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May 17, 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...
Apr 30, 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 16, 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...
Mar 26, 20173 min read
Clean, green and quiet cities is what we need
First published Sunday Standard, March 26, 2017. Kindly reproduced here with permission from Standard Group The theatre of politricks...
Jan 22, 20173 min read
The joys of active citizenship
First published Sunday Standard, January 22, 2017. Kindly reproduced here with permission from Standard Group Something phenomenal and...
Mar 31, 20165 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:...
Feb 9, 20162 min read
Six pillars for building better societies with women
Opening remarks to the Timeless Women’s Conference 2016, Nairobi #TIMELESS2016 I grew up in a pre-dominantly female household of sisters....
Dec 15, 20152 min read
Tribute to Elijah Agevi, RIP
From Irũngũ Houghton on behalf of the Kilimani Project Foundation and Society for International Development I met Elijah first in 1995. I...
Nov 25, 20152 min read
Closing remarks at the launch of the SID Policy Brief “Why Corruption prevails and what can be
The @SIDKDP policy brief can be downloaded here Why corruption prevails and what can be done to eliminate it http://bit.ly/1NOsBOA It is...
Oct 26, 20152 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...
Jul 26, 20153 min read
Sister Michelle, Obama just had an Af-ROmance: Reflection note on President Obama & Public Benef
Still reflecting on aspects of Obama’s visit last week, three memories will probably linger on from a face to face encounter at the newly...
Mar 5, 20152 min read
Thoughts on the Mo Ibrahim Leadership award 2015
On March 2, the prize committee of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation awarded the 2015 Mo Ibrahim Leadership Award to former Namibian President...
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