After sustained assaults against the media in the context of the month-long anti-government protests in Kenya, the members of the Fourth Estate Wednesday (July 24) poured into the streets in solidarity to express their anger. Armed with whistles, vuvuzelas, and a wide array…
The current rebellion against Kenyan President William Ruto for failing the people has not come as a surprise to any keen watchers of the East African country’s political scene. Ruto, his confidence and oratory skills notwithstanding, was not just bound to deliver…
Offended by President William Ruto’s seemingly insatiable appetite for international travel, some Kenyans are considering a law to cap the chief executive’s trips to five per year. Led by popular comedian Eric Omondi, they say—and many more Kenyans seem to agree—that the…
The African political arena is replete with riveting episodes of presidents falling out with their deputies, occasioning major political realignments in the subsequent political contests. One more such episode could be in the offing in Kenya. All indications are that the political…
Kenya, once the citadel of academic excellence in Africa, has suffered a severe diminish in stature in the recent past. The East African state has not only been recording a remarkable decline in education standards, but has also suffered the ignominy of…
In yet another attempt at managing the non-biodegradable waste menace, the Kenya Government has banned using plastic bags to collect and dispose of garbage. Through the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the government stated that plastic bags would not be allowed in the market,…
The doyen of Kenya’s opposition politics and an aspirant for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship, Raila Odinga, recently hit the government hard, sparking a backlash that is sure to hang around for some time. Speaking at a Nairobi slum where the…
Kenya’s 2010 Constitution raised to at least degree level the minimum requirement for most elective positions. By then, possession of a first degree was already a requirement for some formal job positions, while those with lesser qualifications still found their space, especially…
Navigating around Kenya’s major towns can be quite a challenge. Whether self-driving, riding on a private taxi, the bigger public commuter vehicles or a motorcycle (boda boda), or even walking on foot, one must contend with the lawlessness that rules the roads,…
he April 4, 2024 expulsion Ethiopia’s Ambassador Muktar Mohammed from Somalia did not come as a surprise. The nerves between the two neighbours have remained raw since late last year when Addis Ababa penned a sea access deal with the breakaway Somaliland,…
