County rep urges sale of ivory to protect elephants
A county ward representative from the Meru County Assembly has proposed the adoption of new laws to prevent poaching of elephants where ivory recovered from the poachers and other dead elephants is...
View ArticleParliament must expedite Cabinet
The list is finally out. Kenyans know President Uhuru Kenyatta's nominees for Cabinet Secretaries after weeks of anxiety. With all the nominees, except two, introduced and the list forwarded to...
View ArticleFour Governors To Watch In 2013 And Beyond
Even though we are still in the early stages of the devolved governments, there are some governors who have already set the pace and have rolled up their sleeves. Here are four such governors. 1....
View ArticleMore Reasons Why The Supreme Court Ruling Is Shameful
When lawyers write briefs, they not only must include facts that support their claims, they also must address facts that are not favourable. Ignoring those facts does not make them go away; rather, it...
View ArticleLaptop Revolution In Kenyan Schools
The Jubilee Coalition pledged free solar powered laptops to children joining Class One in 2014 during their campaign rallies. They treated it as their pet project and promised to roll it out once they...
View ArticleSupreme Court Accepted A Deeply Flawed Election
The Supreme Court of Kenya has released its detailed judgment on the landmark case challenging the 2013 presidential election. Unfortunately, for those in the public who were expecting an in-depth...
View ArticleVoters have no moral authority to criticise greedy leaders
All developed countries began with enlightened voters electing progressive, non- thieving leaders. On the other hand, developing countries are poor because corrupt voters elec corrupt leaders who...
View ArticleWhy Cord is the Least of President Uhuru's Worries
One power paradigm that the old school presidents never had to reckon with will be very much a fact of life for Uhuru – for the first time, there will be two kitchen Cabinets President Uhuru Kenyatta...
View ArticleNairobi Park Diary: When cubs play
I watched Mica with her family for some time late one afternoon this week. Her two young cubs were lying next to her. However, I was glad to see her two older ( two-year and two-month old ) offspring...
View ArticleKenyanisation of my son, Mouse, a word at a time
Tops (so-named because he is The Other Parent and a top-drawer guy) is pleased as punch. It has been over a year since I moved to Kenya. A South African friend is visiting, starts chatting to Mouse (so...
View ArticleMindless text language is slowly killing us
Whenever I see text and slang abbreviations in formal or semi-formal writing, it drives me mad. Would it kill some people to write ‘dear’ instead of ‘dia’? Or ‘help’ instead of ‘hlp’? It is only a...
View ArticleVenue review: Zim Cafe, Fife Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe
In the last of my dispatches from the Southern African country of Zimbabwe I bring to you popular Harare drinking spot, Zim Cafe. The night life in Harare is so eerily similar to ours that many times...
View ArticleCan a poor handsome man find love in this city?
I was recently seated behind two beautiful girls in a matatu, heading to work. The girls were slender and curvaceous, their faces fashionably polished with make-up. Their chit chat was animated and...
View ArticleDreams may not be true but be glad your alive
We would all like to think that our dreams will one day come true and we shall leave this earth having made a difference or leave behind some sort of legacy. Now let me introduce you to reality, a...
View ArticleWe are a bored city but there's hope
Having studied Nairobians for a few years, I have to say many people in this city suffer from one major affliction; boredom. Nairobi being the capital of this country and the headquarters of many...
View ArticlePowers and functions of county governments
County powers, entrenched in the constitution, are intended to be exercised autonomously. They can only be varied or removed through a constitutional amendment, in which process the Senate or the...
View ArticleWhat Uhuru and Ruto must do
More often than not , significant changes or reforms the world over are preceded by a dream. Martin Luther King Junior's dream of an egalitarian society heralded the reforms presently enjoyed by...
View ArticleHow to be a charmer
Women are strange beings; I would not stand up and say that I understand them. In fact, we have been led to believe that it is virtually impossible to understand women and what they want. Personally, I...
View ArticleDay In The Life: Morris Mbaya, Media planner at Saracen Media
Having been brought up in a rural setting hunting birds and dribbling football barefooted on rough terrain, Morris Mbaya says he has the spirit to deal with any challenge in his job. His day at Saracen...
View ArticleGOtv 10Km Community Road race set for Eldoret
Elite and upcoming runners take to the streets of Eldoret town for the GOtv 10-kilometre Community Road Race tomorrow. The 10-km competition, sponsored by pay TV channel, GOtv which rolled out its...
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