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Jan 22, 20223 min read
With dumped bodies, Lake Victoria could become one large crime scene
Headlines that up to 30 bodies have been retrieved from the River Yala over the last six months is chilling. As investigators, human...
Jan 15, 20223 min read
Dr Olel’s life should inspire health workers to serve all
The late Odhiambo Olel lived at the intersection of medicine, human rights, and democratic activism. Two memorial services and his burial...
Jan 8, 20223 min read
Signs an aspirant may cheat on you after they get elected
Driving back from the holidays, several political billboards caught my eyes across six counties. The posters reveal much of the...
Jan 1, 20223 min read
Eulogise and emulate Tutu to secure his legacy
A reflection as the world bids farewell to one of the world’s most remarkable human beings Arch-Bishop Desmond Tutu
Dec 25, 20213 min read
A child will be born to displaced parents in Mukuru kwa Njenga this Christmas
Like baby Jesus, a child will be born to displaced parents in Mukuru kwa Njenga this Christmas. How the area went from a Jubilee...
Dec 18, 20213 min read
Schools must become spaces for critical thinking, affirmation, and freedom
Wildfires across our schools has provoked a wide range of policy and procedural proposals from policymakers, teachers, parents, and...
Dec 11, 20213 min read
Listen to human rights champions amidst rising political euphoria
The second week of December annually provides us a moment to reflect on corruption, human rights, and self-governance. These themes found...
Dec 4, 20213 min read
Uhuru must slay dragon of impunity to cement his legacy
Wednesday’s lengthy State of the Nation address departed from past Presidential addresses in two ways. With Orange Democratic Movement...
Nov 27, 20213 min read
Use better ways to convince us to take the Covid vaccine
Last Sunday’s National Emergency Response Committee announcement caught national attention. With vaccination slowing down, it was...
Nov 20, 20213 min read
What Blinken tour means for Kenya and the volatile region
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Kenya this week offers a timely opportunity to review electoral preparedness,...
Nov 13, 20213 min read
Schools must creatively pique boys’ curiosity
By Irũngũ Houghton and Vainola Makan The latest surge of arson attacks across Kenya and South African schools are worrying. Boys are...
Nov 7, 20213 min read
Post curfew, can we create a fistula free nation?
By Irũngũ Houghton and Dr. Elizabeth Ominde-Ogaja While partygoers and the entertainment industry celebrated the end of the curfew...
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