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Taking mothers hostage in our hospitals must alarm us all
First published Sunday Standard, October 1, 2017. Kindly reproduced here with permission from the Standard Group Ten years ago, reports...
Oct 1, 20173 min read


Strengthen democracy, promote integrity post elections
Published first in the Sunday Standard, August 13, 2017 I stress, at the risk of boring you, this is yet another provisional opinion....
Aug 13, 20173 min read


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


Presentation to the Mwamdudu school community, August 8th
Hii mapambano ilianza na wanafunzi wa Langata road primary school. Mimi na wengine hapa tulikua huko. Viongozi wa Serikali kutoka pande...
Aug 18, 20161 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


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


Raising Voices for Peace in Kenya: A Personal Reflection
My mobile rang incessantly the morning after Mwai Kibaki was sworn in. One caller was persistent. Three times I was asked, “Irungu, we need to meet, when?” With images of anger and mayhem from the entire country flooding my television, it seemed futile. However, we did meet that afternoon on the 31st December 2007 at the offices of the Peace and Development Network in Kilimani, Nairobi. The next few months breathed life to the proverb “When the spider webs unite, they can ti
Mar 7, 20149 min read


Learning the art of building community in Kilimani
In November, reporter Mark Namswa of Nairobi’s UP Magazine interviewed me for their special issue on community policing. Below is the...
Dec 9, 20136 min read
Published Land Grabs Letter to the Financial Times
Response to Monday’s FT article “Palm oil producers face challenges in Africa” 24th September 2012 http://m.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4389d42-07db-...
Oct 1, 20121 min read
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