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Sep 12, 20213 min read
It's time to drain toxic Twitter
I sense some digital fatigue. Respected news editor and serial tweep Oliver Mathenge declared Twitter unsafe for most of us this week....


Sep 5, 20213 min read
Let us not build modern day towers of Babel
The terrifying sight of a collapsing building in Kinoo, Kiambu county this week comes in the wake of several recent horrific building...


Aug 29, 20213 min read
Dirty money ties us to political instability and poor leaders
By Irũngũ Houghton and Sheila Masinde Our adolescent Kenyan constitution made it unscathed to its eleventh birthday on Friday. The...


Jul 31, 20212 min read
Campaign financing rules are the line between elections and auctions
Having delayed implementing the Elections Campaign Financing Act (2013) for eight years, plans maybe underway to kill it altogether. A...


Jul 11, 20213 min read
How could we de-risk the 2022 General Elections?
The next General Elections will take place on August 9, 2022. Some thoughts on how to de-risk the national exercise

Jul 4, 20213 min read
Why we must keep associations vibrant at all times
Publishing the book Dialogue and Dissent last month opened a new set of possibilities for me to associate with other published authors of...


Jun 20, 20212 min read
Naming roads requires public participation
The controversial re-naming Dik Dik road Francis Atwoli road raises fundamental questions about the governance of public spaces nationally.


May 30, 20213 min read
Dialogue where we can, dissent where we must
Both the May 26 High Court ruling, and the Catholic Bishops statement two days later were audacious. Why do some find the audacity to act...

May 23, 20213 min read
Intimidation of the Judiciary must stop
Hopefully the swearing in of Chief Justice Martha Koome and Court of Appeal Judge William Ouko at State House may have de-escalated...


Mar 6, 20213 min read
Violence robs voters the right to choose their leaders freely
Violence, bribery and intimidation rob voters, of the only thing that really matters in an election, the right to freely choose our leaders.


Feb 1, 20213 min read
Lets face it, we are in a recession and must trust and act on the numbers
It’s’ official, Kenya is in a recession. As the economists debate the KNBS Quarter 3 GDP report, I am left wondering why do statistics...

Nov 28, 20203 min read
Decisively disrupt drug cartels, treat the addicted
Ramadhan “Rezo” Said was sentenced to prison for possessing cannabis on Tuesday. His sentencing comes weeks before the National Assembly...
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