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Elections become rituals without conviction, participation without faith.
Before independence, Africans were dispossessed of fertile land by the colonial state and reduced to squatters.
The recent “Africa Forward Summit” in Nairobi was marketed as the dawn of a “new model of partnership” between France and Africa.
Social media posts, like a widely shared reflection by Mwangi Khimani, warn of a calculated political strategy
Every loan agreement, including bilateral infrastructure deals and Eurobonds, must be laid before Parliament and the public.
If Ebola poses enough risk to justify keeping exposed individuals away from the United States, why should the same risk be acceptable for Kenya?
The Gachagua impeachment ruling has sparked debate on judicial consistency and public trust, raising concerns about fairness, constitutional rights, and legal clarity.
A man interviewed on TV alleged that some police officers operate alongside criminal gangs while dressed in plain clothes and were even involved in the All Saints Cathedral attack.
Many were not made under pressure. They were not extracted by hostile journalists, demanded by protests, or forced by opposition politicians. They were volunteered.
Leaders who spend enormous energy trying to silence criticism often achieve the opposite. Every unnecessary confrontation creates headlines.
Opposition movements derive legitimacy not merely from opposing governments, but from defending enduring constitutional values.
In every credible election, the most valuable asset an electoral commission possesses is not offices, technology, or budget. It is public confidence.
Kenyan presidential politics rewards coalition builders rather than coalition breakers. No serious presidential contender can afford to shrink his political base voluntarily.
The question is whether Western will seize this moment or allow internal competition again deny it a place at the centre of Kenya’s national leadership.
If the Opposition wants to represent change, it must be seen to break with the past. Kenyan politics has entered a defining moment.
Removing one President is an event. Changing how Kenya is governed is a revolution.
Politicians imagine they can recruit angry young men, finance them, arm them with crude weapons, unleash them against opponents and send them home when elections end.
If teacher appointments are allocated through politicians rather than transparent TSC procedures, the matter suggests possible political capture of a constitutional commission.
If disappearances continue and nobody is held accountable, apologies become meaningless. Kenya does not need another apology after tragedy. It needs the rule of law before the next one.
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