Lenah Mati

In the last three months since the death of the Late Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, the Orange Democratic Party has weathered increased internal strife and contradictory impulses, between the radical elements of the party and the longstanding members.  The Orange Democratic Party (ODM) was formed from a coalition of opposition leaders famously christened as the “No team” during the 2005 Referendum. Since then, it has been perceived as a symbol of resistance, a […]

Recent data reveals that our politics is less about governance and policy and more about perception. Narratives, slogans, trends and hashtags shape our engagement, political mobilization and our economic policies.  A hashtag on X is beyond a spontaneous trend, it is a tool to steer public opinion, silence dissent and test the waters on potential

Leadership is in every aspect of life, in the very fabric of human life. Being a leader takes initiative because those that are led follow. Families have parents or guardians, schools have prefects, institutions have managers, the country has politicians and the list goes on. Leadership directly impacts outcome which is why it is imperative

With all the presidential hopefuls scrambling for Mt. Kenya’s 6.5 million votes against a total number of 19.6 million registered voters going by the IEBC 2017 data, any visitor in Kenya should be forgiven to imagine that ours is an oligarch state as opposed to a democratic one. What our political pundits call the two