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Aug 11, 20233 min read
Ode to National Poet Micere Githae Mugo
Professor Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo’s passing away on 30 June 2023 could not have been more different than her discreet departure from Kenya in...
Aug 5, 20233 min read
The presidential power of mercy needs another look
Now under new management, the Power of Mercy Committee may have generated both a celebratory win and more controversy for the Presidency....
Jul 29, 20233 min read
Post baby Sagini, families do not need more hatred
Public reaction to the sentencing of Baby Sagini’s cousin, grandmother, and aunt this week seems muffled in contrast to the widespread...
Jul 22, 20233 min read
Ruto's promise of non-partisan police service quickly eroding
Fuelled by a volatile cocktail of political and economic grievances, protests were met with increased police violence across several...
Jul 16, 20233 min read
We're caught between danger of revolt and chance of reason
Wednesday’s protests are the most violent yet. Observing the protests, the constitution’s drafters must have struggled to see any...
Jul 10, 20233 min read
Time to stop religious cults from unleashing future massacres
Appearing before the Shakahola Senate Ad hoc Committee this week, I found myself reflecting how we can stop religious cults in future
Jul 1, 20233 min read
Kenya Judiciary child rights reforms on the right track
A decade ago, I found myself on the wrong side of the law and face to face with a child rape case. Monday’s launch of new judicial...
Jun 24, 20233 min read
Don't let shillings tip the scales of justice
High Court proceedings into the near fatal shooting of Felix Orinda a.k.a DJ Evolve by Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino...
Jun 17, 20233 min read
Tell David Sankok rape traps cannot be 'love-nests'
East African Legislative Assembly Member David Sankok earned the nation's criticism this week. Roundly accused of promoting rape culture,...
Jun 10, 20233 min read
Kenyans smell double-speak in government policies and tax plans
Left untransformed, inequalities and exclusion are our greatest threat, our Upper Hill statisticians tell us. In a week where we are told...
Jun 4, 20233 min read
Kenya@60: What youth need to thrive now
Madaraka Day offered us an opportunity to remember Kenya’s painful struggle for political freedom and reflect how far we have come in the...
May 27, 20233 min read
Reform our criminal justice system to spare petty offenders
The launch of the Malalamishi facility by the Director of the Office of Public Prosecutions this week offers another glimmer of hope for...
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