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Ken Opalo

Hunger in the north should be national shame

Only the weakest states lack the levels of policy sovereignty and state capacity needed to implement a robust social protection program to avoid famines.

By Ken Opalo 10 days ago

Hunger in the north should be national shame

No honeymoon for new president as many crises await

No honeymoon for new president as many crises await

By Ken Opalo 17 days ago

Calm heads needed in the homestretch of poll campaigns

Calm heads needed in the homestretch of poll campaigns

By Ken Opalo 24 days ago

Why are parties bickering now on voters' register?

Why are parties bickering now on voters' register?

By Ken Opalo 1 month ago

Bad leadership let down Africa's jewel, the youth

Bad leadership is literally killing Africa’s youth. Each year, thousands risk their lives on perilous escape routes to Europe. Not even the barbaric racism that awaits them is a deterrent.

By Ken Opalo 1 month ago

Bad leadership let down Africa's jewel, the youth

Current pain is not all due to Ukraine, Covid-19 pandemic

The government has been telling everyone willing to listen that the current economic crisis is due to the war in Ukraine and lingering effects of disruptions to supply chains by the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Ken Opalo 1 month ago

Current pain is not all due to Ukraine, Covid-19 pandemic

Should we rethink the degree rule for all political offices?

The ongoing debate about the authenticity of Senator Johnson Sakaja’s degree raises these two important questions. The first would seem relatively easy to answer.

By Ken Opalo 1 month ago

Should we rethink the degree rule for all political offices?

Act urgently to stop ongoing massacre in Kerio Valley

Children have been murdered while tending to their families’ animals. Entire villages have been wiped out in some attacks. Hundreds of people have fled their homes.

By Ken Opalo 1 month ago

Act urgently to stop ongoing massacre in Kerio Valley

Avoid six-piece voting like the plague to get quality leaders

Come August 9, everyone should vote for the best candidate on the ballot for all the six elective positions, everyone should feel obligated to mix and match.

By Ken Opalo 2 months ago

Avoid six-piece voting like the plague to get quality leaders

What running mate choices tell us about Azimio and Kenya Kwanza

The coalitions differ on whether this will be a turnout or a persuasion election. By doubling down on a fellow populist billionaire, Ruto placed a bet on a high Hustler Nation turnout.

By Ken Opalo 2 months ago

What running mate choices tell us about Azimio and Kenya Kwanza

Scarcity mentality bleeds deceit in alliance politics in leading coalitions

Details of the Kenya Kwanza coalition agreement have animated political discourse for days. Surprisingly, leading lights in the alliance acted like the agreement was not to be made public.

By Ken Opalo 2 months ago

Scarcity mentality bleeds deceit in alliance politics in leading coalitions

Framers of the Constitution intended strong deputy presidents

The framers of the Constitution clearly intended the Deputy President to act as a check on presidential power.

By Ken Opalo 3 months ago

Framers of the Constitution intended strong deputy presidents

Kibaki's reign was for benefit of wananchi

Kenyans know in their hearts that even the very best of politicians are ultimately humans with feet of clay. They understand that the ideal politicians are those who can conquer their own demons.

By Ken Opalo 3 months ago

Kibaki's reign was for benefit of wananchi

Politicians need a better grasp of 'legacy projects'

Why should we care about our leaders’ ability to secure their legacy through impressive civic and monumental architecture?

By Ken Opalo 3 months ago

Politicians need a better grasp of 'legacy projects'

Form One fiasco adds to ministry tattered record

It is unfortunate that the exemplary actions of pupils and their teachers have not been matched by the Ministry of Education in its role of placing students in secondary schools.

By Ken Opalo 3 months ago

Form One fiasco adds to ministry tattered record

Last budget show Uhuru spending beyond means

On Thursday the Cabinet Secretary for Treasury, Ukur Yatani, delivered the Jubilee administration’s last budget. The budget was vintage Jubilee. The revenue projections were too rosy to be achievable.

By Ken Opalo 4 months ago

Last budget show Uhuru spending beyond means

Don’t ignore the devastating food crisis in the ASAL

Among those not in acute need of relief, soaring prices are forcing families to spend ever more of their income on food.

By Ken Opalo 4 months ago

Don’t ignore the devastating food crisis in the ASAL

Congo’s entry to the EAC should be a game changer

DRC is a vast country four times the size of Kenya with nearly twice the size of our population.

By Ken Opalo 4 months ago

Congo’s entry to the EAC should be a game changer

Is it just about Raila and Ruto? Why I disagree

Raila, Ruto are both household names and dyed-in-the-wool political insiders. What new ideas can they offer? I respectfully disagree with the cynicism

By Ken Opalo 4 months ago

Is it just about Raila and Ruto? Why I disagree

Cynicism around this year’s poll is not entirely warranted

The literati should view this as an excellent opportunity to expand the space for policy discussion.

By Ken Opalo 4 months ago

Cynicism around this year’s poll is not entirely warranted

Punish rogue boda boda riders as we ponder our cruelty

The individual perpetrators of the assault bear full personal responsibility and should be held accountable to the full extent of the law.

By Ken Opalo 4 months ago

Punish rogue boda boda riders as we ponder our cruelty

Uhuru can move fast and still swing the Mt Kenya vote

Instead of being an explosive eruption, Uhuru's Sagana 3 meeting with Mt Kenya leaders and his supporters has been a slow-moving lava flow.

By Ken Opalo 5 months ago

Uhuru can move fast and still swing the Mt Kenya vote

Parties owe us competent leaders for governorship

While voters are the ones who chose these leaders, the ultimate responsibility lies with the “owners” of political parties.

By Ken Opalo 5 months ago

Parties owe us competent leaders for governorship

We could benefit more from politics based on interest

The wisdom of minimalism in campaign branding also applies to policy formulation and implementation.

By Ken Opalo 5 months ago

We could benefit more from politics based on interest

Retiring governors will downgrade by seeking to be MPs

Joining the Senate would make sense as it is the institution charged with protecting devolution and making it work.

By Ken Opalo 6 months ago

Retiring governors will downgrade by seeking to be MPs

In 2022, it will be hard to herd voters into ethnic pens

Voters’ refusal to be bought and sold in the political marketplace is a great thing.

By Ken Opalo 6 months ago

In 2022, it will be hard to herd voters into ethnic pens

State must get to the bottom of Yala River bodies

These are the tough questions the State must answer following discovery of bodies dumped in River Yala or abandoned at the Yala sub-county hospital.

By Ken Opalo 6 months ago

State must get to the bottom of Yala River bodies

Jubilee’s legacy of poverty amid huge infrastructure bill

Jubilee’s robber barons have added little value to the economy.

By Ken Opalo 6 months ago

Jubilee’s legacy of poverty amid huge infrastructure bill

Yes, no law can fix politicians mistrust in alliance building

Critics say the Bill is a gimmick to benefit the politicos aligned to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

By Ken Opalo 7 months ago

Yes, no law can fix politicians mistrust in alliance building

This year we should not allow politics to dominate our lives

Politics is merely a means to an end (choosing leaders to implement our collectively determined public policy).

By Ken Opalo 7 months ago

This year we should not allow politics to dominate our lives

Bad leadership let down Africa's jewel, the youth

Bad leadership is literally killing Africa’s youth. Each year, thousands risk their lives on perilous escape routes to Europe. Not even the barbaric racism that awaits them is a deterrent.

By Ken Opalo 1 month ago

Bad leadership let down Africa's jewel, the youth

Current pain is not all due to Ukraine, Covid-19 pandemic

The government has been telling everyone willing to listen that the current economic crisis is due to the war in Ukraine and lingering effects of disruptions to supply chains by the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Ken Opalo 1 month ago

Current pain is not all due to Ukraine, Covid-19 pandemic

Should we rethink the degree rule for all political offices?

The ongoing debate about the authenticity of Senator Johnson Sakaja’s degree raises these two important questions. The first would seem relatively easy to answer.

By Ken Opalo 1 month ago

Should we rethink the degree rule for all political offices?

Act urgently to stop ongoing massacre in Kerio Valley

Children have been murdered while tending to their families’ animals. Entire villages have been wiped out in some attacks. Hundreds of people have fled their homes.

By Ken Opalo 1 month ago

Act urgently to stop ongoing massacre in Kerio Valley

Avoid six-piece voting like the plague to get quality leaders

Come August 9, everyone should vote for the best candidate on the ballot for all the six elective positions, everyone should feel obligated to mix and match.

By Ken Opalo 2 months ago

Avoid six-piece voting like the plague to get quality leaders

What running mate choices tell us about Azimio and Kenya Kwanza

The coalitions differ on whether this will be a turnout or a persuasion election. By doubling down on a fellow populist billionaire, Ruto placed a bet on a high Hustler Nation turnout.

By Ken Opalo 2 months ago

What running mate choices tell us about Azimio and Kenya Kwanza

Scarcity mentality bleeds deceit in alliance politics in leading coalitions

Details of the Kenya Kwanza coalition agreement have animated political discourse for days. Surprisingly, leading lights in the alliance acted like the agreement was not to be made public.

By Ken Opalo 2 months ago

Scarcity mentality bleeds deceit in alliance politics in leading coalitions

Framers of the Constitution intended strong deputy presidents

The framers of the Constitution clearly intended the Deputy President to act as a check on presidential power.

By Ken Opalo 3 months ago

Framers of the Constitution intended strong deputy presidents

Kibaki's reign was for benefit of wananchi

Kenyans know in their hearts that even the very best of politicians are ultimately humans with feet of clay. They understand that the ideal politicians are those who can conquer their own demons.

By Ken Opalo 3 months ago

Kibaki's reign was for benefit of wananchi

Politicians need a better grasp of 'legacy projects'

Why should we care about our leaders’ ability to secure their legacy through impressive civic and monumental architecture?

By Ken Opalo 3 months ago

Politicians need a better grasp of 'legacy projects'

Form One fiasco adds to ministry tattered record

It is unfortunate that the exemplary actions of pupils and their teachers have not been matched by the Ministry of Education in its role of placing students in secondary schools.

By Ken Opalo 3 months ago

Form One fiasco adds to ministry tattered record

Last budget show Uhuru spending beyond means

On Thursday the Cabinet Secretary for Treasury, Ukur Yatani, delivered the Jubilee administration’s last budget. The budget was vintage Jubilee. The revenue projections were too rosy to be achievable.

By Ken Opalo 4 months ago

Last budget show Uhuru spending beyond means

Don’t ignore the devastating food crisis in the ASAL

Among those not in acute need of relief, soaring prices are forcing families to spend ever more of their income on food.

By Ken Opalo 4 months ago

Don’t ignore the devastating food crisis in the ASAL

Congo’s entry to the EAC should be a game changer

DRC is a vast country four times the size of Kenya with nearly twice the size of our population.

By Ken Opalo 4 months ago

Congo’s entry to the EAC should be a game changer

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