So, how was the Governors first week at work?
My attention was torn between watching the Supreme Court proceedings and the transitions unfolding across 47 county governments this...
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Sep 2, 20223 min read
Holding governors to account and participating only way to stop state capture
In colourful ceremonies across the country, 45 very diverse governors were sworn in on Thursday. They will lead the third generation of...
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Time for criminal justice reform?
Azimio la Umoja decision to petition last week’s election places another checkpoint on the Kenya Kwanza road towards a hustler nation....
Aug 12, 20223 min read
The closest polls in Kenyan history?
This week saw the closest electoral race in Kenyan history. Avoiding broken nails, rising blood pressure and future post-electoral stress...
Aug 7, 20223 min read
Time to exercise our right to vote
Like Commonwealth gold winner Ferdinand Omanyala, the sprint of 16,100 candidates comes to an end today. How have the political campaigns...
Jul 30, 20223 min read
Digital democracies require fidelity to the truth
With elections related malicious content spiking on social media and a new Council for Responsible Social Media launched this week,...
Jul 30, 20224 min read
Why all must attend 2022 presidential debates
It has been over a century since the first elections were held under British colonial rule. Seven decades later in July 1990, George...
Jul 23, 20223 min read
Incoming regime must step up and halt extra-judicial killings
The recent brutal killings of seven Nakuru women horrified the nation. Within weeks, police had arrested over a hundred youth and are now...
Jul 17, 20223 min read
Carry the Jubilee scorecard into the polling booth on 9 August
Coming days after the establishment of a Transition Committee overseeing the handover of power by August 23, the 76-page Jubilee...
Jul 10, 20223 min read
How do the party manifestos compare?
Five months ago, this column lamented the absence of a big galvanising idea in the campaigns. With at least five manifestos launched in...
Jul 1, 20223 min read
Let's go beyond 5-minute democracies
By Irũngũ Houghton and Daniel Nyakora Like meals, five-minute democracies have their limitations. We knew this when we voted for Article...
Jun 25, 20223 min read
Without public participation, budget transparency and oversight nothing will work post-election
The Kenya Budget Transparency Survey 2021 comes at just the right time. With elections debates in high gear, it educates voters trying to...
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