Read the draft Constitution
The harmonised draft Constitution is expected to be made public at 10am (Kenyan time) by the Committee of Experts (CoE), setting off a series of events that will see Kenya get a new set of laws. As the...
View ArticleReject KKK vs Raila duel at Referendum
With the New Year kicking off and the referendum just months away, you can expect our politicians to go into full electioneering mode. If events of the past year are anything to go by, then you can...
View ArticleIsolate Angola incident from the World Cup
Africa should be livid. But why… you may ask? Here are the reasons: On Friday, an unfortunate incident occurred in Cabinda – which is a province in Angola that is under dispute – involving the...
View ArticleDisaster beckons at Likoni channel
As our politicians settle down this week to craft a 2012 power deal in Naivasha under the guise of enacting a new Constitution, more pressing matters continue to be disregarded. For several weeks now,...
View ArticleAliens did not fall from the sky
The government has suddenly realised that there may be a huge number of illegal immigrants in the country. It has also dawned on authorities that these illegal aliens have IDs, own property and enjoy...
View ArticleIf only Ongeri and Mutahi were John Terry
I’d like draw the attention of Professors Sam Ongeri and Karega Mutahi to an interesting occurrence in the United Kingdom this past week. There’s a bloke called John Terry. He happens to be the...
View ArticleYou have yourself to blame Mr VP
This is an open letter to Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka. I sympathise with the discomfiture you had to go through on Saturday at Uhuru Park but want to point out that you have brought it upon yourself. Do...
View ArticleThere is mischief in this civic education fiasco
I read ulterior motives in the way civic education on the proposed Constitution is (not) being rolled out. For avoidance of doubt, the civic education programme was supposed to have commenced on May 7...
View ArticleWhat next for splendid South Africa stadiums?
Before the tournament started, grave misgivings were raised about Africa’s ability to host the World Cup. Critics were not sure if the stadiums would be completed on time and security was a sticky...
View ArticleAre we setting the stage for an ‘Occupy Nairobi’
Around this time last year, Kenya was very optimistic about its growth prospects for 2011. In fact, the World Bank had projected that our economy would grow by 5.3percent, which was still less than the...
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