Opinion

Kenya is full of characters. There is always somebody who wants to interest you in a chat about the most ridiculous things in the most obscure places. My latest escapade involved the security guard at my workplace. I can’t quite remember where, between ranting about his wife and complaining about the government, that we settled on discussing work […]

Across Africa, land is more than a resource for beholds memory, identity and, increasingly, has been a site of global contest.  For generations, African communities have maintained a close and often inseparable relationship with land. It has served not only as a source of livelihood, but as a foundation of social order, culture and continuity.  This attachment, frequently dismissed

The Nairobi governor is arguably the most powerful and consequential elective position in the country after the presidency. The county is the economic hub of East Africa and boasts a GDP of $28 Billion, which triples the “Singapore of Africa”, Rwanda, as per utterances by its boss, Governor Sakaja. Such economic ability has steered the county into the hands of wheeler-dealers and pseudo-deep

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

“The generational gap is real, but its cost is greater when we let it go unaddressed.”  Life is often pictured as a shared journey, but at every turn, our experiences diverge across generations. Calling these differences ‘just being human’ overlooks a deeper issue.   Perhaps it reflects a deeper divide between generations, indicating a gap that persists and widens, evident in the

There comes a time when a nation must confront its demons head-on, and for Kenya, that time is now. The demon choking our economy, suffocating future generations, and robbing citizens of dignity is unsustainable public debt, a monster fed fat by reckless politicians and enabled by a silent financial system that profits from national misery. 

As a nation, we stand at a dangerous crossroads, one where the rot of weak institutions threatens to undo the sacrifices of generations that came before us. Kenya is bleeding not because we lack talent, or vision, or resources, but because we have refused to build and defend institutions that can outlive individuals. We have chosen

Let’s stop pretending. Kenya is not being governed; it’s being looted by cowards in suits. What we call government today is little more than an organized cartel of opportunists feeding on the public purse. The state has become a feeding trough, and those entrusted with power have turned it into a playground for greed, corruption,

A storm is brewing across East Africa and it is no longer a diplomatic drizzle; it’s a full-blown political tempest threatening to undo decades of regional solidarity. The recent abduction of Kenyan citizens by Ugandan authorities, barely months after a similar scandal involving Tanzania, signals the lowest point in relations between the three founding members

They said Kenya had entered a new dawn, a nation of institutions, not individuals. But as the sun rises in 2025, it shines on a darker reality: our democracy is being auctioned off by political leaders. President William Ruto’s recent move to buy off Gideon Moi, persuading him to step down from contesting the Baringo