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Rev Edward Buri

Medics' strike litmus test of State's sincerity in revamping healthcare

Government's pride and acting mighty and immovable towards solving the current doctors strike is unnecessary, unwise and time-wasting.

Medics' strike litmus test of State's sincerity in revamping healthcare

Kill the lies in our politics, for there is no development without morality

Kill the lies in our politics, for there is no development without morality

Betrayal in the city: The Bishop's double-edged identity is blunted

Betrayal in the city: The Bishop's double-edged identity is blunted

10 ways the Kenyan church is stunting its growth, influence

10 ways the Kenyan church is stunting its growth, influence

By 2 months ago

Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power

Living in a heavily religious country means that pastors are a key part of the community. It helps, therefore, to understand pastor typologies as it guides expectations and affiliations.

By 2 months ago

Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power

Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did

Money is a major factor in our day-to-day living. It dominates conversations. In social gatherings, people are always talking about how to make money, how money was lost or how to spend it.

By 2 months ago

Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did

Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad

“E” scorers are nowhere to be heard. But the day they turn around their story and become winners, they will earn access to the microphone and the newspaper.

By 3 months ago

Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad

As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype

The church has failed in its creativity to assemble a universal symbolic experience to capture the mystery of the entry of its Lord into the world.

By 4 months ago

As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype

The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?

Kenya at sixty is a begging giant and a moral dwarf. We are crying about the debt burden while remaining silent about the moral crisis that led us here and keeps us here.

By 4 months ago

The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?

Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion

Inclusion is an intentional process of unmarginalising people by infusing a culture where all enjoy privileges equally. Inclusion makes all people central.

By 5 months ago

Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion

Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?

Governor Mwangaza’s haters have sworn severally that gender has nothing to do with Meru woes. But this is not true, given the unacceptable attacks on Mwangaza’s womanhood.

By 5 months ago

Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?

Rhema feast's success is a balm to the spirit after Shakahola horrors

Taking the tens of thousands in the Rhema congregation as a sample of response to mobilisation, there is still a level of faith in the men and women of the cloth.

By 7 months ago

Rhema feast's success is a balm to the spirit after Shakahola horrors

Young athletes' prayer magnets for Kenya and inspiration for all ages

These medal-winning youths push back against their peers who perpetuate the image of young people as wild, carefree and with an unexplained expectation.

By 7 months ago

Young athletes' prayer magnets for Kenya and inspiration for all ages

Leaders should not discriminate by making others feel inadequate

We often fall into the temptation of setting demeaning boundaries. We categorise people in our personal lives as insiders and outsiders. There are the people we cheer for and those we sneer at.

By 7 months ago

Leaders should not discriminate by making others feel inadequate

Spirituality devoid of character has no power to transform the nation

Few leaders who dare to cut a different cloth are lone rangers. They are intentionally kept on the backline. In the political song they are allocated the hum and never given the main chorus

By 8 months ago

Spirituality devoid of character has no power to transform the nation

Self centredness is the cancer ravaging our society's soul

Kenyan leaders and citizens alike -are suffocating under the weight of self-centeredness with only scattered pockets of compassion

By 8 months ago

Self centredness is the cancer ravaging our society's soul

The dual nature of peace: Built by intent and nurtured by spirituality

Peace is never an accident. It is an outcome. Just like it takes intentional steps to upset it, it takes deliberate steps to set it up. Peace is built, just like it can be broken.

By 9 months ago

The dual nature of peace: Built by intent and nurtured by spirituality

When wisdom departs foolishness rules

People associate leadership with wisdom. But unfortunately, it is not always so. Leadership does not insulate against foolishness. Even kings and presidents are susceptible to wisdom droughts.

By 9 months ago

When wisdom departs foolishness rules

Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power

Living in a heavily religious country means that pastors are a key part of the community. It helps, therefore, to understand pastor typologies as it guides expectations and affiliations.

By 2 months ago

Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power

Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did

Money is a major factor in our day-to-day living. It dominates conversations. In social gatherings, people are always talking about how to make money, how money was lost or how to spend it.

By 2 months ago

Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did

Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad

“E” scorers are nowhere to be heard. But the day they turn around their story and become winners, they will earn access to the microphone and the newspaper.

By 3 months ago

Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad

As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype

The church has failed in its creativity to assemble a universal symbolic experience to capture the mystery of the entry of its Lord into the world.

By 4 months ago

As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype

The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?

Kenya at sixty is a begging giant and a moral dwarf. We are crying about the debt burden while remaining silent about the moral crisis that led us here and keeps us here.

By 4 months ago

The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?

Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion

Inclusion is an intentional process of unmarginalising people by infusing a culture where all enjoy privileges equally. Inclusion makes all people central.

By 5 months ago

Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion

Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?

Governor Mwangaza’s haters have sworn severally that gender has nothing to do with Meru woes. But this is not true, given the unacceptable attacks on Mwangaza’s womanhood.

By 5 months ago

Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?

Rhema feast's success is a balm to the spirit after Shakahola horrors

Taking the tens of thousands in the Rhema congregation as a sample of response to mobilisation, there is still a level of faith in the men and women of the cloth.

By 7 months ago

Rhema feast's success is a balm to the spirit after Shakahola horrors

Young athletes' prayer magnets for Kenya and inspiration for all ages

These medal-winning youths push back against their peers who perpetuate the image of young people as wild, carefree and with an unexplained expectation.

By 7 months ago

Young athletes' prayer magnets for Kenya and inspiration for all ages

Leaders should not discriminate by making others feel inadequate

We often fall into the temptation of setting demeaning boundaries. We categorise people in our personal lives as insiders and outsiders. There are the people we cheer for and those we sneer at.

By 7 months ago

Leaders should not discriminate by making others feel inadequate

Spirituality devoid of character has no power to transform the nation

Few leaders who dare to cut a different cloth are lone rangers. They are intentionally kept on the backline. In the political song they are allocated the hum and never given the main chorus

By 8 months ago

Spirituality devoid of character has no power to transform the nation

Self centredness is the cancer ravaging our society's soul

Kenyan leaders and citizens alike -are suffocating under the weight of self-centeredness with only scattered pockets of compassion

By 8 months ago

Self centredness is the cancer ravaging our society's soul

The dual nature of peace: Built by intent and nurtured by spirituality

Peace is never an accident. It is an outcome. Just like it takes intentional steps to upset it, it takes deliberate steps to set it up. Peace is built, just like it can be broken.

By 9 months ago

The dual nature of peace: Built by intent and nurtured by spirituality

When wisdom departs foolishness rules

People associate leadership with wisdom. But unfortunately, it is not always so. Leadership does not insulate against foolishness. Even kings and presidents are susceptible to wisdom droughts.

By 9 months ago

When wisdom departs foolishness rules

Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power

Living in a heavily religious country means that pastors are a key part of the community. It helps, therefore, to understand pastor typologies as it guides expectations and affiliations.

By 2 months ago

Contemporary Kenya lacks resolute pastors who can speak truth to power

Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did

Money is a major factor in our day-to-day living. It dominates conversations. In social gatherings, people are always talking about how to make money, how money was lost or how to spend it.

By 2 months ago

Root of all evil: Money is taking man away from God, the way serpent did

Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad

“E” scorers are nowhere to be heard. But the day they turn around their story and become winners, they will earn access to the microphone and the newspaper.

By 3 months ago

Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad

As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype

The church has failed in its creativity to assemble a universal symbolic experience to capture the mystery of the entry of its Lord into the world.

By 4 months ago

As long as Christmas is about Jesus, it cannot be reduced to secular hype

The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?

Kenya at sixty is a begging giant and a moral dwarf. We are crying about the debt burden while remaining silent about the moral crisis that led us here and keeps us here.

By 4 months ago

The Kenya we want lies hidden in our moral sense, but do we care?

Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion

Inclusion is an intentional process of unmarginalising people by infusing a culture where all enjoy privileges equally. Inclusion makes all people central.

By 5 months ago

Being a good neighbour demands we practice inclusion

Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?

Governor Mwangaza’s haters have sworn severally that gender has nothing to do with Meru woes. But this is not true, given the unacceptable attacks on Mwangaza’s womanhood.

By 5 months ago

Kawira Mwangaza impeachment: Did the bishop save the governor?

Rhema feast's success is a balm to the spirit after Shakahola horrors

Taking the tens of thousands in the Rhema congregation as a sample of response to mobilisation, there is still a level of faith in the men and women of the cloth.

By 7 months ago

Rhema feast's success is a balm to the spirit after Shakahola horrors

Young athletes' prayer magnets for Kenya and inspiration for all ages

These medal-winning youths push back against their peers who perpetuate the image of young people as wild, carefree and with an unexplained expectation.

By 7 months ago

Young athletes' prayer magnets for Kenya and inspiration for all ages

Leaders should not discriminate by making others feel inadequate

We often fall into the temptation of setting demeaning boundaries. We categorise people in our personal lives as insiders and outsiders. There are the people we cheer for and those we sneer at.

By 7 months ago

Leaders should not discriminate by making others feel inadequate

Spirituality devoid of character has no power to transform the nation

Few leaders who dare to cut a different cloth are lone rangers. They are intentionally kept on the backline. In the political song they are allocated the hum and never given the main chorus

By 8 months ago

Spirituality devoid of character has no power to transform the nation

Self centredness is the cancer ravaging our society's soul

Kenyan leaders and citizens alike -are suffocating under the weight of self-centeredness with only scattered pockets of compassion

By 8 months ago

Self centredness is the cancer ravaging our society's soul

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