The silver lining in Mwalimu’s arrest and Cherono’s assault
The arrest of Government critic Kiama wa Mutemi and the assault of Mercy Cherono in Olengurone fused with a bit of history this week.
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Jun 6, 20203 min read
Kenya’s Floyds deserve their justice too, speak and act up
Watching the celebration of the late George Floyd’s life this week, time matters for justice and it matters everywhere, including Kenya.
May 30, 20203 min read
End complicity in handling crimes during virus period
Unlawful police violence is the most unsophisticated tool in the arsenal of any state especially during a pandemic.
May 23, 20203 min read
Peg new policies on research to help flatten corona curve
The release of two significant national opinion polls and global conversations must inform whether we should ease the lockdown
May 15, 20203 min read
Nairobi needs a strong broom, but must military take over?
Senator Kipchumba Murkomen sparked off an important conversation this week. He controversially alleged that with the recent...
May 6, 20203 min read
Left unchecked, Corona and Corruption will hunt us together
March 13 changed everything, then it didn't. In the last forty-eight hours, both the Health Cabinet and the Principal Secretaries have ...
Apr 25, 20203 min read
Children are capable of powerful acts of solidarity
I experienced a bold act of empathy between children last week. There may be huge class differences between the nation’s children, but...
Apr 18, 20203 min read
Flattening the curve together key to immunity against virus
Like all life-threatening crises, the struggle to flatten COVID-19 is fundamentally a battle to control our perspective. In this moment,...
Apr 16, 20203 min read
We must also protect our environment at this time
By Irũngũ Houghton and Dr. Paula Kahumbu One of the most beautiful poems of the COVID-19 era starts with the words “we fell asleep in one...
Apr 4, 20203 min read
Patient confidentiality and the chance COVID-19 offers to redesign our world
I shouldn't, but I blame the reality shows and the lifestyle pages. Patient Zero Brenda Ivy Cherotich and Brian Orinda showed up this...
Mar 28, 20203 min read
Our actions will extend curfew or make total lockdown a must
Good morning all. If you are reading this, I guess you made it through the first night of curfew. The prospects of extending the curfew...
Mar 21, 20203 min read
COVID-19 is a historic threat that needs us all to contain
Even before the Finance Ministry gives its preliminary economic assessment on March 23, we know that the shilling has fallen to the...
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