Weak oversight not a "few rogue officers" feeds police impunity
Suspected enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of foreign nationals over the last month has burst one of Kenya’s worst...
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- Oct 23, 2022
- 3 min
Kenyan leaders, take key lessons from PM Truss quick fire exit
And just like that, the Prime Minister of the sixth richest economy in the world fell to her knees and resigned. What lessons can Kenyan...
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Cabinet Secretaries must come with new and consistent policy options
Tomorrow is World Food Day. With 4.2 million Kenyans facing acute food insecurity and 24 drought-stricken counties there is very little...
- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
Legal literacy will decongest police stations and prisons
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of legal aid in Kenya. As the Interior Ministry and the Office of the Attorney General reinvent...
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
Not the shamba system but stronger forest governance systems is what we need
Last week’s column may have received an indirect scolding from Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Having corrected the Government’s...
- Sep 25, 2022
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Kenyan state must step up capacity to produce enough food urgently
The global food crisis punctuated most of the heads of states’ speeches to the UN General Assembly this week. The 77th session takes...
- Sep 17, 2022
- 3 min
What the 5th must do to deliver 'real freedom' for all
As expected, President William Ruto’s inauguration was powerfully coordinated, attended by thousands, and watched by millions. Not losing...
- Sep 10, 2022
- 3 min
13th Parliament must address the challenges facing Kenyans
The swearing in of 350 Members of Parliament and 67 Senators one week after the Governors inauguration, establishes the second of four...
- Sep 3, 2022
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So, how was the Governors first week at work?
My attention was torn between watching the Supreme Court proceedings and the transitions unfolding across 47 county governments this...
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Holding governors to account and participating only way to stop state capture
In colourful ceremonies across the country, 45 very diverse governors were sworn in on Thursday. They will lead the third generation of...
- Aug 19, 2022
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Time for criminal justice reform?
Azimio la Umoja decision to petition last week’s election places another checkpoint on the Kenya Kwanza road towards a hustler nation....
- Aug 12, 2022
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The closest polls in Kenyan history?
This week saw the closest electoral race in Kenyan history. Avoiding broken nails, rising blood pressure and future post-electoral stress...
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