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May 27, 20223 min read
It's time to red card questionable aspirants again
The 2003 remake of “The Italian Job” was one of my favourite films of all time. That is, until I started paying attention to the nexus...
May 21, 20223 min read
Time to normalise women's political leadership
Albertina Sisulu, 1984, Johannesburg, More From a gender equality lens, with very few exceptions, the primaries were largely very...
May 14, 20223 min read
Elect governors who can fix housing mess in our towns
By Robyn T. Emerson and Irũngũ Houghton With the Government reporting to the UN General Assembly, Nairobi hosting the first pan African...
May 8, 20223 min read
We all have the right not to be profiled, violated or killed
Two horrific murders over the last two weeks left many angry and depressed. As the law enforcement agencies prosecute these senseless...
Apr 30, 20223 min read
Honour Mwai Kibaki by applying his honesty and decency
The laying of Kenya’s third President to rest in Nyeri today ends the life of an iconic leader and a week of remarkable tributes from all...
Apr 23, 20223 min read
Break the impunity cycle of violence against journalists
We can measure the openness of societies by the way our journalists are treated. As the world approaches World Press Freedom Day on May...
Apr 16, 20223 min read
Terror guidelines will help State deal better with menace
Launched this week, new Inter-Agency Anti-Terrorism and Terrorism Financing Guidelines signify a new collaborative strategy by key law...
Apr 9, 20223 min read
Africities is here, let's strategise for Africa's cities
Africities 9 provides another opportunity to re-imagine urban governance strategies for Africa’s cities. When 8,000 local government...
Apr 2, 20223 min read
Let's debate safe abortion and reproductive health
A policy storm is brewing at just the right time. Last week, women and youth activists took to Nairobi streets to stop the launch of the...
Mar 26, 20223 min read
Place Jua Kali workers at the center of election manifestos
Ten years ago, I listened to a jua kali car mechanic displaced from the path of a new ring road by my home. A decade on, the nation has...
Mar 20, 20223 min read
Why Kenyans need NGOs and civil society ahead of elections
Policy sound-bites bullet point campaign billboards and boom from the sunroofs of SUVs. However, as John Githongo notes, these elections...
Mar 12, 20223 min read
Channel national anger to transform the boda boda sector
Sexism, road rage and lawlessness exploded in time for International Women’s Day this year. The stripping and sexual assault of a female...
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