‘Graft worse than prostitution’
There were two policemen in Meru who ‘patrolled’ villages with a police bulldog whose procreation seed they were hawking. They took no offs during annual canine mating season because this is when ‘bus
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Tinga plays hardball with the Brits to keep Mariga in game
Tinga, our beloved Prime Minister, had premium news that came rather late. The Son of Soil, McDonald Mariga was going to play in the English Premier League by any means necessary.
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The tragedy of African leadership
It was this month 40 years ago that the then British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, made his famously prophetic ‘Wind of Change in Africa’ address in Cape Town, South Africa.
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 Kenya should reap the benefits of opening her doors to Somalia
The recent crack down on illegal immigrants by police has elicited outcry from Kenyan Somalis, who claim to have been targeted unfairly. Unfortunately, it has been difficult to establish a genuine Ken
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Click here to view recent columns by Kilemi Mwiria
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Domestic workers need retirement scheme
The Federation of Kenya Employers was quoted this week arguing that lack of appropriate enabling structures made it impossible for employers of domestic workers to remit monthly deductions on their be
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The Bull of Azania is so randy that its agemates’ daughters are no longer safe
In the halcyon days, in the lush green plains of Kamukuywa, I spent childhood years herding sheep and cows.
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Why Kenya should emulate India in handling the Diaspora
In 2005, the Indian made it easier for its sons and daughters living abroad to visit home, but did not allow dual citizenship. In fact, contrary to the popular belief, Indian constitution does not all
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 Vital lessons for IIEC from Butula
Early last year, I wrote in this column that there were some vital lessons which the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) could learn from Butula, a little constituency in Western Province
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Click here to view recent columns by Dominic Odipo
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Why President Kibaki must act now to avert paralysis in education
We start this column, with the verdict of court of public opinion, which is: It is not a question of whether, but how soon the President must now act resolutely to protect public interests in the educ
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Kibaki’s succession headache
The inventor of the word ‘dilemma’ was not sufficiently generous to understand sometimes people face more than two or more unsatisfactory choices. The language developer could have found another word,
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Kudos to Coca Cola for youth development
Isaac Newton, the famous physicist behind the study of force of gravity said he was inspired to research the phenomenon when he saw an apple fall down from a tree.
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 Deposit Sh30m in land case or else no stay pending trial
By Nyakundi Nyamboga
Both Safi Petroleum Products Limited and Abdirahiman Abdi claim to be bona fide owners of a prime property, valued at over Sh300 million, in Nairobi South.
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We should be afraid, very afraid of MPs and their many hungers
If the backlog of 800,000 court cases were to be mysteriously resolved today, there probably would be no Parliament. More worrying, the Government would have to transact business from Kamiti Prison.
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Why death of pilot was not in vain
If he was not misquoted, it must have been a callous misjudgement by the Nairobi Central Police Station boss to claim that Martin Njuma, the Kenya Airways pilot killed last week, put himself in danger
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Click here to view recent columns by Andrew Kipkemboi
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Worrying apathy on intellectual property rights
In these days of massive brain drain among high level Kenyan professionals, it is appropriate to focus on Intellectual Property.
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Click here to view recent columns by Pravin Bowry
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 Obama aunt’s case is injurious to Kenya’s reputation
Kenya has struggled with its image since the deleterious post-election violence. Images of people armed with crude weapons and machetes hacking others to death remain etched in the minds of many peopl
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Click here to view recent columns by George Nyabuga
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Visionless commissions increasing public scepticism on reform agenda
Flare-ups during public hearings at the Ligale and Kiplagat forums are a sure indication of a citizenry exasperated with the business of collecting views.
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Click here to view recent columns by Kamotho Waiganjo
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Museveni and KKK alliance leaders could be up to some mischief
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Ugandan ruler who was accused of sending in his troops to clobber Kenyans during the post-election violence, could be up to some mischief.
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Click here to view recent columns by Kenneth Kwama
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