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He lived for Kenya, and with us: A lament for Raila Odinga
He lived for Kenya, and with us, for eighty years. He endured detention to widen our democratic space. He breathed teargas in the fight for justice and fairness.
By Fwamba Nc Fwamba 6 months ago
He lived for Kenya, and with us: A lament for Raila Odinga
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Ritual of Impeachment: Why Governor Mutai's survival exposes Kenya's broken oversight
The process that birthed the impeachment of Kericho Governor Erick Mutai was riddled with fundamental legal and procedural defects.
By Fwamba Nc Fwamba 8 months ago
Ritual of Impeachment: Why Governor Mutai's survival exposes Kenya's broken oversight
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Ngugi's visit to UoN on his 2004 return from exile, in the eyes of a student leader
Through his unwavering insistence on writing in Gikuyu, Ngugi taught us that language is resistance. He taught us to remember who we are. And to fight for who we must become.
By Fwamba Nc Fwamba 11 months ago
Ngugi's visit to UoN on his 2004 return from exile, in the eyes of a student leader
International Drug Trafficking Dilemma: Law, Justice, and the Human Cost
When news broke that Margaret Nduta, a Kenyan national, had been sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking, emotions ran high.
By Fwamba Nc Fwamba 1 year ago
International Drug Trafficking Dilemma: Law, Justice, and the Human Cost
CIC must live up to expectations of mwananchi
The Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution chaired by Charles Nyachae is one of the 10 established under Chapter 15 Clause 2 of the Constitution.
By Fwamba Nc Fwamba 12 years ago
CIC must live up to expectations of mwananchi
Kenya’s development will lag behind if we compromise our academic calendar with teachers’ strikes
Unlike in many parts of the world, in Kenya one would easily think the main role of a teachers’ union like Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) is to lead nationwide teachers’ strikes.
By Fwamba Nc Fwamba 12 years ago
Kenya’s development will lag behind if we compromise our academic calendar with teachers’ strikes
Whose interests do civil society organisations serve today?
Recently, a section of the civil society protested against some provisions in the Bill that sought to amend the Public Benefits Organisations Act 2013.
By Fwamba Nc Fwamba 12 years ago
Whose interests do civil society organisations serve today?
On the ICC cases, Kenya is not a specimen for global political tests
During the 2010 referendum, more than 67 per cent of Kenyans voted in support of the current Constitution after they were promised that contentious clauses would be reviewed when the document becomes law.
By Fwamba Nc Fwamba 12 years ago
On the ICC cases, Kenya is not a specimen for global political tests
Four schools destroyed in fresh wave of student unrest
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By Marion Kithi and Renson Mnyamwezi
18 mins ago
Clash of culture versus modernity: Changing Mombasa skyline
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By Philip Mwakio
54 mins ago