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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 30, 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...
May 23, 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.
Mar 6, 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...
Feb 1, 20213 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...
Nov 28, 20203 min read
East Africas' democratic deficit must worry us
Having worked closely with Hon. Otiende Amollo, I always take what he says and does very seriously. His advice to BBI oppositionists to...
Nov 21, 20203 min read
Rigging elections causes pain and deaths
We have far to go before we truly appreciate the dangerous spark of General Elections for parents like those of the late Baby Pendo.
Nov 6, 20203 min read
With just two years to go and no poll reforms, we are in a fix
Our first pre-2020 electoral violence victims were buried yesterday as the President personally led consensus building within Cabinet and...
Oct 17, 20203 min read
Signs of Kenyan 2020 Electoral chaos are clear, act now
After 8 months of physical isolation, being unmasked in political crowds is fashionable again. Last weekends’ tragic events must provoke...
Oct 10, 20203 min read
Raila Jnr triggered what we need from patriotic youth
Raila Odinga Jnr touched a nerve nationally this week. He reminds us that a single tweet can call a nation to re-examine its’ conscience....
Sep 23, 20203 min read
Citizens must be involved in planning our cities
If public spaces are essential for citizenship and cities, Urban Designer and Placemaking Expert Mark Ojal and I ask, why do we know so little about our parks, playgrounds and forests and engage them so rarely? A report on the state of public spaces in Nairobi was released this month. It offers us several reasons to start deeply reflecting on our cities and ourselves.
Sep 7, 20203 min read
As the Kenya constitution turns ten, how is the adolescent doing?
August 27 marks the tenth anniversary of the 2010 Constitution. How healthy is this pre-teen and what does it need to make it to adulthood?
Aug 8, 20203 min read
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