The bi-partisan committee must succeed
Sandwiched between two Senators this week, I was pleasantly surprised that the media encounter didn’t turn into a violent gladiator...
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Apr 8, 20233 min read
Three violent incidents call for better protection of religious places
Two separate moments, tens of thousands of kilometres apart in Palestine and Tennessee, share parallels with the violence in Kibera last...
Apr 1, 20233 min read
Azimio demos offer stern test to Kenya's respect for human rights
For a decade, human rights organizations have warned that the respect for human rights and the rule of law has been deteriorating....
Mar 25, 20233 min read
Azimio, police should handle next demos differently to avert chaos
Both Azimio la Umoja and the National Police Service lost control of Monday’s protests against the cost of living, the last general...
Mar 18, 20233 min read
We cannot afford 50 Cabinet Administrative Secretaries
President William Ruto’s nomination of fifty Cabinet Administrative Secretaries opens the door to one of the most bloated cabinets at a...
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 5, 20234 min read
Locking media practitioners out of MCK board carries great risk
A media governance storm has been brewing for the past month. So far pre-occupying a handful of state officers, media regulators,...
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 24, 20233 min read
Where is Morris Mabior Awikjok?
It has been 22 days since South Sudanese asylum-seeker Morris Mabior Awikjok was arbitrarily arrested in Nairobi and forcefully returned...
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...
Feb 11, 20233 min read
How safe are our buildings if an earthquake strikes Kenya?
21,000 human beings left our world in seconds. The 7.5 Richter Türkiye-Syria earthquakes are some of the worst in our generation. As...
Feb 4, 20233 min read
Disregarding code of practices will hurt social media platforms
Barely a week after President William Ruto launched Kenya’s first data protection registration system on International Data Privacy Day,...
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