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Why citizen capture is more dangerous than state capture

State capture steals the machinery of a nation. Citizen capture reshapes the operator.

By Edward Buri 1 month ago

No soap can wash away June 25 from Kenya's national conscience

Sixty-five young Kenyans fell. They had no guns. They had bottles, phones, and flags. They crossed a line because their lines had already been crossed

By Edward Buri 1 month ago

Church rooted in the cross refuses to be silenced by unchecked power

When All Saints Cathedral opened its doors for a public forum on the national budget, it was doing what the church has always done, gathering people around truth.

By Edward Buri 1 month ago

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

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Our youth are not the problem, we are the curriculum they learn from

The family unit has been stretched to breaking point. When parents cannot feed, educate or clothe their children, authority shifts.

By Edward Buri 2 months ago

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

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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

Let the murder of prophet Ndumia become the making of a movement

On the night of May 4, Reverend Julius Ngari Ndumia of Tabuga Parish in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa was murdered.

By Edward Buri 3 months ago

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

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Why Gen Z shift from the streets to ballots signals real political change

Gen Z in Kenya is one such movement.

By Edward Buri 3 months ago

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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

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

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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

A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could

When leaders at the highest level describe opponents using crude references-especially to body parts-and offer no apology, something fundamental shifts.

By Edward Buri 4 months ago

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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

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Nancy Gathungu: The lone prophet with the ledger holding State to account

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu delivers impactful reports through numbers and data, quietly shaking the nation without speeches or fanfare.

By Edward Buri 5 months ago

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Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?

As political power shifts, questions arise over whether morality and ethics can keep pace, especially when ousted party members are expected to vanish from the scene.

By Edward Buri 5 months ago

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Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent with a solemn call to repentance and reflection, symbolised by the tracing of ash and the reminder of human mortality.

By Edward Buri 5 months ago

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Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy

Leaders must prioritise love and moral integrity over projects to build a lasting legacy and inspire true societal progress.

By Edward Buri 6 months ago

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Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative

Christian leadership, the author argues, must be central and formative rather than a marginal "alternative" that merely coexists with dominant cultural norms.

By Edward Buri 6 months ago

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

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Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama

Truth be told, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro embodies the skill and spirit of the leader Kenyans nationwide are thirsting for.

By Edward Buri 6 months ago

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Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life

A society that belittles medicine belittles life itself, and a faith that demonises science misunderstands the God who gives knowledge, wisdom, insight, and steady hands.

By Edward Buri 7 months ago

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

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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

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Why the church must reclaim its moral voice from political power

Priests are human. Their clay nature will surface, robes notwithstanding.

By Edward Buri 7 months ago

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

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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

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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

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Why Kenya needs a spiritual, intellectual think tank

If the Church remains intellectually unarmed, it will have nothing meaningful to offer a public that has already moved beyond cliches.

By Edward Buri 8 months ago

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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

The church must rethink and reposition its influence

When Kenya heads to the ballot in 2027, the church remains an unavoidable force. Its congregations, structures, and networks still touch millions.

By Edward Buri 9 months ago

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Grand projects mean little when the ordinary citizens feel no real change

True progress means not only cutting hours off a journey-but cutting anxiety from a wage-earner's life.

By Edward Buri 9 months ago

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To heal country's wounds, we must trade tribal loyalty with integrity

Time has come to rebuild not only our roads and bridges, but our souls - to reconstruct the inner highways of honesty, humility and hope.

By Edward Buri 9 months ago

Life and death teach us to build what truly matters beyond a fleeting world

Burying Raila Odinga was definitely not part of the broad-based plan. They had brighter ideas that did not include this dark reality.

By Edward Buri 9 months ago

When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again

To form new voters, the Church must first renew the mind, sanctify the conscience and model integrity - for people vote the culture they see.

By Edward Buri 10 months ago

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Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters

Survival in Kenya doesn't come from podiums. It's chamas, families, and small support circles that carry us through. That is where our energy should go.

By Edward Buri 10 months ago

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Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment

Kenyan-style politicians are barriers, not gateways, to the nation's creatives. They dream only for themselves, spinning the real dreams of ordinary Kenyans in circles.

By Edward Buri 10 months ago

Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power

Money never answered the deepest questions. It never did. Justice, mercy, love, sacrifice, and hope have always required something far greater.

By Edward Buri 10 months ago

The Church should stop pretending the old missionary model still works

The Church cannot limit itself to prayers for prosperity while ignoring the despair of idleness.

By Edward Buri 11 months ago