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Why it will not be easy for Mbadi to achieve political greatness dream

John Mbadi lacks Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s ability to command public trust or Raila Amolo Odinga’s spell binding magnetism.
By Macharia Munene 2026-03-02 08:45:00
The mainstream media are in a geopolitical and ideological wilderness, having lost dominance to new players, digital/internet, who ignore set rules of operational decorum.
By Macharia Munene 2026-02-09 00:00:00
During the 2026 meeting, there was a ‘rupture’ of the leadership type in which Mark Carney of the middle power, Canada, displaced Donald Trump as leader of the Conceptual West.
By Macharia Munene 2026-02-02 00:00:00
Edwin Sifuna is hard working, charismatic and he reminds some people of Tom Mboya, while Ndindi Nyoro's analysis of what ails the country brings him close to what Matiba tried to do in 1990.
By Macharia Munene 2026-01-26 00:00:00
Kenyatta, consistent in political opportunism, disillusioned followers by discarding his Mau Mau ‘revolutionary’ past while embracing the very colonialists that he had fought.
By Macharia Munene 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Gachagua showed poor political judgment by not seizing the opportunity to appear like a reconciler and peacemaker by properly guiding his ‘Wantam’ followers.
By Macharia Munene 2026-01-12 09:00:00
Apart from craving for power, within and outside the United States, Trump’s desire to outdo other presidents is the inadvertent reason for his behaviour.
By Macharia Munene 2026-01-11 10:00:00
Israel controls Palestine, comprising Gaza and West Bank which it annexed from Egypt and Jordan, and would like its claims recognised as part of Greater Israel without the Palestinians.
By Macharia Munene 2026-01-05 00:00:00
As the year 2024 slid into history, there was the usual end-of-year exuberance, “Happy New Year” chants and resolutions to improve. However, 2025 has ended in disappointing ways.
By Macharia Munene 2025-12-29 08:00:00
Trump and Ruto are ‘dealers’ and, being extremely rich, have easy access to world luxuries, and each has extreme self-confidence, and tends to bulldoze his way.
By Macharia Munene 2025-12-22 07:30:00
The growth of Christianity makes Jesus a religious grand strategist and he probably envisioned the subsequent conflicts.
By Macharia Munene 2025-12-15 06:00:00
Kenya appears to have surrendered its sovereignty to the Conceptual West while Algeria, in contrast, is increasingly self-reliant and is seemingly succeeding in reducing dependency.
By Macharia Munene 2025-12-08 00:32:49