Gen Z protests and the widening gap between the rich and poor

We have constantly elected timid leaders who have spoken a good game about areas of reforms but quickly taper to the whims of forces of patronage, cronyism and ethnic exclusion.

By Kidi Mwaga 1 month ago

To end Generation Z protests or not? That is the big question

While Kenya is not yet a failed state, these protests are calculated at the people-led restoration of a state that can govern effectively.

By Kidi Mwaga 1 month ago

Let's not allow politicians to use ethnicity to divide us yet again

We must deal with the edifice that makes it possible for politicians to seek to exploit ethnic and tribal grievances, real or imagined, in pursuit of political ends.

By Kidi Mwaga 2 months ago

Why you shouldn't miss public participation forums on budget

The state of our democracy, including the prudent management of public finance, will be as good as the vigilance we are willing to invest in the process.

By Kidi Mwaga 2 months ago

Ruto is justified to 'look West' and 'East' at the same time

So, with debt obligations falling due, coupled with diminishing revenue collections and a populace that is restless and hungry for service delivery, we must grapple with robbing Peter to pay Paul.

By Kidi Mwaga 3 months ago

Threat to impeach Orengo by Luo professionals laughable

Siaya Governor James Orengo is facing criticism for saying it's not good for ODM to taper to the whims of the government while still posturing as the bearer of the alternative viable political vision.

By Kidi Mwaga 3 months ago

Stop misinforming people on social media about Finance Bill 2025

We need to understand the budget-making process to put to rest the lies and propaganda by folks who think that ours should be a chaotic society at all times.

By Kidi Mwaga 3 months ago

Online disinformation and misinformation threat to democracy, national security

This reality has been further necessitated by overzealousness of our security agencies when responding to street pickets and demonstrations.

By Kidi Mwaga 4 months ago

Why public attack against KDF chief is baseless and pointless

As the head of a critical national security organ, the Chief of Defence Forces felt duty-bound to remind us all that "Ruto Must Go" chant is pointless if the end is not aligned with the Constitution.

By Kidi Mwaga 4 months ago

For once, President's list of nominees is quite impressive

Inclusion of various segments our society in public appointments is a constitutional imperative that we cannot ignore when its convenient.

By Kidi Mwaga 4 months ago

Let President and Raila political marriage lead to better services

We are dangerously hurtling towards the cliff's edge and the working class, just like the retirees, are battling an increasingly contracting employment space.

By Kidi Mwaga 4 months ago

We should plan for proletariat electoral revolution in 2027

The same way Uhuru achieved his "yangu kumi, ya William kumi" agenda, is the same way we would be pushed into a cul-de-sac of choosing between Ruto and inferior versions of Ruto.

By Kidi Mwaga 5 months ago

Kenya Kwanza's blunders will return to haunt Ruto in 2027

When Kenya Kwanza was sworn in, the supporters reminded all who cared to listen that "Ruto is not Uhuru" to suggest that Ruto could not countenance a handshake with the Azimio coalition.

By Kidi Mwaga 5 months ago

Young people's voice must be loud and clear in next election

The capacity of this country to attain its highest possible potential is domiciled in the pulsating ingenuity and imagination of its young people.

By Kidi Mwaga 6 months ago

Situation 'on the ground' is not as rosy as government paints it

The unemployment rate has skyrocketed and with it the provision of socio-economic rights is envisaged in article 43 of the Constitution.

By Kidi Mwaga 6 months ago

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Why broad-based government is yet to inspire hope in Kenyans

Kenya is in deep pain. Out of it, I hope we will forge a new destiny which will be a continuation of the good work that GenZ achieved last year.

By Kidi Mwaga 6 months ago

Online caricatures are nothing but a cry for help by youths

After the President's many years in politics, after June 25, 2024, he does not need to get irked by the "Ruto must go" online chants.

By Kidi Mwaga 6 months ago

Ongoing brutalisation of young people sure recipe for anarchy

In view of the foregoing, we have collectively been treated to a very bad circus by this regime in regards to the new spate of abductions.

By Kidi Mwaga 7 months ago

Kenya Kwanza failures led to Raila-Ruto handshake

The man in the house on the hill, I must admit, is a consummate politician, but whose tenure at the top has been marked with a darker version of all the sins he accused his opponents of.

By Kidi Mwaga 7 months ago

There is little for Kenyans to celebrate under Kenya Kwanza government

For instance, there is an attempt to suggest that we have finally fixed the problems in the agriculture sector ostensibly because there was a purported fertiliser subsidy programme.

By Mercy Kahenda, Kidi Mwaga 7 months ago

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Raila never betrayed Gen Zs; he saved Kenya at a critical moment

At the office of Prime Minister, we had the conception of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport, whose potential in opening the northern corridor remains unmatched.

By Kidi Mwaga 7 months ago

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We'll never keep quiet until Ruto government does the right thing

It is therefore very disingenuous when the political class try to marry politics and religion whenever they want to mischievously claim the high moral ground.

By Kidi Mwaga 8 months ago

Spare no effort to end sexual and gender-based violence

Kenya, has always demonstrated willingness to give women and girls an equal opportunity which are geared towards rallying the international community towards a gender-inclusive world.

By Kidi Mwaga 8 months ago

Government's attempt to stifle contrary opinion deplorable

Kenya Kwanza and her allies directed a series of epithets directed at Bishop Anthony Muheria specifically and the body of Christ generally.

By Kidi Mwaga 8 months ago

This how Kenya can redesign its flawed electoral system

The street protests of 2023 and the attendant loss of lives were an indictment of our electoral system and our political institutions for their failure to guarantee credible elections.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

With two PhD holders at the helm, let's reset our priorities

With two PhD holders at the helm, with humility and political dexterity, we can commence a journey of national renewal.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

Open letter to Police IG Douglas Kanja

As our ally and friend, we the young people suggest that you point it out to your political superiors that high unemployment rates will always manifest in high crime rates.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

The broad-based government didn't raise Kenya Kwanza popularity

Kenya Kwanza has proven to be a government by blunder. They carefully turned the impeachment of the deputy president into a fully-fledged reality TV show.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

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Kenya is headed in the wrong direction; let's stop the descent

As a country, we are ripe for a 'viable alternative revolution'. That revolution must stop government programmes that take from the needy and give to the greedy.

By Kidi Mwaga 9 months ago

Do whatever you want with DP but please don't divide Kenyans

Whether UDA wants to carve Gachagua as a sacrifice unto the political gods or to carve him as a carcass for the political hounds, the people must reject attempts to drawn into factional wars

By Kidi Mwaga 10 months ago

Throw away the 'rotten egg' that is Gachagua's impeachment bid

If Kenya Kwanza wants to engage in political shadowboxing, it will be their loss. More than ever, it should focus on humane and sensitive policy interventions.

By Kidi Mwaga 10 months ago

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 10 months ago

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

The US trip and the Finance Bill will be remembered for how they made the country snap into wakefulness

By Kidi Mwaga 10 months ago

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

This is a window of opportunity that, as a continent, we must seize to be able to navigate the turbulent waters of geopolitical leadership.

By Kidi Mwaga 11 months ago

Broad-based cabinet must bridge wide rifts in the country

The first business in the new cabinet's order paper is, in the words of the prophet Isaiah; to bind up the broken heart of the nation.

By Kidi Mwaga 11 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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago