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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
Saba Saba at 30 and signs some things have changed
Celebrating Saba Saba protests thirty years on, it is worth asking ourselves how much Kenya has changed since.
Jul 11, 20203 min read
Nairobi needs a strong broom, but must military take over?
Senator Kipchumba Murkomen sparked off an important conversation this week. He controversially alleged that with the recent...
May 15, 20203 min read
Children are capable of powerful acts of solidarity
I experienced a bold act of empathy between children last week. There may be huge class differences between the nation’s children, but...
Apr 25, 20203 min read
Flattening the curve together key to immunity against virus
Like all life-threatening crises, the struggle to flatten COVID-19 is fundamentally a battle to control our perspective. In this moment,...
Apr 18, 20203 min read
We must also protect our environment at this time
By Irũngũ Houghton and Dr. Paula Kahumbu One of the most beautiful poems of the COVID-19 era starts with the words “we fell asleep in one...
Apr 16, 20203 min read
Our actions will extend curfew or make total lockdown a must
Good morning all. If you are reading this, I guess you made it through the first night of curfew. The prospects of extending the curfew...
Mar 28, 20203 min read
COVID-19 is a historic threat that needs us all to contain
Even before the Finance Ministry gives its preliminary economic assessment on March 23, we know that the shilling has fallen to the...
Mar 21, 20203 min read
Use resident associations to revamp an ailing Nairobi
Bear with me readers from other counties, I am not yet done with County 047. If the Judiciary doesn’t stop transfer of Nairobi County...
Mar 14, 20203 min read
Nairobians choose carefully and speak up loudly
Transferring Nairobi Government to the National Government is a game-changer. However, the drivers of the crisis remain untransformed
Mar 9, 20203 min read
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