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Jan 14, 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...


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...


Feb 5, 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...

Sep 23, 20167 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.


Feb 22, 20163 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 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...
Oct 9, 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...


Sep 4, 20154 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....
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...
Mar 31, 201411 min read
Protecting civic space against #NGOMuzzle laws in Kenya
“We said that Kenyans had enacted the best and most progressive Constitution in the world. The struggle for this Constitution was by the...
May 13, 20134 min read
OAU@50: Voice, vigil and the veil: Recalling North African women’s struggles
In the next two weeks, we shall pause to reflect on what we have gained from fifty years of the Organisation of African Unity/Africa...
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