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IEBC Must Master the Art of Storytelling to Save 2027

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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is more than a referee of elections. It is, at its core, a communication machine. Elections are not only about the arithmetic of counting votes. They are about telling a story, a story that convinces citizens that the process is credible, impartial, and beyond manipulation. Technology, servers, and […]


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From Lifeline to Hollow Promises: Why SHA Misses the Mark

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Linda Mama was more than just a health program; it was a lifeline. It represented the state at its best: deliberate, targeted, and compassionate in its focus on one of society’s most vulnerable groups. At its core, Linda Mama sought to protect poor, indigent, and at-risk women who could not pay NHIF premiums but who


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Kenya’s Voter Registration Needs a Digital Leap to unlock Gen Z’s Power

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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has rolled out continuous voter registration with a budget of KSh 8 billion, targeting 6.3 million new voters, most of them first-time participants. This is a commendable step toward strengthening democracy and representation, especially at a time when the voice of young Kenyans has grown louder following the


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Slogans, Tweets and Ballots: The Influence of Political Propaganda  

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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


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Leadership Perspective

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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


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Of Climbing Mt Kenya and Crossing Chania River; The Unhealthy Relationship in Kenya’s Democracy 

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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


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