Secession talk raises weighty issues despite calls for unity

Calls for unity and promises of a better future have failed to significantly change livelihoods of most Kenyans

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

Revealed: Major issues affecting politics at the Kenyan coast

The current political leadership in the Coast is known more for its divisions, personal rivalries, and competing economic interests, than for its unity of purpose.

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

Why Raila needs to do more to keep Jubilee out of Coast

Governor Kingi says campaigns done before August 8 were enough to ensure Raila wins repeat poll

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

Why raids are a cause for worry as Al Shabaab changes face

The militants faction, ‘Jeysh Ayman,’ is composed of Kenyans who launch attacks in the country as they understand the terrain.

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

How Jubilee’s Coast strategy has created powerful losers

The SGR, port expansion, Lapsset and coal plant have shaken the coastal strip’s economy, but with them, the fortunes of a number of influential tycoons have dwindled.

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

Crucial lessons politicians and poll analysts refuse to learn

Trends from past elections since independence show a clear relation between perceived regime repressiveness and voter turn-out.

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

Why NASA should not take Coast support for granted

ODM’s dominance may be under threat from old and new factors the party is happy to wish away

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

Raila can continue ignoring on-goings at IEBC at his own peril

ODM leader should focus attention on every single detail of the electoral machinery to ensure the elections are credible.

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

Joho and Sonko lead rise of defiant politics

The leaders bring with them the wealth and extensive mobilisation capacities needed by most political parties

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

Beneath bitter Uhuru-Joho battle lies discontent with devolution

The latest salvo in the on-going tiff between Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and the Jubilee administration was a written request by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) asking Diamond Trust Bank to furnish them with Joho’s bank statements since 2011.

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago

Lessons from Kenya’s Coast and why extremism is a global burden

Last week, the Anti-Terrorist Police Unit (ATPU) arrested eight people in Mombasa and Mtwapa for suspicion of engaging in terrorist activities

By NGALA CHOME 8 years ago