Wajir Woman Rep's reckless boast is a national scandal

In a country where elections are often marred by suspicion and irregularities, it is chilling, though not surprising, to hear a sitting legislator boast openly about plans to commit electoral fraud.

By 14 days ago

Cost of violence is national, not just felt in Mt Kenya region

To make matters worse, the businesses that have suffered losses will be entitled to tax reliefs, write-offs, and claims, thereby reducing the total amount of tax they owe in future.

By 17 days ago

Saba Saba at 35: A response to a comrade

On Monday, Raila Odinga, issued a statement reflecting on the thirty-fifth anniversary of Saba Saba and calling for a “national intergenerational conclave.”

By 22 days ago

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Saba Saba's long harvest and why struggle is never wasted

History seldom turns on a single protest; it unfolds in increments, like the slow unfurling of a clenched fist. I advise President Ruto, repression is a deferred bill, not a solution.  

By 24 days ago

Gen Z protesters not saboteurs; they're patriots of the highest order

In his remarks to the nation both before and after Wednesday’s Gen Z protests President William Ruto has been clear on where he stands with regard to recent youth-led demonstrations.

By 28 days ago

It's a bad day for the law when the State becomes the outlaw

We are witnessing the rise of a rogue, unaccountable administrative culture where power is exercised arbitrarily, violently, and with no regard for truth, law, or consequences. 

By 1 month ago

Blood on State's hands can't be washed away with propaganda

The government can unleash as much violence as it wants. It can arrest, threaten, and even kill. But what it cannot do is bury the truth. The blood on its hands will not wash off.

By 1 month ago

Goons and guns: Sudan's tragic cycle, Kenya's tragic mirror

The dangerous drift of Kenya’s politics should worry us. What began in Sudan as a militia proxy to crush rebellion has mutated into a monstrous force seeking domination of a country.

By 1 month ago

The budget tells its all; national government is behind the healthcare crisis

Pregnant mothers are being turned away from underfunded county hospitals.

By 1 month ago

When State turns into a criminal enterprise it foments a revolution

This week, the Eliud Lagat affair has exposed, with chilling clarity, the depths to which President William Ruto’s administration is willing to sink in its contempt for Kenyans.

By 1 month ago

"Albert Ojwang's Blood Cries Out: Enough is Enough"

Albert Ojwang was arrested from his home in Migori County. In broad daylight. In front of his father and other relatives. There were no guns drawn, no resistance offered. He was calm.

By 1 month ago

Enough is enough! False publication belongs to courtrooms, not abduction and death

Let Albert Ojwang’s death be the last. Let his name be the turning point. This time, we will not play along. Enough is enough.

By 1 month ago

Rose Njeri's prosecution over Finance Bill an affront to our democracy

If activist Rose Njeri is guilty of anything, it is of believing that her voice matters in shaping the laws that govern her.

By 1 month ago

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Why Ruto's apology to young people was not good enough

When a state begins to treat civic consciousness as subversion and public participation as provocation, then the institutions of democracy are not just weakening but being hollowed out.

By 1 month ago

Privacy on the line: How two Bills threaten Kenya's digital freedoms

Two proposed laws, the Finance Bill 2025 and the Kenya Information and Communications Bill, threaten to fundamentally reshape our rights in the digital space.

By 1 month ago

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Writer took our story to globe, but, in defiance not submission

The death of Ngugi wa Thiong’o marks the closing chapter of an extraordinary era—an era when literature was not mere art, but ammunition;

By 1 month ago

Kenya must heed warning signs of growing political intolerance

The other day in Kitale, irate wananchi torched EACC vehicles in broad daylight. The police watched from a distance—some say helpless, others say complicit.

By 2 months ago

Mukuru is not Singapore: How Ruto's housing gamble missed the mark

The Singapore housing model, which Kenyan leaders often cite as inspiration, was not merely about constructing high-rise buildings for the poor.

By 2 months ago

Government's budget priorities will leave the country worse off

Kenya’s 2025/2026 budget estimates, recently tabled before Parliament, paint a worrying picture of a government adrift that is tightening it around the necks of the most vulnerable.

By 2 months ago

Elections in 2027 will be won at the polling station not shadows

Even under conditions of extreme manipulation or institutional decay, it is virtually impossible to rig an election at a scale that overturns the will of the people in a landslide turnout.

By 2 months ago

Why legislators must step back from managing NG-CDF kitty

It is a fundamental tenet of constitutional democracy that the powers of governance—legislative, executive, and judicial—must remain distinct.

By 2 months ago

Gachagua giving opposition the discipline it desperately needed

Gachagua’s emerging defiance is doing what few expected: injecting discipline, clarity, and urgency into an opposition that has for too long wallowed in hesitation, betrayal and confusion.

By 2 months ago

June 25th will never be forgotten since it's written in Kenyan blood

The use of violence to silence dissent, to ram through decisions, and to intimidate both elected leaders and ordinary citizens is a betrayal of everything Parliament stands for.

By 2 months ago

No, Mr President, we won't clap for you; you just don't deserve it

Mr President, Kenyans are not ungrateful. They are simply awake. They have opened their eyes to the widening gulf between your promises and their lived reality.

By 2 months ago

When we politicise teachers' jobs we weaken pillars of governance

Today, recruitment of teachers has been hijacked by politicians who seek to use job opportunities as instruments of political reward and punishment.

By 3 months ago

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Orengo speaks language of integrity in a betrayed nation

Orengo speaks the language of integrity in a betrayed nation.

By 3 months ago

We must see beyond the charm to rescue the soul of our nation

We are at war for the soul of this nation and to win it, we must learn to see beyond the charm, the eloquence and the rehearsed concern.

By 3 months ago

Pheroze Nowrojee: Brilliant legal mind and defender of the silenced

It is with a heart weighed down by grief and profound sorrow that I mourn the passing of my dear friend, comrade and brother in struggle, Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee.

By 3 months ago

The President is losing control of the narrative

When a sitting president engages in direct confrontations with former allies such as the former DP, it typically indicates a deeper struggle behind the scenes.

By 3 months ago

No change: A tale of Deja vu in Kenya's politics

Kenya’s political landscape often feels like an endless loop, where history does not just rhyme — it repeats itself with eerie precision.

By 4 months ago

Scorecard for Ruto's administration at half time

President William Ruto’s government has been in office for two and half years now. During that period his governance is accused of deception.

By 4 months ago

Broad-based government is unconstitutional

President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga have conjured up a political arrangement they call a broad-based government — a structure with no constitutional foundation.

By 4 months ago

Why Ruto's Kenya Kwanza leadership is narcissistic

The KK leadership wants Kenyans to walk on eggshells daily, making sure not to bring up the reality of how they’re treating them and how they are running their country.

By 6 months ago

Wajir Woman Rep's reckless boast is a national scandal

In a country where elections are often marred by suspicion and irregularities, it is chilling, though not surprising, to hear a sitting legislator boast openly about plans to commit electoral fraud.

By 14 days ago

Cost of violence is national, not just felt in Mt Kenya region

To make matters worse, the businesses that have suffered losses will be entitled to tax reliefs, write-offs, and claims, thereby reducing the total amount of tax they owe in future.

By 17 days ago

Saba Saba at 35: A response to a comrade

On Monday, Raila Odinga, issued a statement reflecting on the thirty-fifth anniversary of Saba Saba and calling for a “national intergenerational conclave.”

By 22 days ago

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Saba Saba's long harvest and why struggle is never wasted

History seldom turns on a single protest; it unfolds in increments, like the slow unfurling of a clenched fist. I advise President Ruto, repression is a deferred bill, not a solution.  

By 24 days ago

Gen Z protesters not saboteurs; they're patriots of the highest order

In his remarks to the nation both before and after Wednesday’s Gen Z protests President William Ruto has been clear on where he stands with regard to recent youth-led demonstrations.

By 28 days ago

It's a bad day for the law when the State becomes the outlaw

We are witnessing the rise of a rogue, unaccountable administrative culture where power is exercised arbitrarily, violently, and with no regard for truth, law, or consequences. 

By 1 month ago

Blood on State's hands can't be washed away with propaganda

The government can unleash as much violence as it wants. It can arrest, threaten, and even kill. But what it cannot do is bury the truth. The blood on its hands will not wash off.

By 1 month ago