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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...
Jan 21, 20233 min read
2022 KDHS study tells us more than sex
Social media platforms exploded with this week’s news that Kenyan men have on average 3 times more sexual partners than women. As...
Jan 14, 20233 min read
Our new governors must rethink public health system to serve all
Recent global concerns with a new COVID-19 variant, new county health reforms thinking and the calling off a national health-workers...
Jan 7, 20233 min read
Time to disrupt the normalisation of prejudice and pain in all our spaces
Gay rights activist Edwin Chiloba has been brutally murdered. Our opinions will filter his death as a hate-crime, grim murder or another...
Jan 1, 20233 min read
How did Kenya measure up against the Constitution in 2022?
As the sun set for the last time on 2022, 56 million Kenyans, 47 + 1 governments received their report card. How did the 59-year-old...
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