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Literary giant Ngugi wa Thiong’o has joined his ancestors. As we honour his legacy, we must remember his philosophy that true integration begins with decolonising the mind.
While Deputy President, William Ruto cracked ribs when he claimed Kenya had the most incompetent Police Inspector General in the world.
My heart goes out to Zambians following the passing of Dr Edgar Lungu, man who was president for seven years after the death of ‘King Cobra’ Michael Sata in 2014.
A recent High Court ruling has thrown a hot spanner in the works for school administrators guilty of imposing hefty but illegal levies on poor parents.
There’s this running joke about the ‘men’s conference’ that supposedly takes place every February.
Today, journalists deserve freedom to editorialise news and ask hard questions around social injustices.
CNN correspondent Larry Madowo alleged in a chilling social media video that a plot had been hatched to harm him on Saba Saba Day.
Has anyone noticed how the sunken eyes of the nation have turned to former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Okeng’o Matiang’i?
The talk about recalling non-performing MPs is a classic case of becoming suddenly very clever.
Whoever said ‘seeing is believing’ couldn’t be more right. This week, I got an opportunity to immerse myself in Arab culture during a trip to Cairo, the Egyptian capital.
In April, Governor Gladys Wanga issued a notice inviting public participation on road naming. She explained the names would honour prominent leaders, cultural landmarks.
Corruption can behave much like climate change. It spreads at a terrific speed, has ruthless outcomes and sparks endless blame games.
In December 2019, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison took a family holiday to Hawaii. The premier was on vacation while his country battled bushfires.
Siaya Governor James Orengo has a way with words and makes difficult battles seem simple.
Attention has quickly turned to Ethiopia – Africa’s second-most populous nation – following the inauguration of a $5 billion dam on the Blue Nile River.
Robust resolutions are expected this week as the 69th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference enters a crucial phase in Vienna, Austria.
There was a time in Kenya’s urban churches when Kiswahili flowed from the pulpit with the precision of a surgeon’s scalpel.
The Malawi election has proved just how voters can be prisoners of empty hope. They can recycle and reward the very characters who badly failed them in the past.
The news of guilty verdicts against former DRC President Joseph Kabila and radical South African politician Julius Malema is laughable by any standard.
As this week marks the start of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kenya is hosting a major regional breast cancer imaging course.
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