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Historically, Kirinyaga has been the silent centre of executive power in Mt Kenya since independence.
If the ‘wheelbarrow-to-limousine’ fantasy worked for him in 2022, and there are all indications that the Singapore fantasy will work for him again in 2027.
A growing section of Gachagua's former die-hard supporters has begun to accept the possibility that he may never be their president—and have quietly moved on.
The Singapore dream notwithstanding, Kenya’s President William Ruto has no shortage of big ideas about how to develop the country.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s name may not appear on the ballot, but his shadow will loom over every polling station in Mount Kenya—and far beyond.
A leader’s words must be chosen with care, not just for the immediate audience, but for the nation and the world beyond the microphone and the political platform.
The recent political outbursts by President Ruto are not just political but deeply personal, crude, and wholly inappropriate for a national platform.
A piece arguing that Ruto could benefit from encouraging more candidates into the State House race to divide the opposition.
Kenya’s matatu sector faces an uncertain future as tensions with boda bodas highlight deeper issues of regulation, safety, and shifting dominance in public transport.
No, you only need to watch the news and see our politicians in action—many of them lost in live renditions of Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar, from the rooftops of their luxury cars.
The Kenyan worker has become a political pawn, while workers elsewhere move economies through industry
Mr President, you need to stage a sit-down with the elders from the mountain, and quickly stage a spectacular reconciliation ceremony of some sort with Uhuru before your political nemesis.
That political systems under siege thrive on crisis, best explains why we rarely have a brand-new crisis in Kenya; why even the most tragic crisis seems eerily familiar.
We will not ban boarding schools because doing so would inconvenience everyone except the children.
It is not difficult to understand why the President has lately appeared exhausted and strained — he has been trying to be everywhere and everything.
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