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Democrats-turned-turncoats: Unpacking Raila Odinga and Makau Mutua

Prof Makau Mutua is bosom friends with Raila Odinga, the most misunderstood Kenyan politician.

By Kutete Matimbai 1 year ago

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Why State should not pay families of kin killed by police less than Sh150m each

Recently, President William Ruto acknowledged that since 2017, Kenyans have suffered greatly, while others have died needlessly during public protests at the hands of police.

By Kutete Matimbai 1 year ago

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ODM's insatiable hunger amid plenty is dangerous

The excitement, eagerness and enthusiasm by ODM 'experts' to please President Ruto is embarrassing, particularly to Kenyans who believed that the party stood for accountable governance.

By Kutete Matimbai 1 year ago

Maraga is right, Kenya is at 'the critical juncture'

As a nation, we are at a watershed moment where choices made during this period always have lasting consequences.

By Kutete Matimbai 1 year ago

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Empowerment 'harambee' is nothing but political fraud

At independence, honest men and women held harambees to pull together in building schools, hospitals and dams. In the '80s, '90s and today, crafty men and women hold harambees to pull us apart.

By Kutete Matimbai 1 year ago

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Why Mwai Kibaki should be blamed for Saba Saba chaos, death and destruction

Kibaki thought the economy was everything. Instead of making an inventory and a checklist of the cause and course of Saba Saba, Kibaki talked about economics.

By Kutete Matimbai 1 year ago

Kipchumba Murkomen wants to revive harsh 17th-century British law

While the murderous Riot Act of 1714 gave protesters at least one hour to disperse, Murkomen gave Kenyans not a minute to disperse but instant death to whoever approached a police station.

By Kutete Matimbai 1 year ago

The great lie: Raila has for long pretended to be what he is not

All successive governments, from Jomo to Moi to Kibaki, Uhuru, and now Ruto, erroneously associated Raila with the wrong political ideology.

By Kutete Matimbai 1 year ago

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Forget the haters! Who said Njahi has no market value?

The lablab bean, scientifically called Lablab purpureus (or Dolichos lablab), and locally known as Njahi, is a versatile subtropical and tropical nitrogen-fixing legume.

By Kutete Matimbai 4 years ago