Marginalisation is no answer to Africa's informal sector problems
Cairo's progressive example paints a powerful image of how the capabilities of informal workers could be seriously incorporated and integrated into building African cities.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Marginalisation is no answer to Africa's informal sector problems
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Final dash for Western and Nyanza's 5.6m votes
Ruto is expected to make a final stab at the region with campaigns in Busia and Bungoma today before shifting his attention to Central Kenya.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Final dash for Western and Nyanza's 5.6m votes
Lessons Kenyan varsities can learn from South Africa
Every governor needs to make a realistic assessment of his county and whether he can create some competitive advantage for his county.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Lessons Kenyan varsities can learn from South Africa
Presidency is a public office not private property
There is a great deal of interest in the Kenyan presidency. Reasons for such high demand are known to Raila Odinga and William Ruto.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Presidency is a public office not private property
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Why is DP Ruto too sure of winning elections?
He is inspired by victorious Nandi legends such as Barsirian Arap Manyei, Kipchumba arap Koilege and Koitalel arap Samoei from whom we read resistance, resilience and chauvinism.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Why is DP Ruto too sure of winning elections?
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It's a shame that the West still holds Africans' body parts
European museums are full of macabre collections of body parts of people killed and kept as trophies and some of these museums have refused to return the remains or allow them decent burials.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
It's a shame that the West still holds Africans' body parts
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Graduation gowns are not for all and sundry
While getting a degree has become subject of public discussion and controversy among the political class, it is shocking that academic institutions have become unusually quiet on the matter.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Graduation gowns are not for all and sundry
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Is Ruto the light that Koitalel saw a century ago?
This myth was instrumental in understanding how Ruto was able to emerge as the foremost Kalenjin leader. The government recently immortalised Koitalel arap Samoei.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Is Ruto the light that Koitalel saw a century ago?
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Treat our professors with dignity, it takes 40 years to produce one
University education is an essential and immediate driver of economic and social development.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Treat our professors with dignity, it takes 40 years to produce one
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It's in Uhuru Kenyatta's interest that Raila wins
President Uhuru Kenyatta once called his deputy William Ruto "an uncontrolled missile". I believe he learnt this during their first term.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
It's in Uhuru Kenyatta's interest that Raila wins
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Why the next Kenyan president might become a dictator
Right now Ruto and Azimio presidential aspirants Raila Odinga are managing their images because they are persuading Kenyans to vote them. True characters will emerge after polls.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Why the next Kenyan president might become a dictator
It's possible that we have a deep state
It is true deep state exists like it does in many nations, but it manifests itself in different versions.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
It's possible that we have a deep state
Let clerics preach more loudly against growing intolerance
Recent campaigns have shown how fragile our presumed peace is. Careless campaigns, hate speech, ethnic antagonism all signal the likely danger ahead.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Let clerics preach more loudly against growing intolerance
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Why Uhuru is a victim of the tyranny of democracy
President Uhuru Kenyatta is under siege. He is a victim of a tyrant Constitution.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Why Uhuru is a victim of the tyranny of democracy
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Why there can never be a Third World War
The First World War was not fought conclusively and there were no clear winners and global structures for peace promised by Wilson never worked.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
Why there can never be a Third World War
How politicians court God in vote hunting
It is my hope that even when battling for votes, let’s place God where He belongs and maintain our place in the Christian faith
By Babere Kerata Chacha 1 year ago
How politicians court God in vote hunting
Why there is little love lost between Ruto and Atwoli
DP William Ruto seems to be easily offended and bristles at criticism directed at him, but Mr Atwoli’s success in life is wired around criticism.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Why there is little love lost between Ruto and Atwoli
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How Kenya found itself in a political quagmire
It is widely anticipated that the rule of law is an essential component for economic growth and peaceful coexistence.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
How Kenya found itself in a political quagmire
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Uhuru changed tack to bring down the Ruto effect
Uhuru Kenyatta has used strategic silence as a tool for political legitimacy for quite some time.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Uhuru changed tack to bring down the Ruto effect
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2022: Why choices have consequences
Johnnie Carson had foreseen impending political dangers when he cautioned us over our choices of national leaders.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
2022: Why choices have consequences
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Bukhungu II will define Atwoli’s legacy in Western
If Bukhungu I worked to some extent as it did, then the obvious assumption was that the second one, too, will automatically work.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Bukhungu II will define Atwoli’s legacy in Western
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Mudavadi exploited tribe factor to gain popularity
Though seemingly incongruous and stubbornly stuck together as a community, the Luhya have for years acquired a certain level of political legitimacy.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Mudavadi exploited tribe factor to gain popularity
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Why Kenyans use sexual metaphors during campaigns
The extensive use of sexual metaphor might be due to the fact that Kenyan politics is predominantly masculine.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Why Kenyans use sexual metaphors during campaigns
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Raila and Ruto are too confident; that’s a recipe for trouble
The 2007 violence was sparked by the tense situation surrounding the electoral process and the thwarted high expectations.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Raila and Ruto are too confident; that’s a recipe for trouble
Personal grooming and fashion play important role in politics
As such, many political leaders go the extra mile to ensure they portray the best image in the public as well as in their daily endeavors.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Personal grooming and fashion play important role in politics
Misbehaving legislators are teaching their supporters bad manners
The sight of brawling lawmakers is incongruous with MPs’ stately image. It downgrades and reduces their persona as ‘honourable’ .
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Misbehaving legislators are teaching their supporters bad manners
Let's stop burying our heads in the sand and legalise prostitution
Prostitution was a vice of colonial concern. Europeans feared what they termed as black peril or mixing blood with Africans.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Let's stop burying our heads in the sand and legalise prostitution
Empty promises: What we need to do to hold presidential candidates accountable
We need to listen carefully to their promises, codify them — in fact, give them the force of law — or compel them to write agreements or take oaths.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Empty promises: What we need to do to hold presidential candidates accountable
How masculinity and ‘outsiders’ are shaping politics in Gusiiland
Tensions always arise between those deemed ‘outsiders’ and the locals or ‘natives’ where the former are perceived to be detached
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
How masculinity and ‘outsiders’ are shaping politics in Gusiiland
Why raging conflict in Ethiopia should worry East Africa states
Somalia also directly depends on Ethiopia because of its intricate history of conflict and strategic intervention in this war-torn nation.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Why raging conflict in Ethiopia should worry East Africa states
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How Ruto is riding on an economic crisis
Like Roosevelt, William Ruto knowingly or unknowingly has taken advantage of the Covids-19 crises and economic despondency.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
 How Ruto is riding on an economic crisis
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Why Kenyan elections attract global attention, stink of chaos
Ethnic factor in electoral politics is much stronger in Kenya than elsewhere in Africa.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Why Kenyan elections attract global attention, stink of chaos
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Why coups are no longer fashionable in Africa
In previous years, coups were in fashion, and the military had no qualms about their actions.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Why coups are no longer fashionable in Africa
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‘Raila’s only bullet’: Politics and blood-curdling war metaphors
Such violent political metaphors increase public support for political violence, including threats against leaders, and property.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
‘Raila’s only bullet’: Politics and blood-curdling war metaphors
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Tensions between Kenyan presidents and their deputies not new
The relationship between President and his second-in-command are political marriages of convenience aimed at getting their party elected.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Tensions between Kenyan presidents and their deputies not new
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Judges have taught Uhuru that democracy's no polite employer
BBI judgement dawned gray and grim for the president; the darkness of the day intensified the mood of helplessness for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago
Judges have taught Uhuru that democracy's no polite employer
Why Ruto is different from all previous DPs
A historian’s verdict: Ruto has been intolerant, stubborn and also outrightly bold and ambitious
By Babere Kerata Chacha 3 years ago
Why Ruto is different from all previous DPs
Why you should take Atwoli more seriously
Second, he is a very close friend of the Kenyattas. And the friendship did not start today.
By Babere Kerata Chacha 3 years ago
Why you should take Atwoli more seriously
Transport tycoon's widow battles lender over Sh174m 'fictitious' loan
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It's high time we went the lottery way in allocating public sector jobs
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