After one of the worst non-conflict massacres in independent Kenyan history, what guarantees do we have that, in convicted killer and preacher Paul Mackenzi’s own words, “kitawaramba”, it will not catch up with us again. What have learned?

Let me start a topic close to my age with some depressing news. If the SamlamAllianz’s 2026 report released this week is accurate, most employed Kenyans are likely to go poor before we grow older. Released this week, the report also triggered me to reflect on the rights of all older persons not just those eligible for pensions.

Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga’s threat to arrest her citizens for crossing into Kenya to register or vote in next year’s General Election has reignited concerns raised by a recent KTN exposé that Ugandan nationals were acquiring Kenyan identification documents and registering as voters ahead of the 2027 election. Not going away, this controversy warrants far greater public scrutiny.

Kenya’s 2027 elections are likely to remain the most expensive in the world if the NIMD Kenya findings released this week are accurate. Published with six other civic organisations, the report identifies low public trust as a major factor in the inflated costs. What else can voters and policymakers do to prevent the State squandering Sh 61.7 billion of taxpayers’ money?

Barely fourteen months after being forced into hiding by an unlawful police operation on his house, Ndiang'ui Kinyagia has been awarded Sh 5 million by the High Court. The ruling sets an important precedent for hundreds of protesters whose rights have also been violated. It must also lead us to ask, what is the financial cost of illegal policing practices and who should be liable?

The proposal of a Foreign Agents Registration bill and the second refusal of an Open Society Foundations senior official to enter Kenya this week, signals a tightening Kenya government stance on international financing. If so, how could the Government avoid slipping into the protracted controversy of the Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Act earlier this year?

This week’s 10 September ruling striking down the Community Groups Registration Act (2022) ends one of the major assaults on the right of communities to associate across Kenya’s 47 counties since the promulgation of the Constitution sixteen years ago.

Overshadowed by the Presidential Katiba Day event, businesses, civic and government agencies held the first of eight roundtables ahead of Kenya's inaugural Global Trust Summit in October. With public trust in government at an all-time low, what can be done to rebuild it across all public institutions?

Eight years, 42 witnesses, and a mountain of evidence culminated in the conviction of former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, Michael Oyamo, and Caspal Obiero for the killing of Sharon Otieno. Their upcoming sentencing has revived questions about justice for Sharon and her unborn child, the only people who will not be in court on 16 September.

On 30 August 2026, the world marks the 20th anniversary of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Mature democracies protect the rights of its critics as fiercely as those of its supporters. No activist, journalist, visitor or political opponent should ever vanish into a legal black hole. If the State is serious about moving past one of its darkest constitutional stains, it must ensure that victims of enforced disappearance

The women-focused Baddies na Ballots voter registration campaign is timely. To succeed, it must not only inspire women to participate in the electoral process but also create an enabling environment where capable women aspirants can emerge, thrive, and be fully protected and resourced.

It was too easy to dismiss President Ruto’s invitation to help him shape the country’s future through a proposed Vision 2060 blueprint as too little, too late, last week. While this initiative may not be the pathway to Singapore, the declaration does offer another opportunity for one more KenyaTuitakayo reflection.