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Kamau Ngotho

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Shortly after midday on Sunday, September 14, 2003, Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai sat in the living room of his house to read the day’s newspapers. Suddenly, two strangers burst in.

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

Mudavadi is frank and candid, unlike many government officials who sugar-coat bitter facts on the ground, he tells it as it is, spelling out the consequences but suggesting way forward

By 2 months ago

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

In that period, the devil literally had left hell and set up camp in Mogadishu. It was in the pogrom that followed the ouster of Somali President Siad Barre in January 1991.

By 2 months ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Kitili was from a dynasty of sorts: Pedigree from a good stock that made several Kenyan Firsts. He was born to a colonial Paramount Chief Mwendwa wa Kitavi.

By 3 months ago

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

Tinubu will take over amidst a cloud of dust arising from his hotly contested victory in the February Nigeria presidential poll where he only managed a third of the popular vote

By 4 months ago

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

It is Njonjo who personally picked up Dr Bernard from the airport, posed for the cameras then sneaked him to Mombasa’s State House where the President was.

By 4 months ago

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

In the recent times, concern has been raised that the Kenyan Church and the State are so embedded to an extent it is hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

By 5 months ago

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

For Mutula Snr, it was always a one-way lane in pursuit of what he wanted, and a narrow gauge one for that. No space for turning back.

By 5 months ago

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Until the abortive August 1, 1982 military coup by junior members of the Kenya Air Force, the name Raila Odinga was hardly known outside his family and business circles.

By 5 months ago

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

Like Amayo, Gachagua believes not in one State called Kenya where every citizen irrespective of political affiliation is a stakeholder. He is on record stating that Kenya is a shareholders’ ‘company’

By 5 months ago

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

Wondering whether a gun-wielding gangster who kills an innocent citizen was allowed to live in Kenya, Mzee Jomo ordered that robbers be shot dead when caught or sentenced to death if taken to court

By 5 months ago

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

Mudavadi is frank and candid, unlike many government officials who sugar-coat bitter facts on the ground, he tells it as it is, spelling out the consequences but suggesting way forward

By 2 months ago

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

In that period, the devil literally had left hell and set up camp in Mogadishu. It was in the pogrom that followed the ouster of Somali President Siad Barre in January 1991.

By 2 months ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Kitili was from a dynasty of sorts: Pedigree from a good stock that made several Kenyan Firsts. He was born to a colonial Paramount Chief Mwendwa wa Kitavi.

By 3 months ago

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

Tinubu will take over amidst a cloud of dust arising from his hotly contested victory in the February Nigeria presidential poll where he only managed a third of the popular vote

By 4 months ago

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

It is Njonjo who personally picked up Dr Bernard from the airport, posed for the cameras then sneaked him to Mombasa’s State House where the President was.

By 4 months ago

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

In the recent times, concern has been raised that the Kenyan Church and the State are so embedded to an extent it is hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

By 5 months ago

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

For Mutula Snr, it was always a one-way lane in pursuit of what he wanted, and a narrow gauge one for that. No space for turning back.

By 5 months ago

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Until the abortive August 1, 1982 military coup by junior members of the Kenya Air Force, the name Raila Odinga was hardly known outside his family and business circles.

By 5 months ago

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

Like Amayo, Gachagua believes not in one State called Kenya where every citizen irrespective of political affiliation is a stakeholder. He is on record stating that Kenya is a shareholders’ ‘company’

By 5 months ago

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

Wondering whether a gun-wielding gangster who kills an innocent citizen was allowed to live in Kenya, Mzee Jomo ordered that robbers be shot dead when caught or sentenced to death if taken to court

By 5 months ago

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

Mudavadi is frank and candid, unlike many government officials who sugar-coat bitter facts on the ground, he tells it as it is, spelling out the consequences but suggesting way forward

By 2 months ago

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

In that period, the devil literally had left hell and set up camp in Mogadishu. It was in the pogrom that followed the ouster of Somali President Siad Barre in January 1991.

By 2 months ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Kitili was from a dynasty of sorts: Pedigree from a good stock that made several Kenyan Firsts. He was born to a colonial Paramount Chief Mwendwa wa Kitavi.

By 3 months ago

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

Tinubu will take over amidst a cloud of dust arising from his hotly contested victory in the February Nigeria presidential poll where he only managed a third of the popular vote

By 4 months ago

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

It is Njonjo who personally picked up Dr Bernard from the airport, posed for the cameras then sneaked him to Mombasa’s State House where the President was.

By 4 months ago

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

In the recent times, concern has been raised that the Kenyan Church and the State are so embedded to an extent it is hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

By 5 months ago

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

For Mutula Snr, it was always a one-way lane in pursuit of what he wanted, and a narrow gauge one for that. No space for turning back.

By 5 months ago

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Until the abortive August 1, 1982 military coup by junior members of the Kenya Air Force, the name Raila Odinga was hardly known outside his family and business circles.

By 5 months ago

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

Like Amayo, Gachagua believes not in one State called Kenya where every citizen irrespective of political affiliation is a stakeholder. He is on record stating that Kenya is a shareholders’ ‘company’

By 5 months ago

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

Wondering whether a gun-wielding gangster who kills an innocent citizen was allowed to live in Kenya, Mzee Jomo ordered that robbers be shot dead when caught or sentenced to death if taken to court

By 5 months ago

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Kitili was from a dynasty of sorts: Pedigree from a good stock that made several Kenyan Firsts. He was born to a colonial Paramount Chief Mwendwa wa Kitavi.

By Kamau Ngotho 3 months ago

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

Tinubu will take over amidst a cloud of dust arising from his hotly contested victory in the February Nigeria presidential poll where he only managed a third of the popular vote

By Kamau Ngotho 4 months ago

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

It is Njonjo who personally picked up Dr Bernard from the airport, posed for the cameras then sneaked him to Mombasa's State House where the President was.

By Kamau Ngotho 4 months ago

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

In the recent times, concern has been raised that the Kenyan Church and the State are so embedded to an extent it is hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

By Kamau Ngotho 5 months ago

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

For Mutula Snr, it was always a one-way lane in pursuit of what he wanted, and a narrow gauge one for that. No space for turning back.

By Kamau Ngotho 5 months ago

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Until the abortive August 1, 1982 military coup by junior members of the Kenya Air Force, the name Raila Odinga was hardly known outside his family and business circles.

By Kamau Ngotho 5 months ago

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

Like Amayo, Gachagua believes not in one State called Kenya where every citizen irrespective of political affiliation is a stakeholder. He is on record stating that Kenya is a shareholders' 'company'

By Kamau Ngotho 5 months ago

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

Wondering whether a gun-wielding gangster who kills an innocent citizen was allowed to live in Kenya, Mzee Jomo ordered that robbers be shot dead when caught or sentenced to death if taken to court

By Kamau Ngotho 5 months ago

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

How fortunes change for the wielders of power in docket of Internal Security

Interior CS Kindiki Kithure has taken to wearing military fatigues with his name and 'rank' inscribed on the chest, just like Murungaru? Go slow, bwana CS. We have seen it before!

By Kamau Ngotho 6 months ago

How fortunes change for the wielders of power in docket of Internal Security

Encounter with Cardinal Otunga, the prelate who was buried twice

Ecumenical as he was, Cardinal Otunga was very much alive to and concerned about what took place in the worldly scene. He never hesitated and neither feared to speak his mind.

By Kamau Ngotho 6 months ago

Encounter with Cardinal Otunga, the prelate who was buried twice

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