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The older folks in politics should realise that being “nice”, having the money or moving the masses with unparalleled oratory skills will not be good enough.
Handouts have been dished out in marketplaces, behind tents, in cars, on playing fields, or through group leaders for generations.
The Bible has very interesting parables. Take the example of the parable of the sower. The parable tells of a farmer who scatters seeds on different kinds of ground.
As Kenya enters another season of political activity ahead of the 2027 General Election, many political actors are already scattering their messages across the nation, seeking to win hearts and minds.
Imprisoned and tortured, Raila Odinga escaped death more than once, even as recently as 2023 when a gun was trained on him during maandamano (protests).
Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam, the Most Rev Jude Thaddeus Ruwa’ichi, gave a very moving tribute to the lives lost in the Tanzanian post-election violence last month.
Thursday’s by-elections held in different parts of the country offer a sobering picture of how easily campaigns slip into disorder.
Let us be honest with ourselves: Is the Kenya Kwanza government cursed? This is not a careless provocation.
The persistence of corruption, unfolding day after day, reveals a political environment in which leaders wield enormous formal power but exercise little legacy leadership.
Even in slums, deep rural areas and in situations of great social difficulty, not many mothers give birth in a cowshed.
Our systems of governance have increasingly become heartless. Insensitive to the plight of the poor. Exploiting poverty for political power.
Our elections become exercises in political optics, coalition theatrics, and ethnic mobilisation, rather than serious debates about leadership, governance, and the common good.
Not only the Northern Kenya leaders owe Kenyans an explanation over underdevelopment of their counties but all counties, beginning with Nairobi County as the seat of national leadership.
As we head to the next general election, I propose that Parliament, for once, acts with the interest of future generations at heart.
The government's National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement Project, which is funded by the World Bank, is a great idea.
The news media have kept to their mandate as public watchdogs.
After a heavy week of attending physical and online debates on the use of Artificial Intelligence for teaching and learning
Think about the ‘goonism’ culture characterising the ongoing political campaigns.
The United Opposition has a year and a half to prove to Kenyans that indeed it is an alternative government in waiting.
Road madness in Kenya is unbelievable.
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