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Jul 29, 20233 min read
Post baby Sagini, families do not need more hatred
Public reaction to the sentencing of Baby Sagini’s cousin, grandmother, and aunt this week seems muffled in contrast to the widespread...

Jul 22, 20233 min read
Ruto's promise of non-partisan police service quickly eroding
Fuelled by a volatile cocktail of political and economic grievances, protests were met with increased police violence across several...

Jul 1, 20233 min read
Kenya Judiciary child rights reforms on the right track
A decade ago, I found myself on the wrong side of the law and face to face with a child rape case. Monday’s launch of new judicial...

Jun 24, 20233 min read
Don't let shillings tip the scales of justice
High Court proceedings into the near fatal shooting of Felix Orinda a.k.a DJ Evolve by Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino...


Jun 17, 20233 min read
Tell David Sankok rape traps cannot be 'love-nests'
East African Legislative Assembly Member David Sankok earned the nation's criticism this week. Roundly accused of promoting rape culture,...

Jun 4, 20233 min read
Kenya@60: What youth need to thrive now
Madaraka Day offered us an opportunity to remember Kenya’s painful struggle for political freedom and reflect how far we have come in the...


May 27, 20233 min read
Reform our criminal justice system to spare petty offenders
The launch of the Malalamishi facility by the Director of the Office of Public Prosecutions this week offers another glimmer of hope for...


Apr 21, 20233 min read
Prof K'Olale epitomised academic freedom and fight for a just society
Professor Muga K’Olale (68) rested yesterday. It may be difficult to imagine what life was like for university scholars four decades ago,...


Mar 11, 20233 min read
Grace Onyang'o broke the ceiling, it's time for her daughters to rebuild the house
Wednesday was International Women’s Day. Legendary public servant Grace Onyang’o (98) chose the moment to exit the national SMS group....

Mar 4, 20233 min read
Let us not fuel hatred over gay unions after Supreme Court ruling
After a week of intense public debate triggered by the Supreme Court right to association ruling, the President has finally spoken....

Feb 19, 20233 min read
Menstrual cycles are natural and nothing to be ashamed of
Senator Gloria Orwoba’s parliamentary action this week was a classic act of protest. Misreading its significance, Speaker Amason Kingi...

Jan 29, 20233 min read
Death sentence does not help reduce crime, do away with it
A new study offers new possibilities for Kenya’s 656 death row prisoners, prison reform and Kenya’s international credentials as a nation...
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