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Has Government lost its moral compass on Palestinian-Israeli conflict: An Africa Day thought
First published Saturday Standard,May 26, 2018. Kindly reproduced here with permission from the Standard Group Yesterday, one billion...
May 27, 20183 min read

Kenneth Matiba was a Man of Conscience
First published Saturday Standard, April 21, 2018. Kindly reproduced here with permission from the Standard Group. My Sunday column has...
Apr 22, 20183 min read


Halt forced evictions and let the Sengwer people be
First published Sunday Standard, January 14, 2018. Kindly reproduced here with permission from the Standard Group. This version corrects...
Jan 14, 20183 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


Time to interrupt the climate denialists among us
To my shame, I realize I might just have grown up a climate change denialist. Sitting in the presence of 40 climate and energy...
Feb 5, 20173 min read

International CSOs in a differentiated, globalised and networked world: Five traits they must drop
What INGOs are missing is an institutional culture of behaviours and traits that keep them empowered today. Here's five.
Sep 23, 20167 min read


Reflections on turning 50: February 22, 2016
Once I step over the word amazement, two words describe turning 50 on February 22; alive and self-expressed. I was born on February 22...
Feb 22, 20163 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....
Feb 9, 20162 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...
Dec 15, 20152 min read
Issues impeding whistle-blowing in Kenya
Organised by Transparency International Kenya, over 70 men and women attended a half day public discussion on improving whistle-blower...
Oct 9, 20152 min read


Kilimanjaro: A place to shine
Eight weeks back, a dear neighbor Dorothy confided that hiking Mt Kilimanjaro was on a bucket list of things to do before she turned 50....
Sep 4, 20154 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...
Mar 5, 20152 min read
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