The Missed Opportunity In Northern Kenya
Northern Kenya is a land of paradox. It sits on huge natural resources, yet it is the most underdeveloped part of Kenya. Its residents, when coming to Nairobi, refer to the journey as coming to Kenya....
View ArticleKittony defends the media
THE chairman of Media Owners Association Kiprono Kittony yesterday defended Kenya's media coverage of the March 4 poll. He said the media did not sensor itself but was cautious in its reporting having...
View ArticleImplications Of Raila's First International Ambush on Uhuru
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s first overseas engagement, the Oxford Analytica /Times CEO Africa Summit in London, where he delivered a keynote speech on Tuesday evening, was not initially very...
View ArticleCivil society slams MPs over huge pay
CIVIL society groups have condemned push by senators and MPs for higher benefits and threats to disband the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. The lobby groups in a joint press briefing in Nairobi...
View ArticleThe 2nd Coalition Government Report Card
In many ways, what we have in Jubilee is basically a coalition government much like what we had between Kibaki and Raila except this time we don’t have a national law attempting to govern it and...
View ArticleWHAT WOMEN REALLY MEAN
Often are times that men are left at a loss of what to do when it comes to women. The day might have been going so well and you would swear that she has never looked happier, then as you reach out for...
View ArticleMatemu ruling may complicate appointment of Uhuru’s nominees
The High Court decision of September 20 last year invalidating the appointment of Mumo Matemu as Kenya’s anti-corruption boss hangs dangerously on all the 18 cabinet nominees being vetted by...
View ArticleWhy Uhuru’s Cabinet Will Not Perform Better Than Kibaki’s
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto have already nominated their 16 cabinet secretaries and the country awaits the last two. That done, Uhuru and Ruto supporters seem to expect...
View ArticleRaila and Kalonzo Should Pass Baton
When the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy recently held a retreat in Naivasha to chart the way forward after suffering a mortifying defeat in the March 4 general election, it was unanimously agreed...
View ArticleHuman Rights And The Counties
County government is a human rights idea. The objects of devolution, according to the constitution, include promoting democracy and accountability, recognising diversity, enhancing people's...
View ArticleRaila scold CJ Mutunga
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga yesterday told off Chief Justice Willy Mutunga for saying he was 'offended and hurt' by claims of bribery leveled against the Supreme Court over its ruling on the...
View ArticleTJRC fails to give report to President
THE Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission yesterday failed to deliver its final report to the Office of the President as promised on May 3. Commission CEO Tom Chavangi reportedly tried to leave...
View ArticleCounty commissioners to know fate on May 31
A case that seeks orders to declare that county commissioners are in office illegally and have them return Sh169 million they have earned as salaries has been delayed to await a decision of the court...
View ArticleTHE UNENVIABLE FATE OF THE LUO
An Arab friend once told me in reference to the perpetual struggle with Israel that, “We shall fight until the last Egyptian!” Egypt remains the most populous Arab country and most central to the...
View ArticleCHINEDU IN WAR WITH RIVAL DRUG CARTELS
A vicious turf war for control of the drug trade in Kenya has led to multiple deaths in the last six months and the arrest of 17 suspected dealers as the rival gangs snitch on each other. CID director...
View ArticleExit poll fuels debate of IEBC, Supreme Court
THE release of exit poll in the US showing that Raila Odinga and President Uhuru may have tied in the March 4 polls has added to credibility concerns of both the IEBC and the Supreme Court. The poll by...
View ArticleChinese actress to fight poaching in Kenya
China’s leading actress Li Bingbing is visiting Kenya to highlight the illegal ivory trade that is fuelling a rise in the killing of elephants in East Africa and across the continent. Later today, the...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
A politician who lost in the parliamentary elections has gone out of his way to prove his political rivals were wrong when they put out rumors suggesting that he was in dire financial straits after...
View ArticleSomalia Could Be Africa's Next Big Thing
Her Excellency Paola Imperiale the Italian ambassador to Kenya whose surname is a linguistic clue to her style of diplomacy, invited me to a party over the weekend on the San Marco, in Mombasa. As I...
View ArticleMazrui's faith award criticised in the US
Top Kenyan scholar Prof Ali Mazrui has come under scrutiny in the United States over a perceived anti-Semitic lecture two years ago, following an award conferred upon him for promoting inter-faith...
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