlantic and Pacific World from access by predatory outsiders.
By 20 days ago
China, Russia sway pushing Trump to alter world order
Premium
We should not believe blindly or trust without questioning
The intersection between Raila, Ruto and Owuor is the merchandise of hope. It is usually a forlorn hope, born out of desperation.
By 20 days ago
We should not believe blindly or trust without questioning
Premium
Poisoned chalice: ODM rushes to drink from Ruto's 'golden cup'
Armed with the carrot and stick, President Ruto is ever present during high profile ODM forums, where he acts as the virtual captain.
By 27 days ago
Poisoned chalice: ODM rushes to drink from Ruto's 'golden cup'
Kenyans should firmly reject Mudavadi's referendum push
Proposing a referendum without first repairing Kenya's democratic foundation is treating the people not as authors of the republic, but as instruments for stabilising elite arrangements.
By 27 days ago
Kenyans should firmly reject Mudavadi's referendum push
Premium
We can turn a corner in 2026 by calling out greedy leaders
The passage of seasons invites us to reflect on the often futile passions that rule us.
By 1 month ago
We can turn a corner in 2026 by calling out greedy leaders
Premium
How Opposition miscalculation has reinforced Ruto's prowess
It’s about missed chances and opportunities, just the metaphor for Kenya as the clock ticks steadily towards January 2026.
By 1 month ago
How Opposition miscalculation has reinforced Ruto's prowess
Premium
Kalonzo respects public office not as a means to private gain
When leaders forget this distinction, the consequences are not merely moral; they are developmental.
By 1 month ago
Kalonzo respects public office not as a means to private gain
Premium
Why scientists Magufuli and Ruto are joined at the hip politically
The disconnect between the disciplined mind of the scholar, and the discretionary power of the politician has been at work again.
By 1 month ago
Why scientists Magufuli and Ruto are joined at the hip politically
Flawed polls put EAC leaders' legitimacy into huge question
Except for 2002, every presidential election in Kenya since 1992 has lacked credibility, and there has been no faith in the electoral commission.
By 1 month ago
Flawed polls put EAC leaders' legitimacy into huge question
Premium
Where goon is defined by state, Ruto's warning rings hollow
The notion of a goon in Kenya is largely a vague matter of political convenience. There is no definition of a goon in Kenyan law, even as President William Ruto vows, as he did this week.
By 1 month ago
Where goon is defined by state, Ruto's warning rings hollow
Premium
How Gachagua's ethnic chauvinism will hand Ruto an easy victory
Gachagua arrived on the Opposition landscape full of bile, grief and vindictiveness
By 1 month ago
How Gachagua's ethnic chauvinism will hand Ruto an easy victory
Premium
By-elections lay bare troubling signals ahead of 2027 polls
With few exceptions, the 24 electoral areas in the by-elections were veritable theatres of crime.
By 2 months ago
By-elections lay bare troubling signals ahead of 2027 polls
Premium
Why I won't applaud Ndakwa, Mudavadi for winning Malava
“Congratulations,” David Athman Ndakwa of Malava, as well as to Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi, for clinching the Malava parliamentary seat.
By 2 months ago
Why I won't applaud Ndakwa, Mudavadi for winning Malava
Premium
How Tanzania elections revealed that AU is an irrelevant white elephant
Last week’s election fiasco in Tanzania knocks you breathless. It leaves you asking hard questions, as a citizen of EAC and as a member of the African family.
By 2 months ago
How Tanzania elections revealed that AU is an irrelevant white elephant
Suluhu, Africa's strongmen have met their match in youth protest
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has blamed the electoral disorder in Tanzania on foreigners and has vowed to crush them.
By 2 months ago
Suluhu, Africa's strongmen have met their match in youth protest
Premium
Why would Mama Suluhu be so cosy as regional peace haven burns?
The messy elections have just thrown Tanzania into serious waters of instability and President Suluhu into the doldrums of illegitimacy. 
By 2 months ago
Why would Mama Suluhu be so cosy as regional peace haven burns?
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