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The idea of “Mt Kenya East” and “Mt Kenya West” is not innocent cartography; it is political engineering meant to dilute collective influence and make domination easier.
Kenya needs a Luhya political awakening not to threaten others but to contribute to balance.
A society that applauds mediocrity, excuses corruption, and mocks competence cannot change, no matter how many elections.
This single act, replicated in villages and towns, reveals a nation that has allowed its systems to fail, its promises to erode, and its most vulnerable to be paraded as proof of benevolence
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki deserves credit for condemning violence in places of worship.
The government is selling Kenyans a lie, sugarcoated for elections. It says an “amendment” will exempt 1.5 million workers earning Sh30,000 and below from PAYE.
A public loan taken in the name of all Kenyans must never be dressed in party colours.
Kenya should separate Treasury control from State House to ensure fairer allocation of resources and accountable governance.
During a parliamentary session earlier in the week, Speaker Moses Wetangula announced that MP Anthony Kabagendi had been suspended and must apologise before returning.
A government that spends lavishly on itself sends a different message: power has become an end in itself.
Kenya urgently needs infrastructure to unlock growth. But the question is not whether infrastructure financing is necessary.
Leaders often view power as permanent, or enduring enough to outlast the consequences of misuse. Political history shows its fragility. Power shifts. Alliances dissolve. Public sentiment evolves.
There is an old temptation in politics, to praise the press in principle, use it in practice, and resent it the moment it begins to do its real work.
The NPS, the DCI, the EACC, the Office of the DPP, the Judiciary, and sections of the media are increasingly perceived not as neutral arbiters but as tools of political strategy.
A dangerous misunderstanding has crept into our public life, the idea that criticism of government is a betrayal of the country.
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.
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