Matiang'i is facing his Louis XVI reckoning

Fred Okeng'o Matiang'i, our former Interior Cabinet Secretary, is King Louis's reincarnation. He wants to be president but is the quintessential 'not me' type.

By Mark Oloo 1 month ago

Jamhuri's big hero is rights defender Khalid

Mr Hussein Khalid. The lawyer and CEO of Vocal Africa is a constant presence wherever human rights abuses occur.

By Mark Oloo 1 month ago

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Mulembe musketeers flew too close to the sun

The November 27 Malava mini poll has left abrasive Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale gasping for breath.

By Mark Oloo 1 month ago

Here's the flipside of Mbarire and Wanga victories

Generally, women politicians, not just the governors, are all doing badly in public perception, especially in managing corruption and inefficiency.

By Mark Oloo 2 months ago

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Why Kenya is flagged among Africa's crime hotspots

The latest Africa Organised Crime Index places the country fourth on the continent. Last year, Kenya lost 3.6 per cent of its GDP to online scams.

By Mark Oloo 2 months ago

Why innuendos hang over Ruto and editors

Dutchman Johan Thorbecke famously cautioned that trust arrives on foot but leaves on horseback.

By Mark Oloo 2 months ago

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COP: We must call out beggars and joyriders

For Brazil, hosting the 2025 climate conference is no ordinary event. It marks an important step in the fight to save the endangered Amazon rainforest.

By Mark Oloo 2 months ago

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Oburu doomed by a tsunami of voter apathy

For the first time in 20 years, the ballot will roll without Raila's name, only the echo of darkness. I predict unprecedented voter apathy in ODM strongholds in 2027.

By Mark Oloo 2 months ago

Beyond Arsenal: Raila's true sporting legacy

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is being praised more for having been an Arsenal fan than for his long service as Gor Mahia FC patron and his enthusiasm for local talent.

By Mark Oloo 2 months ago

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Let's pity Karua, she is Raila's biggest orphan

As Raila Odinga's running mate in 2022, Martha Karua brought us close to an Angela Merkel moment.

By Mark Oloo 3 months ago

Peer review begins amid push for UHC and nuclear programme

As Kenya moves towards achieving UHC by 2030 and commissioning its first nuclear power plant, a peer review mission has been launched to assess the nuclear and radiation regulatory systems.

By Mark Oloo 3 months ago

Raila taught us what true leadership means

Raila's journey is a stark reminder of how constitutionalism became a poisoned chalice for him. His belief in the rule of law made him afraid to bend it even when others cut corners.

By Mark Oloo 3 months ago

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Ogamba's Tower of Babel on school sex pests

Homa Bay County Woman Rep Joyce Bensouda Osogo mostly thrives on instinct than intellectual rigour.

By Mark Oloo 3 months ago

Kenya hosts breast cancer training as awareness month starts

As this week marks the start of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kenya is hosting a major regional breast cancer imaging course.

By Mark Oloo 3 months ago

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Why Jailing Kabila and Malema is a ticket to chaos

The news of guilty verdicts against former DRC President Joseph Kabila and radical South African politician Julius Malema is laughable by any standard.

By Mark Oloo 3 months ago

Malawi has premiered 'Trump Season Three'

The Malawi election has proved just how voters can be prisoners of empty hope. They can recycle and reward the very characters who badly failed them in the past.

By Mark Oloo 4 months ago

Who drove Kiswahili off the pulpit and why?

There was a time in Kenya's urban churches when Kiswahili flowed from the pulpit with the precision of a surgeon's scalpel.

By Mark Oloo 4 months ago

Vienna forum pushes global nuclear agenda

Robust resolutions are expected this week as the 69th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference enters a crucial phase in Vienna, Austria.

By Mark Oloo 4 months ago

The dam is done but justice in Tigray isn't

Attention has quickly turned to Ethiopia - Africa's second-most populous nation - following the inauguration of a $5 billion dam on the Blue Nile River.

By Mark Oloo 4 months ago

Orengo's metamorphosis replete with lessons

Siaya Governor James Orengo has a way with words and makes difficult battles seem simple.

By Mark Oloo 4 months ago

Kenya Moja, Kalonzo and their one-leg dance

In December 2019, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison took a family holiday to Hawaii. The premier was on vacation while his country battled bushfires.

By Mark Oloo 4 months ago

Why the media needs more friends like Raila

Corruption can behave much like climate change. It spreads at a terrific speed, has ruthless outcomes and sparks endless blame games.

By Mark Oloo 5 months ago

We must get street and road names right

In April, Governor Gladys Wanga issued a notice inviting public participation on road naming. She explained the names would honour prominent leaders, cultural landmarks.

By Mark Oloo 5 months ago

Like Egyptians, we should fire up our brand

Whoever said 'seeing is believing' couldn't be more right. This week, I got an opportunity to immerse myself in Arab culture during a trip to Cairo, the Egyptian capital.

By Mark Oloo 5 months ago

Recalling clumsy MPs is all smoke and no fire

The talk about recalling non-performing MPs is a classic case of becoming suddenly very clever.

By Mark Oloo 6 months ago

Why Matiang'i must get off his high horse

Has anyone noticed how the sunken eyes of the nation have turned to former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Okeng'o Matiang'i?

By Mark Oloo 6 months ago

Saba Saba: Editors or relics of a bygone era?

CNN correspondent Larry Madowo alleged in a chilling social media video that a plot had been hatched to harm him on Saba Saba Day.

By Mark Oloo 6 months ago

Fix ethics in era of TV 'analysts' and 'experts'

Today, journalists deserve freedom to editorialise news and ask hard questions around social injustices.

By Mark Oloo 6 months ago

No, Passaris, start by fixing our lazy parenting

There's this running joke about the 'men's conference' that supposedly takes place every February.

By Mark Oloo 6 months ago

No spin can justify greed among school heads

A recent High Court ruling has thrown a hot spanner in the works for school administrators guilty of imposing hefty but illegal levies on poor parents.

By Mark Oloo 7 months ago

Tell Zambia, bullying the dead is un-African

My heart goes out to Zambians following the passing of Dr Edgar Lungu, man who was president for seven years after the death of 'King Cobra' Michael Sata in 2014.

By Mark Oloo 7 months ago

This is how IG Kanja can wipe our tears

While Deputy President, William Ruto cracked ribs when he claimed Kenya had the most incompetent Police Inspector General in the world.

By Mark Oloo 7 months ago

Souls of burnt chicks won't let neighbour rest

Literary giant Ngugi wa Thiong'o has joined his ancestors. As we honour his legacy, we must remember his philosophy that true integration begins with decolonising the mind.

By Mark Oloo 7 months ago

Dehorned 'bullfighter' and his trampled Bill

Senate Chief Whip Boni Khalwale made a surprising retreat by withdrawing his Public Transport Bill on May 1, despite its passage in the Senate.

By Mark Oloo 8 months ago

Gachagua messy exit makes Odinga a saint

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has officially exited the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), but not without staging one last mud-slinging soap opera.

By Mark Oloo 8 months ago

Opposition's new allies, old mindset spell doom

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka is a seasoned political operative who cut his teeth in the Kanu regime. His oratory and mobilisation skills merit a Nobel Prize.

By Mark Oloo 8 months ago

Opposition's demise? New allies, old mindset

2027 race heats up as President Ruto remains the man to beat.

By Mark Oloo 8 months ago

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Kaluma and 'KJ' are smart in their own ways

It is disgraceful when Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma, Dagoretti South's John Kiarie and a few others claim the BBC is inciting citizens against Kenya Kwanza.

By Mark Oloo 8 months ago

Governors should have nowhere else to hide

Governors must face full accountability with no place to escape.

By Mark Oloo 9 months ago

Government leaves nothing to chance in securing 2027 Afcon venues

Kenya has turned its attention to nuclear security in the countdown to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

By Mark Oloo 9 months ago