The 2022 Nairobi County Gubernatorial Race: A Comparative Analysis of the Candidates
The moves of the lion are always breaking news in the jungle. Nairobi County is the centre of everything Kenyan, and anything happening therein is big news. This is especially true for issues to do with political leadership and economic activity. Since the advent of devolution, no county has registered a performance that is as […]
If Uhuru wants a truly United Kenya, then Musalia Mudavadi is the man
By Mwangi Muthee ……………………………………………… The defunct Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was geared towards creating a united country, as President Uhuru Kenyatta told Kenyans. Of course, there is another school of thought that alleges an attempt to create positions for politicians but I am strongly persuaded to side with President Kenyatta that he may have viewed […]
Of Serial Opinion Fakers with a history of misses and Outright Lies to Kenyans
Adventist Reformers predicted the end of the world in the late 1990s. Joseph Goebbels foresaw a world run by Adolf Hitler, and TIFA gave Nairobians the colourless Peter Kenneth as the Nairobi Governor in waiting for the 2017 election. And Tom Wolf shared surveys showing Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka besting Uhuru Kenyatta and William […]
Dennis Waweru: ODM’s best Bet against UDA’s Wanjiru for Nairobi Governor
Nairobi City County is the ultimate prize of devolution. The governor of the City-County has the honour of being the landlord or landlady to the President, his deputy, parliamentarians, Senators, and numerous other significant state officials. The County has the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that is larger than that of Lesotho and Swaziland combined, […]
Ongeri, Please Rescue our County
If there is a county that has been taken through baptism by fire, then it is Kisii County. It is one of those counties where billions of taxpayers’ shillings have been embezzled, most shameful cases of nepotism reported, and lowest levels of development registered. At some point, the governor’s personal assistant was his own father. […]
A tale of two Campaigns: Ruto selling his agenda as Raila sells an anti-Ruto agenda
The two front-runners in the 2022 presidential contest are running two very different campaigns, and while the difference is healthy and expected, one campaign’s path is astonishing. Whereas Deputy President William Ruto has spent his time to put together a semblance of a manifesto that is yet to assume a concrete form, the other side, […]
Guinean Military rise to defend the Constitution from Petty Dictator
Special forces in Guinea led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya took into custody the country’s 83-year-old dictator, Alpha Conde, who has been in power for slightly more than a decade after manipulating the system and violating the constitution to add himself a third term. He illegally participated in the 2020 October election where he garnered 59.5% […]
“He romanced me in my Sleep as I thought it was my Hubby,” woman accuses Senator Linturi
Outspoken and controversial Senator for Meru County, the Hon. Mithika Linturi has been accused of sneaking into a hotel room and banging a woman whose husband had stepped out briefly, a matter that is now the subject of a police investigation. According to the woman, the incident took place on the 29th of January […]
The Raila Presidency is here! Get over it
The 5th President of the Republic of Kenya was unveiled on the 10th of August 2021 at State House Mombasa by the 4th President H.E Uhuru Kenyatta. The 5th will be Raila Amolo Odinga. At last, the glam limos, suit up elite guards, and “mkeka mzima” he has always craved are on the way. A […]
Anti- Ruto Alliance: Form and Effect
In my village, serious bulls are taken for a drink in the late afternoon, around two or three, after they have helped plough the fields and then fed on dry maize husks. It is during this time that ground-shaking bull duels ensue, and the real bull outwrestles all the rest, kicking them out of the […]