It's time for all citizens to be registered to vote
Nationalist elder Muthoni Likimani would have been proud of those Turkana youth I met last week. They are fired up and ready to register...
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Sep 19, 20213 min read
Wildlife defender Kofa did not deserve a brutal death
Ripples from Joannah Stutchbury’s murder continue to violently disturb the national conscience. Thirty bullets took the life of Kenya...
Sep 12, 20213 min read
It's time to drain toxic Twitter
I sense some digital fatigue. Respected news editor and serial tweep Oliver Mathenge declared Twitter unsafe for most of us this week....
Sep 5, 20213 min read
Let us not build modern day towers of Babel
The terrifying sight of a collapsing building in Kinoo, Kiambu county this week comes in the wake of several recent horrific building...
Aug 29, 20213 min read
Dirty money ties us to political instability and poor leaders
By Irũngũ Houghton and Sheila Masinde Our adolescent Kenyan constitution made it unscathed to its eleventh birthday on Friday. The...
Aug 22, 20213 min read
Improve the quality of policing before the next General Elections
Friday’s Appellate court ruling that the attempt by the Building Bridges Initiative to amend the constitution was itself...
Aug 15, 20213 min read
Step up social protection and vaccinate the most vulnerable now
After patiently waiting my turn for six months, I got vaccinated against COVID-19 this week. Viewed within the lens of income, social...
Aug 8, 20213 min read
Investigate deaths of Kianjokoma brothers
The deaths of students Emmanuel (19) and Benson Ndwiga (22) while in police custody catalysed mass protests and led to further excessive...
Jul 31, 20212 min read
Campaign financing rules are the line between elections and auctions
Having delayed implementing the Elections Campaign Financing Act (2013) for eight years, plans maybe underway to kill it altogether. A...
Jul 25, 20212 min read
Our Military veterans deserve honor
It has been eight years since the Military Veterans Bill (2013) evaporated in the National Assembly. This week, a new bill was published...
Jul 18, 20213 min read
Who had enough motive to kill Joanna Stutchbury?
In a macabre murder, unknown assassins killed Kiambu resident Joannah Stutchbury. Who was she, why did she die and who sent the killers?
Jul 11, 20213 min read
How could we de-risk the 2022 General Elections?
The next General Elections will take place on August 9, 2022. Some thoughts on how to de-risk the national exercise
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