Kenya@60: What youth need to thrive now
Madaraka Day offered us an opportunity to remember Kenya’s painful struggle for political freedom and reflect how far we have come in the...
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- May 27
- 3 min
Reform our criminal justice system to spare petty offenders
The launch of the Malalamishi facility by the Director of the Office of Public Prosecutions this week offers another glimmer of hope for...
- May 21
- 3 min
Protect the most vulnerable from hate crimes
The reinvigoration of Kenya’s refugee system offers new possibilities for all those fleeing persecution. A new report reminds the Kenyan...
- May 15
- 3 min
Diplomats must go beyond their policy briefs
Following on the heels of State House led diplomatic initiatives with Germany, World Trade Organisation, Britain, Netherlands, and Israel...
- May 7
- 3 min
Are the new tax proposals equitable or just excessive?
For a change, it may soon be the turn of middle and upper classes to bang sufuria pans. Through the National Treasury, the Kenya Kwanza...
- Apr 29
- 3 min
Shakahola media ban is counterproductive, lift it.
Prof. Amartya Sen’s observation that no famine can take place with a free media took on new significance with the shocking discoveries in...
- Apr 21
- 3 min
Prof K'Olale epitomised academic freedom and fight for a just society
Professor Muga K’Olale (68) rested yesterday. It may be difficult to imagine what life was like for university scholars four decades ago,...
- Apr 15
- 3 min
The bi-partisan committee must succeed
Sandwiched between two Senators this week, I was pleasantly surprised that the media encounter didn’t turn into a violent gladiator...
- Apr 8
- 3 min
Three violent incidents call for better protection of religious places
Two separate moments, tens of thousands of kilometres apart in Palestine and Tennessee, share parallels with the violence in Kibera last...
- Apr 1
- 3 min
Azimio demos offer stern test to Kenya's respect for human rights
For a decade, human rights organizations have warned that the respect for human rights and the rule of law has been deteriorating....
- Mar 25
- 3 min
Azimio, police should handle next demos differently to avert chaos
Both Azimio la Umoja and the National Police Service lost control of Monday’s protests against the cost of living, the last general...
- Mar 18
- 3 min
We cannot afford 50 Cabinet Administrative Secretaries
President William Ruto’s nomination of fifty Cabinet Administrative Secretaries opens the door to one of the most bloated cabinets at a...
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