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Electoral commission failed us by clearing tainted candidates
First published Sunday Standard, June 4, 2017. Kindly reproduced here with permission from Standard Group For some, the Independent...
Jun 5, 20173 min read
An Open Letter to Religious Leaders in Kenya
17th May 2017 Your Grace, Imam, Swami, Rabbi and all priests of faith, Why is there such a gap between your vision for our communities...
May 17, 20173 min read


Party primaries not perfect, but necessary for democracy
First published Sunday Standard, April 30, 2017. Kindly reproduced here with permission from Standard Group As the dust settles from the...
Apr 30, 20173 min read


Time to pull out the red-cards, the party primaries are upon us
First published Sunday Standard, April 16, 2017. Kindly reproduced here with permission from Standard Group If you are like me, you may...
Apr 16, 20173 min read


Clean, green and quiet cities is what we need
First published Sunday Standard, March 26, 2017. Kindly reproduced here with permission from Standard Group The theatre of politricks...
Mar 26, 20173 min read
The joys of active citizenship
First published Sunday Standard, January 22, 2017. Kindly reproduced here with permission from Standard Group Something phenomenal and...
Jan 22, 20173 min read


Thoughts ahead of the 2016 State of the Nation Address, Kenya, 31 March 2016
This blog draws on the points made on Citizen #Cheche breakfast show, 30 March Part 1: https://youtu.be/XW76YtgIH-0 Part 2:...
Mar 31, 20165 min read


Six pillars for building better societies with women
Opening remarks to the Timeless Women’s Conference 2016, Nairobi #TIMELESS2016 I grew up in a pre-dominantly female household of sisters....
Feb 9, 20162 min read


Tribute to Elijah Agevi, RIP
From Irũngũ Houghton on behalf of the Kilimani Project Foundation and Society for International Development I met Elijah first in 1995. I...
Dec 15, 20152 min read


Closing remarks at the launch of the SID Policy Brief “Why Corruption prevails and what can be
The @SIDKDP policy brief can be downloaded here Why corruption prevails and what can be done to eliminate it http://bit.ly/1NOsBOA It is...
Nov 25, 20152 min read


Statement at the funeral service of Alex Madaga, Saturday 24th October 2015
The statement was on behalf of the Health NGO’s Network (HENNET), Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) and the...
Oct 26, 20152 min read


Sister Michelle, Obama just had an Af-ROmance: Reflection note on President Obama & Public Benef
Still reflecting on aspects of Obama’s visit last week, three memories will probably linger on from a face to face encounter at the newly...
Jul 26, 20153 min read
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