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Aug 1, 20203 min read
Brutality on MCA is an attack on political rights of all women
The vicious assault of MCA Mutheu Musyimi has jolted us once more. A new policing culture and public safety is possible. Here's how.
Jul 25, 20203 min read
May we never normalise disregard for health guidelines or impunity
The dramatic arrest of Nairobi Senator Sakaja and the way he eventually handled the incident, have life and leadership lessons for us all.
Jul 18, 20203 min read
Rise in child abuse numbers should prick our conscience
The recent spikes in violence against children are scary. What can be done?
Jul 11, 20203 min read
Saba Saba at 30 and signs some things have changed
Celebrating Saba Saba protests thirty years on, it is worth asking ourselves how much Kenya has changed since.
Jun 13, 20203 min read
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.
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,...
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