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Voters must see beyond religious rhetoric that hides political tricks
A public figure invokes the name of God, quotes Scripture at a press conference, or opens a meeting with prayer and citizens interpret this as a signal of moral accountability.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Voters must see beyond religious rhetoric that hides political tricks
Kenyans are crying out, but leaders keep turning away from their pain
What Kenya requires is more human beings at the table of power — minds committed to compassionate creativity, where the system exists for the people, not the people for the system.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Kenyans are crying out, but leaders keep turning away from their pain
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Lessons from Kenneth Kaunda and Arsenal win after losing streak
Two red shirts. Same colour. Different theatres. One word, one header, and between them, a whole theology of courage this country needs to sit with seriously.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Lessons from Kenneth Kaunda and Arsenal win after losing streak
The most dangerous curse is the one we pronounce on ourselves
A life, an institution, even a nation can move from strength to ruin not by external attack, but by internal contradiction.
By Edward Buri 3 months ago
The most dangerous curse is the one we pronounce on ourselves
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When billions stop impressing us, political control begins to crumble
The politician speaks the language of what the people lack and he speaks of it in billions — because billions are the distance between where you are standing and where you dream of going.
By Edward Buri 3 months ago
When billions stop impressing us, political control begins to crumble
Kenya's seven contradictions that turn justice into theatre daily
There is a particular kind of suffering that comes not from poverty alone, nor from violence alone, but from the persistent gap between what a nation professes and what it practises.
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
Kenya's seven contradictions that turn justice into theatre daily
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Easter hope: Kenya shall rise above corruption, fear and failed systems
Kenyans urged to be peaceful in the midst of trying times during Easter season.
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
Easter hope: Kenya shall rise above corruption, fear and failed systems
Faith in action: Martin Luther King Jr's lessons for church and the State
King’s life exposes a difficult truth for the modern church: neutrality is often a comfortable disguise for fear.
By Edward Buri 6 months ago
Faith in action: Martin Luther King Jr's lessons for church and the State
Prayer as protest that unseats arrogance and resets the nation
If prayer is to shape Kenya’s future, prayer spaces must become places of revolution, not violent revolt, but prophetic resistance.
By Edward Buri 7 months ago
Prayer as protest that unseats arrogance and resets the nation
Voters must see beyond religious rhetoric that hides political tricks
A public figure invokes the name of God, quotes Scripture at a press conference, or opens a meeting with prayer and citizens interpret this as a signal of moral accountability.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Voters must see beyond religious rhetoric that hides political tricks
Kenyans are crying out, but leaders keep turning away from their pain
What Kenya requires is more human beings at the table of power — minds committed to compassionate creativity, where the system exists for the people, not the people for the system.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Kenyans are crying out, but leaders keep turning away from their pain
Premium
Lessons from Kenneth Kaunda and Arsenal win after losing streak
Two red shirts. Same colour. Different theatres. One word, one header, and between them, a whole theology of courage this country needs to sit with seriously.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Lessons from Kenneth Kaunda and Arsenal win after losing streak
The most dangerous curse is the one we pronounce on ourselves
A life, an institution, even a nation can move from strength to ruin not by external attack, but by internal contradiction.
By Edward Buri 3 months ago
The most dangerous curse is the one we pronounce on ourselves
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When billions stop impressing us, political control begins to crumble
The politician speaks the language of what the people lack and he speaks of it in billions — because billions are the distance between where you are standing and where you dream of going.
By Edward Buri 3 months ago
When billions stop impressing us, political control begins to crumble
Kenya's seven contradictions that turn justice into theatre daily
There is a particular kind of suffering that comes not from poverty alone, nor from violence alone, but from the persistent gap between what a nation professes and what it practises.
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
Kenya's seven contradictions that turn justice into theatre daily
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Easter hope: Kenya shall rise above corruption, fear and failed systems
Kenyans urged to be peaceful in the midst of trying times during Easter season.
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
Easter hope: Kenya shall rise above corruption, fear and failed systems
Faith in action: Martin Luther King Jr's lessons for church and the State
King’s life exposes a difficult truth for the modern church: neutrality is often a comfortable disguise for fear.
By Edward Buri 6 months ago
Faith in action: Martin Luther King Jr's lessons for church and the State
Prayer as protest that unseats arrogance and resets the nation
If prayer is to shape Kenya’s future, prayer spaces must become places of revolution, not violent revolt, but prophetic resistance.
By Edward Buri 7 months ago
Prayer as protest that unseats arrogance and resets the nation
Voters must see beyond religious rhetoric that hides political tricks
A public figure invokes the name of God, quotes Scripture at a press conference, or opens a meeting with prayer and citizens interpret this as a signal of moral accountability.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Voters must see beyond religious rhetoric that hides political tricks
Kenyans are crying out, but leaders keep turning away from their pain
What Kenya requires is more human beings at the table of power — minds committed to compassionate creativity, where the system exists for the people, not the people for the system.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Kenyans are crying out, but leaders keep turning away from their pain
Premium
Lessons from Kenneth Kaunda and Arsenal win after losing streak
Two red shirts. Same colour. Different theatres. One word, one header, and between them, a whole theology of courage this country needs to sit with seriously.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Lessons from Kenneth Kaunda and Arsenal win after losing streak
The most dangerous curse is the one we pronounce on ourselves
A life, an institution, even a nation can move from strength to ruin not by external attack, but by internal contradiction.
By Edward Buri 3 months ago
The most dangerous curse is the one we pronounce on ourselves
Premium
When billions stop impressing us, political control begins to crumble
The politician speaks the language of what the people lack and he speaks of it in billions — because billions are the distance between where you are standing and where you dream of going.
By Edward Buri 3 months ago
When billions stop impressing us, political control begins to crumble
Kenya's seven contradictions that turn justice into theatre daily
There is a particular kind of suffering that comes not from poverty alone, nor from violence alone, but from the persistent gap between what a nation professes and what it practises.
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
Kenya's seven contradictions that turn justice into theatre daily
Premium
Easter hope: Kenya shall rise above corruption, fear and failed systems
Kenyans urged to be peaceful in the midst of trying times during Easter season.
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
Easter hope: Kenya shall rise above corruption, fear and failed systems
Faith in action: Martin Luther King Jr's lessons for church and the State
King’s life exposes a difficult truth for the modern church: neutrality is often a comfortable disguise for fear.
By Edward Buri 6 months ago
Faith in action: Martin Luther King Jr's lessons for church and the State
Prayer as protest that unseats arrogance and resets the nation
If prayer is to shape Kenya’s future, prayer spaces must become places of revolution, not violent revolt, but prophetic resistance.
By Edward Buri 7 months ago
Prayer as protest that unseats arrogance and resets the nation
Kenyans are crying out, but leaders keep turning away from their pain
What Kenya requires is more human beings at the table of power - minds committed to compassionate creativity, where the system exists for the people, not the people for the system.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Kenyans are crying out, but leaders keep turning away from their pain
Premium
Lessons from Kenneth Kaunda and Arsenal win after losing streak
Two red shirts. Same colour. Different theatres. One word, one header, and between them, a whole theology of courage this country needs to sit with seriously.
By Edward Buri 2 months ago
Lessons from Kenneth Kaunda and Arsenal win after losing streak
The most dangerous curse is the one we pronounce on ourselves
A life, an institution, even a nation can move from strength to ruin not by external attack, but by internal contradiction.
By Edward Buri 3 months ago
The most dangerous curse is the one we pronounce on ourselves
Premium
When billions stop impressing us, political control begins to crumble
The politician speaks the language of what the people lack and he speaks of it in billions - because billions are the distance between where you are standing and where you dream of going.
By Edward Buri 3 months ago
When billions stop impressing us, political control begins to crumble
Premium
Easter hope: Kenya shall rise above corruption, fear and failed systems
Kenyans urged to be peaceful in the midst of trying times during Easter season.
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
Easter hope: Kenya shall rise above corruption, fear and failed systems
Premium
Paradox of a country where those in power don't listen to their own data
Ruto's regime is mortgaging every existing levy and weaponising financial engineering lingua like public-private partnerships to cover up for the implied national debt burden.
By Edward Buri 4 months ago
Paradox of a country where those in power don't listen to their own data
Faith in action: Martin Luther King Jr's lessons for church and the State
King's life exposes a difficult truth for the modern church: neutrality is often a comfortable disguise for fear.
By Edward Buri 6 months ago
Faith in action: Martin Luther King Jr's lessons for church and the State
Prayer as protest that unseats arrogance and resets the nation
If prayer is to shape Kenya's future, prayer spaces must become places of revolution, not violent revolt, but prophetic resistance.
By Edward Buri 7 months ago
Prayer as protest that unseats arrogance and resets the nation
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Kenya's future depends on citizens daring to act with hope and virtue
Kenya closes the year stranded at a crossroads-hungry for change, yet hesitant to claim it. Citizens watch as windows of participation swing open.
By Edward Buri 7 months ago
Kenya's future depends on citizens daring to act with hope and virtue
Faith and integrity: Can the church guide nation correctly this election?
For in a nation groaning under the weight of its contradictions, the church's most powerful contribution is not merely a vote, but a vision rooted in God.
By Edward Buri 8 months ago
Faith and integrity: Can the church guide nation correctly this election?
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Stolen frontline: How manipulated crowds silence country's true voice
Kenya knows this Pilate well. We have leaders who recognize wrongdoing, who understand the cost of corruption, who see the manipulation, who know the truth.
By Edward Buri 8 months ago
Stolen frontline: How manipulated crowds silence country's true voice
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Why recent by-election losers with integrity outshine tainted winners
Kenya has entered an era where winning no longer automatically signals legitimacy.
By Edward Buri 8 months ago
Why recent by-election losers with integrity outshine tainted winners
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Kenya needs a church of thinkers, visionaries, not just loud sermons
The Church must appear in public spaces with full confidence in its identity.
By Edward Buri 9 months ago
Kenya needs a church of thinkers, visionaries, not just loud sermons
HIV studies reveal promising treatment options
Health & Science
By Gardy Chacha
1 hr ago
Final term governors on the verge of political oblivion
National
By Jacob Ochiro
1 hr ago
Sh29bn plan to build 13 new Level 5 hospitals across Kenya
National
By Noel Nabiswa
1 hr ago
Kenya shifts from weather warnings to action before crises
Environment & Climate
By James Wanzala
1 hr ago