Mulang'o Baraza

We have let down our renowned writers and trivialised local art

By Mulang'o Baraza   2023-07-10 18:06:53

The late Micere Mugo, like many of our past heroes and heroines, however, was a casualty of our congenital disdain - as a people and society - for “disruptive constructiveness.”

President wrong to celebrate killer police officers

By Mulang'o Baraza   2023-07-23 14:00:06

The disgruntlement and disaffection of Kenyans with the Kenya Kwanza regime is palpable - and increasingly evident - even in its own support bases.

Why ECOWAS should rule out military option in Niger

By Mulang'o Baraza   2023-08-15 03:51:56

Under President Bazoum, Niger was an important ally of the West, and partly played host to American and European forces fighting jihadists in the region.

It's not right for a few communities to dominate the public service

By Mulang'o Baraza   2023-08-21 17:40:18

Just about five of Kenya's close to 50 tribes are "well represented" at the institutions under the report's focus, with some accounting for between 15 per cent and 35 per cent of staff membership.

MP's proposed bill on graft convicts makes nonsense of virtue

By Mulang'o Baraza   2023-09-05 17:46:01

The MP argues that a convicted person will have already served the punishment and, therefore, the 10-year ban is unfair.

Ongoing Israeli, Hamas war a chance to seek lasting peace

By Mulang'o Baraza   2023-11-02 19:11:33

The conflict has killed more than 10,000 people and Israel's ground offensive forecast to add to the infrastructural toll typified by the leveling of buildings and installations.

Why we need to learn from our past and detribalise national life

By Mulang'o Baraza   2023-12-21 19:21:25

Pioneers of the post-colonial State in Kenya failed to establish and encourage the continual promotion of social compact and justice as the doctrinal predicate of our societal founding.

DRC Congo elections expose Africa's weakened democracy

By Mulang'o Baraza   2024-01-03 15:20:04

The just-concluded General Election in the DRC, which handed incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi, a second term in office, indeed, by African standards, lived up to expectations.

Why US presidential election is not exciting this time around

By Mulang'o Baraza   2024-04-03 14:12:55

A Biden win would mean an extended period of US domination of collective institutional and governmental decision-making.

Why Rwanda offers vital lessons on ethnic animosity

By Mulang'o Baraza   2024-04-11 04:28:01

This month marks exactly 30 years since the start of the three-month-long genocide in Rwanda that saw the mass murder of well over one million people as the world watched.

Why debate on extending presidential term limit is misplaced

By Mulang'o Baraza   2024-04-18 09:04:02

David Pkosing’s proposal that there ought to be a review of the laws with a view to extending the constitutionally-stipulated presidential term limit is ludicrous