Moses Kuria is not the best face of Kenya to future ministerial meetings in the coming critical meetings on the EPA where these stakes are involved. Some plastic surgery is required.
Micere Mugo stated by her life’s choices that Kenya – and Africa – be free of external imperialism and of internal repression. She was a long-time teacher passing to her thousands of students
The biggest danger is that regimes like this, when failing this job of constitutional governance, begin putting their feet on a different and dangerous path.
To arrest Raila is an admission the actions of the police against the crowds is really directed to the removal of Raila from political scene, as his arrest cannot bring down price of petrol.
IMF has demanded the shilling be removed from fixed rates to a floating market-response rate. This is not only devaluation of shilling but its vulnerability to foreign manipulation.
Our 2010 Constitution does not only set out the political and social goals of the freedom fighters, but also the values which the Independence struggle embodied.
Democracy is a lot of hard work. We have to nurture it. The winning of an election and acquisition of office are not the nurturing of democracy.
It was the triumphant victory of the sacrifice, determination and political clarity of Kenyans to rebuild a better future, a safer future for ‘the living and the unborn’, the generations to come.
The second consideration is whether the success of these Finance Act programmes is being or will be, undercut by the undiminished appetites for corruption of those in power in Kenya.
There are ample provisions in the Constitution, in our laws and legal mechanisms to correct, punish, and recover redress constitutionally.
The principal aims of our political leaders since the first political assassination in February 1965, has been in another area of eradication: the eradication of dissent.
The admission is an acknowledgement and an opportunity. It is an acknowledgement of Africa’s key position in the global economy.
The Churches and Imams must not remain silent in the face of this evil. They think they are remaining silent. But “in the face of evil, silence is support for the evil.”
We have sufficient laws. They must be enforced by all of us. This is because we have a strong Constitution that enables enforcement by anyone.
A country needs a vision so it can, without deep divisions, have common aims and methods to reverse the absence, immediate or long-term, of solutions for its serious problems.
When we are united against injustice and illegal force, we not only suffer less, but we bring injustice and illegality to an end because the Constitution is not only a manifesto but is also a vision.
Our Constitution forbids this company-style government and such sectional ‘unity’. This is a danger to constitutional democracy. More, Mr Gachagua knows this and yet persists.
King Charles’ trip was his first State Visit to a Commonwealth country. It was his first state visit to Africa. What was the purpose in selecting Kenya for this double priority?
These Gazette Notices have made Kenya the laughing stock of the Commonwealth. One example is the increase in ‘passports/ visas’ under the heading of “Queries’.
How we will deal with corruption in this fiscal year will determine the nature of our society and the quality of our democracy for the coming decade.
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