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By Henry Munene

Munene: Why we must look beyond China for our interests

The Sh327billion Standard Gauge Railway ‘deal’ signed between Kenya and China was the greatest highlight of the last one week.
By By Henry Munene 11 years ago
Munene: Why we must look beyond China for our interests
On graft, look at the mirror, then overhaul our character
On graft, look at the mirror, then overhaul our character
By By Henry Munene 11 years ago
Let State fix drawbacks in trade, the rest will follow
Let State fix drawbacks in trade, the rest will follow
By By Henry Munene 11 years ago
Imbuga churns out another gem on bad leadership
Imbuga churns out another gem on bad leadership
By By Henry Munene 12 years ago
More than half a century on, the poor Kenyan is on his own
Kenya celebrates the golden jubilee in just about a fortnight. And I’m told there are elaborate plans to relive the ecstatic mood of 1963 when the Union Jack was lowered and the Kenyan flag hoisted.
By By Henry Munene 12 years ago
More than half a century on, the poor Kenyan is on his own
Devolution can only work if governors are kept on toes
One week ago, I was crisscrossing the dusty footpaths of Runyenjes in Embu County. I also went south to Siakago, to Gachoka and all the way to Manyatta.
By By Henry Munene 12 years ago
Devolution can only work if governors are kept on toes
We are slowly losing critical culture to blind consumerism
One of the greatest novels I have ever read is George Orwell’s Keep The Aspidistra Flying (1936). I know most East Africans would readily be familiar with Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty Four (1949) or Animal Farm (1945), perhaps because the latter two have featured more prominently in our reading lists at high school and college.
By By Henry Munene 12 years ago
We are slowly losing critical culture to blind consumerism
In our quest to sound cool, we have failed our children
When the Scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery to Jesus Christ, He dared any of them who had committed no sin to cast the first stone.
By By Henry Munene 12 years ago
In our quest to sound cool, we have failed our children
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