If Kenya's history is examined in the light of day since our first dance of freedom, the scale of our achievements and challenges to date appear to balance out.

The three factors that made last year the toughest times for Kenyans are weak governance, Covid-19 and the economy.

In the Arid and Semi-Arid lands, about 70 per cent of households experience extreme poverty. Unemployment among the country's youngest population is becoming unbearable.

Nevertheless, the country has maintained peace and economic growth where the nation's budget and GDP are comparable with those of Nigeria and South Africa.

Kenyans are hard workers. They're generally dreamers of a better country. They are positivists, the cup is a half-full nation. That is why when the day of the elections came, they did not disappoint.

Democracy is desirable in itself. This simply means we face two fundamental issues: The matter of legitimacy in the sense that those in leadership have to govern with broad consent of the people

Leadership, good or bad, comes at a cost. The price is paid collectively by the members of the community.

One of the striking features of the mid-term elections was the comeback of President Obama into active politics.

The answer to this question is not simple. It is not a binary YES or NO answer type of question. It is a compound question. The type that carries

The eyes of the Supreme Court will be trained on the County Returning Officer and IEBC, which was accused of using county officers to man the election

The Belt and Road initiative is China’s description of its widespread and ambitious use of debt to gain influence across the world.

In June 2014, Agnes Mbeke Munyao was on her farm in Makindu, Makueni County harvesting peas. She saw “white” people on her farm.

A fight against corruption that carries with it political undertones is dead fish in the water.

Who was driving the Range Rover that collided with the Nissan driven by Mercy Njeri on July 26 2015? Apostle Ng’ang’a was charged with the offence, bu

Your Excellency, Article 43 of the Constitution provides that every person in Kenya has the right to health care services, adequate housing, and reaso

On the 6th day God made mankind in his own image. He decreed that man would rule over the fish in the sea and birds in the sky, over the livestock and

Was Miguna Miguna given written notice of and the reasons for the decision to deport him? Was he informed of his right to defend himself,

The statements by Fred Matiang’i before the Parliamentary Committee concerning the Judiciary may have come as a surprise to a cross-section of Kenyans

This time the challenge to the Presidential election was unsuccessful and the President was declared duly elected and was sworn in on November 28

The Supreme Court on September 1, 2017 found that the August 8, 2017 Presidential elections did not meet the yardsticks of the...

After 1969 during Jomo's presidency, no attempt was made to form another political party even though there was no law prohibiting it.

At the time of writing this article, all attention is drawn to events following the swearing in of Raila Odinga.

The potential of the 2010 Constitution today stands in stark contrast to a fractured, angry and depressed nation

Chief Justice Bereford in 1309 told of the story of the Three Gallows: Once upon a time a man lay sick in his bed

Ideas are timeless. They float like clouds within the brains of individuals.

On August 23, 1973 an escaped convict entered into a bank in Sweden. Jan-Erik Olsson fired at the ceiling with his loaded submachine gun and shouted, “The party has just begun!”

Twelve million Kenyans did not vote on October 26, 2017 and no election was conducted in 27 constituencies. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is unlikely to announce any plans for a repeat election in these constituencies soon.

The Kenyatta and Odinga legacies are part of the foundation stone on which Kenya is built and stands today. Fable and myth are documented and continue to be whispered of these two.

A few weeks after Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor by the President of Germany in January 1933, the global Jewish community declared an economic and financial war on “the New Germany”.

Regulation 64 of the Elections (General) Regulations 2012 clothes Wafula Chebukati, as the Chairman of the Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission and the Returning Officer of the presidential elections, with the power to adjourn the presidential elections.

Regulation 64 of the Elections (General) Regulations 2012 clothes Wafula Chebukati, as the Chairman of the Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission and the Returning Officer of the presidential elections, with the power to adjourn the presidential elections

In August 2010, 67 per cent of registered voters in Kenya voted for a new Constitution. Some 33 per cent voted against it. Seven years later, with such overwhelming support for a new constitutional order, the country should be living a happily ever after tale. However, the Kenya of today is far worse off than it was on August 2010.

In August 2010, 67 per cent of registered voters in Kenya voted for a new Constitution. Some 33 per cent voted against it.

On August 24 you signed an affidavit which was presented to the Supreme Court by your commission defending your declaration of the winner of the presidential elections of August 8.

In my opinion, 'the prescribed form' for results issued by a Presiding Officer is Form 34A. This Form 34A should have been transmitted electronically by each Presiding Officer to both the Constituency Tallying Centre and to the National Tallying Centre.

The Jubilee coalition successfully sponsored the President and Deputy President to power in 2013. It also sponsored the largest number of MPs and Senators. Nearly 50 per cent of Governors and their Deputies owe their allegiance to the coalition as do many MCAs.

Once upon a time, there was a Kamba ruler known by the name Kilundu. On December 7, 1891, while far away from home in the District of Victoria East

Your Excellency, Kenya has an elaborate law directing how government should procure goods and services. It is called the Public Procurement and Disposal Act.

Kenya’s first international sovereign bond, popularly known as the Euro Bond is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange. It was floated last year.

In the last three weeks, the media has reported that two expectant women died in hospital while waiting for medical attention.