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Delusion: When guests mistake African hospitality for hegemony

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When institutions fall, elections become engineered outcomes

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When systems turn: What Tuju's case says about power in Kenya

Leaders often view power as permanent, or enduring enough to outlast the consequences of misuse. Political history shows its fragility. Power shifts. Alliances dissolve. Public sentiment evolves.

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Why Kenya should free the Treasury from grasp of State House

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Recycled tax relief and politics of pretence to hoodwink voters

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We have normalised humiliation of children with a begging bowl

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The idea of “Mt Kenya East” and “Mt Kenya West” is not innocent cartography; it is political engineering meant to dilute collective influence and make domination easier.

By Gitobu Imanyara 5 months ago

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Delusion: When guests mistake African hospitality for hegemony

The recent “Africa Forward Summit” in Nairobi was marketed as the dawn of a “new model of partnership” between France and Africa.

By Gitobu Imanyara 29 days ago

Land question: Why we should resist nationalisation of property

Before independence, Africans were dispossessed of fertile land by the colonial state and reduced to squatters.

By Gitobu Imanyara 1 month ago

The ritual of voting amid the crisis of belief among voters

Elections become rituals without conviction, participation without faith.

By Gitobu Imanyara 1 month ago

Patriotism is not silence when citizens reject the government

A dangerous misunderstanding has crept into our public life, the idea that criticism of government is a betrayal of the country.

By Gitobu Imanyara 1 month ago

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When institutions fall, elections become engineered outcomes

The NPS, the DCI, the EACC, the Office of the DPP, the Judiciary, and sections of the media are increasingly perceived not as neutral arbiters but as tools of political strategy.

By Gitobu Imanyara 1 month ago

What MPs owe the media is more than money

There is an old temptation in politics, to praise the press in principle, use it in practice, and resent it the moment it begins to do its real work.

By Gitobu Imanyara 2 months ago

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When systems turn: What Tuju's case says about power in Kenya

Leaders often view power as permanent, or enduring enough to outlast the consequences of misuse. Political history shows its fragility. Power shifts. Alliances dissolve. Public sentiment evolves.

By Gitobu Imanyara 2 months ago

Yes, we need roads and railways, but not using a shadow Treasury

Kenya urgently needs infrastructure to unlock growth. But the question is not whether infrastructure financing is necessary.

By Gitobu Imanyara 2 months ago

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The presidency must not be the most expensive office in Kenya

A government that spends lavishly on itself sends a different message: power has become an end in itself.

By Gitobu Imanyara 3 months ago

Democracy on trial when an MP is punished for asking questions

During a parliamentary session earlier in the week, Speaker Moses Wetangula announced that MP Anthony Kabagendi had been suspended and must apologise before returning.

By Gitobu Imanyara 3 months ago

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Why Kenya should free the Treasury from grasp of State House

Kenya should separate Treasury control from State House to ensure fairer allocation of resources and accountable governance.

By Gitobu Imanyara 3 months ago

Why Nyota fund is a public debt being misused as party property

A public loan taken in the name of all Kenyans must never be dressed in party colours.

By Gitobu Imanyara 4 months ago

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Recycled tax relief and politics of pretence to hoodwink voters

The government is selling Kenyans a lie, sugarcoated for elections. It says an “amendment” will exempt 1.5 million workers earning Sh30,000 and below from PAYE.

By Gitobu Imanyara 4 months ago

Kindiki was right to condemn violence, prosecute the culprits

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki deserves credit for condemning violence in places of worship.

By Gitobu Imanyara 4 months ago

Premium

We have normalised humiliation of children with a begging bowl

This single act, replicated in villages and towns, reveals a nation that has allowed its systems to fail, its promises to erode, and its most vulnerable to be paraded as proof of benevolence

By Gitobu Imanyara 4 months ago

Why do Kenyans applaud their ruin, reward bad governance?

A society that applauds mediocrity, excuses corruption, and mocks competence cannot change, no matter how many elections.

By Gitobu Imanyara 4 months ago

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The Luhya moment at Jirongo's funeral that we must be alive to

Kenya needs a Luhya political awakening not to threaten others but to contribute to balance.

By Gitobu Imanyara 5 months ago

Why Mt Kenya must resist attempts to divide it into East and West

The idea of “Mt Kenya East” and “Mt Kenya West” is not innocent cartography; it is political engineering meant to dilute collective influence and make domination easier.

By Gitobu Imanyara 5 months ago

Premium

Delusion: When guests mistake African hospitality for hegemony

The recent “Africa Forward Summit” in Nairobi was marketed as the dawn of a “new model of partnership” between France and Africa.

By Gitobu Imanyara 29 days ago

Land question: Why we should resist nationalisation of property

Before independence, Africans were dispossessed of fertile land by the colonial state and reduced to squatters.

By Gitobu Imanyara 1 month ago

The ritual of voting amid the crisis of belief among voters

Elections become rituals without conviction, participation without faith.

By Gitobu Imanyara 1 month ago

Patriotism is not silence when citizens reject the government

A dangerous misunderstanding has crept into our public life, the idea that criticism of government is a betrayal of the country.

By Gitobu Imanyara 1 month ago