Kenyan state must step up capacity to produce enough food urgently
The global food crisis punctuated most of the heads of states’ speeches to the UN General Assembly this week. The 77th session takes...
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- Sep 17
- 3 min
What the 5th must do to deliver 'real freedom' for all
As expected, President William Ruto’s inauguration was powerfully coordinated, attended by thousands, and watched by millions. Not losing...
- Sep 17
- 2 min
The context just shifted, we must also
Anti-slavery campaigner Fredrick Douglas reminds us power concedes nothing in the absence of organised public demand by those most...
- Sep 10
- 2 min
What could civic organisations do in a new political dispensation?
Regardless of the outcome at the six levels of 2022 General Elections, we must remind ourselves that the causes CSOs champion do and will...
- Sep 10
- 3 min
13th Parliament must address the challenges facing Kenyans
The swearing in of 350 Members of Parliament and 67 Senators one week after the Governors inauguration, establishes the second of four...
- Sep 3
- 3 min
So, how was the Governors first week at work?
My attention was torn between watching the Supreme Court proceedings and the transitions unfolding across 47 county governments this...
- Sep 2
- 3 min
Holding governors to account and participating only way to stop state capture
In colourful ceremonies across the country, 45 very diverse governors were sworn in on Thursday. They will lead the third generation of...
- Aug 19
- 3 min
Time for criminal justice reform?
Azimio la Umoja decision to petition last week’s election places another checkpoint on the Kenya Kwanza road towards a hustler nation....
- Aug 12
- 3 min
The closest polls in Kenyan history?
This week saw the closest electoral race in Kenyan history. Avoiding broken nails, rising blood pressure and future post-electoral stress...
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Time to exercise our right to vote
Like Commonwealth gold winner Ferdinand Omanyala, the sprint of 16,100 candidates comes to an end today. How have the political campaigns...
- Jul 30
- 3 min
Digital democracies require fidelity to the truth
With elections related malicious content spiking on social media and a new Council for Responsible Social Media launched this week,...
- Jul 30
- 4 min
Why all must attend 2022 presidential debates
It has been over a century since the first elections were held under British colonial rule. Seven decades later in July 1990, George...