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Amos Kareithi

Mwakenya influence, torrid young life, shaped Ngugi's beliefs

By Amos Kareithi   2025-06-01 11:04:40

Ngugi wa Thiong’o was admitted to a proscribed group due to his anti-establishment views, which strongly influenced his works and were rooted in his early life experiences.

Phoebe Asiyo: Final farewell to woman who mentored a nation

By Amos Kareithi   2025-08-07 00:00:00

Phoebe Muga Asiyo who represented Karachuonyo at a time women could only dream of contesting for elective positions, deserves special recognition for mentoring young people in 1960s and 1970s.

Granny, 81, lives in fear amid fight for her father's stolen Sh1.2b land

By Amos Kareithi   2025-09-27 18:57:30

An 81-year-old grandmother is at her wits’ end in her quest for her inheritance worth billions of shillings, following the appropriation of prime land in Nairobi County by “strangers.”

The Day Raila was caught in a nuclear war standoff

By Amos Kareithi   2025-10-16 00:00:00

Russia has menacingly told the world that any weapon fired from a European country towards it will be a declaration of war and could end with the damnation of the world.

The day a teenage Raila was caught in a nuclear war standoff

By Amos Kareithi   2025-10-16 08:20:00

America declared a blockade on Cuba and ordered all US troops to be on the lookout for ships that could be shipping weapons to Cuba when Raila Odinga was on his way to Germany.

What made Raila the man he turned out to be

By Amos Kareithi   2025-10-19 08:10:00

Like his father, Raila acted like the glue that held the many parties he founded together and a community larger than the Luo Association of East Africa. He was indeed the people’s President.  

Confusion as CS Duale appears in Parliament for grilling over SHA

By Amos Kareithi   2025-10-29 12:00:29

Duale was set to appear before the Departmental Committee on Health to deliberate on the way forward following the committee’s recommendations arising from the report on the assessment of SHA.

How new law may solve Kenya's centuries old land question

By Amos Kareithi   2025-10-30 06:00:00

The National Lands Commission Act enables restitution for historical injustices dating back to 1895. The amendments trace the original scene of crime where the first land injustices were committed.

Intrigues that sealed Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment

By Amos Kareithi   2025-10-30 07:00:00

Several meetings were held in an effort to stop the impeachment.

No one can fit into Raila's shoes, Prof Kindiki tells Baba wannabes

By Amos Kareithi   2025-11-01 08:00:00

Isaiah Kindiki is convinced that Kenya will never have another politician like Raila Odinga.He says Raila had qualities that endeared him to people who knew hi.