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When slogans replace shame, the State has admitted failure
Nations do not collapse in a single dramatic moment. They erode quietly, through indifference to suffering.
By 1 month ago
When slogans replace shame, the State has admitted failure
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Demystifying Ruto's leadership style and Kenyans' expectations
Nearly every independent institution, Parliament, commissions, security agencies, and regulatory bodies have been bent toward the will of the Executive.
By 1 month ago
Demystifying Ruto's leadership style and Kenyans' expectations
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How Kenya-US health agreement betrays our privacy and the law
President William Ruto signed a 25-year agreement that grants the US government real-time access to medical records of every Kenyan.
By 1 month ago
How Kenya-US health agreement betrays our privacy and the law
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When a nation starts importing voters, it stops being a republic
A man operating a cyber café, Hajur Mohamed Garat, was arrested for allegedly helping foreigners obtain Kenyan national identification documents: ID cards.
By 2 months ago
When a nation starts importing voters, it stops being a republic
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Perils of empty promises amid unity forged by real hardships
Ruto can recite a polished speech. He stands tall, confidence unmistakable, the cameras fixed on him, the media primed, and headlines written before he utters the first sentence.
By 2 months ago
Perils of empty promises amid unity forged by real hardships
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Politics of darkness: Why power rationing is back
Ruto’s rationing plan fits neatly into his broader governance pattern. He has rationed everything: hope, opportunity, and freedom. He runs a government on excuses.
By 2 months ago
Politics of darkness: Why power rationing is back
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The price of truth in a nation of comfortable lies
To tell the truth is to invite hostility from those who profit from deception. In Kenya today, this ancient truth still holds.
By 2 months ago
The price of truth in a nation of comfortable lies
Tragedy of Tanzania's 98 per cent election, Africa's fake democracy
This hollowing out of democracy is the greatest political tragedy of our time, and it is not just that leaders cling to power; it is that citizens are beginning to lose faith in democracy itself.
By 2 months ago
Tragedy of Tanzania's 98 per cent  election, Africa's fake democracy
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Images of money-weighing men indicate moral rot, not progress
When wealth becomes spectacle and stupidity becomes status, a nation has begun its descent.
By 2 months ago
Images of money-weighing men indicate moral rot, not progress
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Tanzania mirrors what happens when peaceful people are pushed
Tanzanians are patient people, but patience is not infinite.
By 2 months ago
Tanzania mirrors what happens when peaceful people are pushed
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Why it's extremely unwise for citizens to give up on politics
Kenya’s middle class, the group with the greatest potential to shape reform, often treats politics as a dirty game for others.
By 3 months ago
Why it's extremely unwise for citizens to give up on politics
Kenyans must outgrow tribe and elect value based leaders
Tribalism has hollowed out our democracy from within. It has made citizens choose leaders not for their ideas but for their surnames.
By 3 months ago
Kenyans must outgrow tribe and elect value based leaders
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Those who hated and betrayed Raila now mourning the loudest
Baba’s funeral was a battlefield for truth. It was a confrontation between memory and manipulation, between genuine loyalty and calculated political theatre.
By 3 months ago
Those who hated and betrayed Raila now mourning the loudest
Ruto's Cybercrime law is foolish political war against Kenyans
President Ruto’s obsession with control and fear is fast becoming the defining feature of his presidency
By 3 months ago
Ruto's Cybercrime law is foolish political war against Kenyans
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People's watchdog? No, Parliament is Kenya's biggest problem
Parliament was designed to be the place where the will of the people finds voice, where truth challenges power, and where justice is defended through law.
By 3 months ago
People's watchdog? No, Parliament is Kenya's biggest problem
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Why strategic assets must never be put on auction
History will not forgive a generation that allows its sovereignty to be auctioned off in the name of privatization.
By 3 months ago
Why strategic assets must never be put on auction
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Much-hyped security meetings are a waste of money and time
Murkomen's security barazas are less about curbing insecurity and more about consolidating political visibility. Kenya does not need more barazas. It needs better governance.
By 3 months ago
Much-hyped security meetings are a waste of money and time
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Kenya requires a foreign policy grounded on reality not rhetoric
One of the greatest contradictions in Kenya’s foreign policy is the attempt to project global leadership while sinking deeper into dependency.
By 3 months ago
Kenya requires a foreign policy grounded on reality not rhetoric
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The silent politics of poverty in Kenya
Poverty breeds illiteracy. Illiteracy produces social dysfunction, illicit brews, early marriages, and school dropouts.
By 3 months ago
The silent politics of poverty in Kenya
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When slogans replace shame, the State has admitted failure
Nations do not collapse in a single dramatic moment. They erode quietly, through indifference to suffering.
By 1 month ago
When slogans replace shame, the State has admitted failure
Premium
Demystifying Ruto's leadership style and Kenyans' expectations
Nearly every independent institution, Parliament, commissions, security agencies, and regulatory bodies have been bent toward the will of the Executive.
By 1 month ago
Demystifying Ruto's leadership style and Kenyans' expectations
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How Kenya-US health agreement betrays our privacy and the law
President William Ruto signed a 25-year agreement that grants the US government real-time access to medical records of every Kenyan.
By 1 month ago
How Kenya-US health agreement betrays our privacy and the law
Premium
When a nation starts importing voters, it stops being a republic
A man operating a cyber café, Hajur Mohamed Garat, was arrested for allegedly helping foreigners obtain Kenyan national identification documents: ID cards.
By 2 months ago
When a nation starts importing voters, it stops being a republic
Premium
Perils of empty promises amid unity forged by real hardships
Ruto can recite a polished speech. He stands tall, confidence unmistakable, the cameras fixed on him, the media primed, and headlines written before he utters the first sentence.
By 2 months ago
Perils of empty promises amid unity forged by real hardships
Premium
Politics of darkness: Why power rationing is back
Ruto’s rationing plan fits neatly into his broader governance pattern. He has rationed everything: hope, opportunity, and freedom. He runs a government on excuses.
By 2 months ago
Politics of darkness: Why power rationing is back
Premium
The price of truth in a nation of comfortable lies
To tell the truth is to invite hostility from those who profit from deception. In Kenya today, this ancient truth still holds.
By 2 months ago
The price of truth in a nation of comfortable lies
Tragedy of Tanzania's 98 per cent election, Africa's fake democracy
This hollowing out of democracy is the greatest political tragedy of our time, and it is not just that leaders cling to power; it is that citizens are beginning to lose faith in democracy itself.
By 2 months ago
Tragedy of Tanzania's 98 per cent  election, Africa's fake democracy
Premium
Images of money-weighing men indicate moral rot, not progress
When wealth becomes spectacle and stupidity becomes status, a nation has begun its descent.
By 2 months ago
Images of money-weighing men indicate moral rot, not progress
Premium
Tanzania mirrors what happens when peaceful people are pushed
Tanzanians are patient people, but patience is not infinite.
By 2 months ago
Tanzania mirrors what happens when peaceful people are pushed
Premium
Why it's extremely unwise for citizens to give up on politics
Kenya’s middle class, the group with the greatest potential to shape reform, often treats politics as a dirty game for others.
By 3 months ago
Why it's extremely unwise for citizens to give up on politics
Kenyans must outgrow tribe and elect value based leaders
Tribalism has hollowed out our democracy from within. It has made citizens choose leaders not for their ideas but for their surnames.
By 3 months ago
Kenyans must outgrow tribe and elect value based leaders
Premium
Those who hated and betrayed Raila now mourning the loudest
Baba’s funeral was a battlefield for truth. It was a confrontation between memory and manipulation, between genuine loyalty and calculated political theatre.
By 3 months ago
Those who hated and betrayed Raila now mourning the loudest
Ruto's Cybercrime law is foolish political war against Kenyans
President Ruto’s obsession with control and fear is fast becoming the defining feature of his presidency
By 3 months ago
Ruto's Cybercrime law is foolish political war against Kenyans
Premium
People's watchdog? No, Parliament is Kenya's biggest problem
Parliament was designed to be the place where the will of the people finds voice, where truth challenges power, and where justice is defended through law.
By 3 months ago
People's watchdog? No, Parliament is Kenya's biggest problem
Premium
Why strategic assets must never be put on auction
History will not forgive a generation that allows its sovereignty to be auctioned off in the name of privatization.
By 3 months ago
Why strategic assets must never be put on auction
Premium
Much-hyped security meetings are a waste of money and time
Murkomen's security barazas are less about curbing insecurity and more about consolidating political visibility. Kenya does not need more barazas. It needs better governance.
By 3 months ago
Much-hyped security meetings are a waste of money and time
Premium
Kenya requires a foreign policy grounded on reality not rhetoric
One of the greatest contradictions in Kenya’s foreign policy is the attempt to project global leadership while sinking deeper into dependency.
By 3 months ago
Kenya requires a foreign policy grounded on reality not rhetoric
Premium
The silent politics of poverty in Kenya
Poverty breeds illiteracy. Illiteracy produces social dysfunction, illicit brews, early marriages, and school dropouts.
By 3 months ago
The silent politics of poverty in Kenya
Premium
When slogans replace shame, the State has admitted failure
Nations do not collapse in a single dramatic moment. They erode quietly, through indifference to suffering.
By 1 month ago
When slogans replace shame, the State has admitted failure
Premium
Demystifying Ruto's leadership style and Kenyans' expectations
Nearly every independent institution, Parliament, commissions, security agencies, and regulatory bodies have been bent toward the will of the Executive.
By 1 month ago
Demystifying Ruto's leadership style and Kenyans' expectations
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