War on graft is now a beauty contest
We Africans say you do not test how deep the waters are with both feet. In the past, the corrupt were more cautious and would not engage lawyers and open up escrow accounts for the loot to be kept unt
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This snow white business is essentially dark as a tomb
From the picture he looks diminutive. Of course, looks can be deceiving. But if Maina Chege lacks the height, he is more than generously compensated in eloquence.
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Great paradox that paints a portrait of soul at war with itself
All great nations in world history have expressed their collective soul in their art. They have usually done this in some distinctive and defining form of art that has set them apart from other nation
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 Our newfound democracy has improved accountability but slowed reforms
Last Sunday, we marked the second anniversary of the signing of the National Accord. There are questions on whether or not the Accord has lived up to expectations. All of us will agree the Accord rest
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National cohesion and stability should be our priority
This week I went to join in mourning the death of the mother of a friend who is a Muslim. To meet the necessary decorum, I donned a buibui and scarf over my head. It gave me firsthand and regrettable
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Big Man Syndrome is curse of Africa’s leadership and makes rulers infallible
Two events in two nations unfolded recently to prove that although we live in one world, we are worlds apart, depending on the side of the planet we were born.
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Education system: Let’s leave no one behind if we want progress
Every year, the release of the KCPE and KCSE results captures national psyche, momentarily shifting our attention from the hassles of ordinary life.
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 The war against smoking is myopic
Strolling along a Nairobi street last week, we suddenly saw a group of three men accost and then arrest another and start pushing him towards the Holy Family Basilica. Thinking the three men were mugg
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Is the Grand Coalition Government’s reform scorecard and outlook on course?
Yes, amidst the eccentricity and disenchantment within the Grand Coalition Government — two years since its formation in circumstances of national crisis after the botched 2007 presidential elections
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Never dig-in in grave matters
What a shame, they even plunder in the name of the dead.
The rapacious appetite for proceeds of corruption spares nothing. No public account is sacred. Every public procurement is deal time if indivi
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Church has sinned on law review
Were the beef about the inclusion of Kadhi’s courts or when life really begins in the Proposed Constitution purely ideological, I would not dare wade into the storm that the Church has kicked up. Unfo
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 Investigating the investigators
In the wake of the recent stepping aside of high ranking Government officers for their alleged wrongful involvement in the Strategic Grain Reserve’s (SGR) allocations and the ongoing shenanigans invol
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Despite bumpy terrain in its infancy, the TJRC should not be jettisoned
I have just finished reading Njenga Karume’s autobiography Beyond Expectations: From Charcoal to Gold. The book has left me convinced the full story of this country is barely told.
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Ocampo will deliver most significant political verdict next week
The most significant event that could fundamentally alter the country’s political landscape is about to happen, but nobody seems to be taking notice.
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