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How political repression can destroy thriving democratic political culture
My death was, unfortunately, very highly exaggerated. As a matter of fact, no such thing happened, and I thought those calling me to find out what had happened were confused by some new calendar, since April Fools’ Day had long come and gone.
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This past week, the Carnegie Corporation hosted a meeting of African higher education experts in Nairobi to deliberate on how best to transformation African higher education.
Read More »Focusing on MPs salaries may leave us a penny wise, but pound foolish
Last week’s protest by civil society groups at Parliament buildings was the climax of the protracted wrangling over remuneration between the Salaries and Remuneration Commission and the MPs.
Read More »Are Kenyan voters like pigs?
Images of human beings, pigs and blood in the streets of Nairobi invite you to reflect on surrealism in art, and especially in literature.
Read More »Nothing like a common rival to keep political friends together
Ironically, it unclear who first coined the phrase “lies, damned lies and statistics” to refer to the ease that statistics can be bent and tortured to justify any hypothesis, especially in socio-economic research.
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- Attack on CJ over recent ruling on election petition misplaced
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- Jubilee Cabinet Secretaries have no choice but to deliver
- It is not possible to craft modern security system if we safeguard old approaches
- Professional Cabinet good for performance, political culture
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- Why Nyeri folk have to style up before Prezzo arrives for keeps
- There go my salutation letters to Uhuru, Ruto
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How political repression can destroy thriving democratic political culture
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Last week’s protest by civil society groups at Parliament buildings was the climax of the protracted wrangling over remuneration between the Salaries and Remuneration Commission and the MPs.
Are Kenyan voters like pigs?
Images of human beings, pigs and blood in the streets of Nairobi invite you to reflect on surrealism in art, and especially in literature.
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