When wisdom departs foolishness rules
People associate leadership with wisdom. But unfortunately, it is not always so. Leadership does not insulate against foolishness. Even kings and presidents are susceptible to wisdom droughts.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
When wisdom departs foolishness rules
Moses Kuria: Courier of coarseness veiled as right to freedom of expression
Moses Kuria is not the kind to lose an argument. He does not apologise. He must make the point that he is not stupid - even when he sounds so.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Moses Kuria: Courier of coarseness veiled as right to freedom of expression
Embracing love: The transformative power for leaders and citizens alike
Love looks like a senior officer resigning as a matter of principle when a scandal happens under their watch. Love looks like a president who leads the nation in truth, even when it hurts him.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Embracing love: The transformative power for leaders and citizens alike
Stop being defensive when Kenyans remind you of the weight of an oath
Kenyans have been described often as they of a short memory. They either forget the wrong done to them and move on or forget the wrong they did and repeat it.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Stop being defensive when Kenyans remind you of the weight of an oath
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Why Kenya needs more graft spirits exorcists in the mould of Health CS
There is a kind of evil that cannot be removed "apart from prayer and fasting." Such defies regular catharsis. This defiant type is the Kemsa variant.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Why Kenya needs more graft spirits exorcists in the mould of Health CS
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When faith kills: From church farm to the deathly graveyard
The devil is alive and well. He masquerades as an angel of light - even dresses in impeccable white. Just like a lizard finds its way into the palace, demons find their way into church.
By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago
When faith kills: From church farm to the deathly graveyard
Politicians have killed patriotism through consistent finger-pointing
Playing a blame game is lame. The blame game necessitates hiring name-tarnishing experts. But more is required of the ruling administration than name soiling and "toboa " chants.
By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago
Politicians have killed patriotism through consistent finger-pointing
The spirit of Easter lies in reputable leaders drawn to serve in humility
A handful of our national leaders are reflective enough to come home to sense. But the majority are arrogant, do not care to conceal it and even proceed to be proud of the arrogance.
By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago
The spirit of Easter lies in reputable leaders drawn to serve in humility
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Here is why politicians should never downplay the real value of dialogue
What if dialogue was the only way to Kenya's salvation? Would we still reject it? What would that mean to our nation? Naaman had to dip himself in a river he considered dirty.
By Rev Edward Buri 8 months ago
Here is why politicians should never downplay the real value of dialogue
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A phone call lasting five minutes can avert months of political disruptions
When people are already teary out of hunger, to add tear gas into their eyes is grave disservice. To suffer poverty and suffer peacelessness is to die twice.
By Rev Edward Buri 8 months ago
A phone call lasting five minutes can avert months of political disruptions
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Mobile phone: Be wary of the new doubled-edged sword
Phones have evolved into crime scenes. The gadgets of communication have become gates into transgression. So we hold and hide them. We obey the "strong password" instruction.
By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago
Mobile phone: Be wary of the new doubled-edged sword
Character is the human symbol of God's image, always appreciate it
Even when spirituality is convenient, you will clap your hands and sing Halleluiah! But that does not mean that you will not take your spot at the club.
By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago
Character is the human symbol of God's image, always appreciate it
Young people are crying out for help, here is how we can uplift their lives
Many young people are confidently confused. They have no sure place to locate their identity. They are not discerners but copiers. This copying often turns crippling.
By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago
Young people are crying out for help, here is how we can uplift their lives
How Luther King's ideals can help us realise our quest for Kenyanism
King's life should be mirrored in communities to allow his spirit breathe life into situations of oppression and fuel imagination in creating practical paths to freedoms.
By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago
How Luther King's ideals can help us realise our quest for Kenyanism
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The church will need to reform if it's to have any impact this year
Preach but do not offend. Meet the needs of the people but hold back any radical call for reform. Stagism presents a Christ on brakes!
By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago
The church will need to reform if it's to have any impact this year
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Empty holy noise from churches is a nuisance and ought to be muted
For the Church to justify its blaring sounds, it must work on loading them with a contemporary "Jericho effect".
By Rev Edward Buri 11 months ago
Empty holy noise from churches is a nuisance and ought to be muted
Earth's eight billion people, many with empty plates, need love to live
The Garden of Eden began with one human. Earth was fresh - succulent with plenty. But the planet was obviously too big for just one person. Its sheer size told it was made for many.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Earth's eight billion people, many with empty plates, need love to live
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Speaking truth to power not enough in dealing with excesses of the State
The pulpit must provoke the people to alertness and call them to action. The pulpit is endowed with a transcendent status that no State ear can ignore. A distracted pulpit is a politician's joy.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Speaking truth to power not enough in dealing with excesses of the State
Church must be outdoors not in enclosed arenas where fans meet for performances
To the challenge of an identity crisis, the church must name itself based on its mission and intended impact in the present times. A rudderless church takes its members in circles.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Church must be outdoors not in enclosed arenas where fans meet for performances
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Church in identity crisis, risks getting assimilated by powerful State
The church is facing an identity crisis relating to its positioning in the new political administration. As it pulls in different directions, some are happy insiders, others are stranded outsiders.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Church in identity crisis, risks getting assimilated by powerful State
Woman's Guild and the power of compassion
There is space for women religious movements to grow into significant lobby groups on policy matters.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Woman's Guild and the power of compassion
In politics, standing with people is good, but standing out is better
People embrace the ordinariness of the person as they vet their extraordinariness. Different aspirants will struggle differently.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
In politics, standing with people is good, but standing out is better
God cannot be used as a pawn to serve people’s ambitions
Ruto’s speech demonstrates how spiritual narrative can be tuned to serve political expression. This affirms the versatility of spiritual language.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
God cannot be used as a pawn to serve people’s ambitions
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Captured priests diluting gospel by adding ‘Hail money’ to sermons
President Uhuru Kenyatta has critiqued the church before. But his Sagana 3 speech went beyond a critique to a judgment, “You will go to hell!”
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Captured priests diluting gospel by adding ‘Hail money’ to sermons
More Tutus needed! A man of the people
We may not all be commissioned to give up our lives in his fashion, but we all need a serving of Tutuism.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
More Tutus needed! A man of the people
Spirituality is a potent asset for our crucial and radical transformation
Rev Linnet Muraya is a loud exhibit of the potency of the church and spirituality.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago
Spirituality is a potent asset for our crucial and radical transformation
Civility must be the new currency of our fire starters and stone throwers
Adolescents are no longer playing with fire–they are speaking with it. ‘Kondele-scents’ are supposed to be speaking the peace language by now, but...
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
Civility must be the new currency of our fire starters and stone throwers
It’s high time we trusted young clergy with top church leadership
Biblical times have many accounts of young people playing critical roles in stories of national magnitude. Clearly, God did not undermine them
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
It’s high time we trusted young clergy with top church leadership
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Kenyans must prepare to interfere with cycle of deceptive leadership
In Kenya, lies are increasingly becoming a national language. Some have even adopted lies as their native language.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
Kenyans must prepare to interfere with cycle of deceptive leadership
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‘Vasha Vice Rally’ gives snapshot of our readiness to speed into sin
The return of the Safari Rally has been celebrated for restoring Kenya’s glory. The rush to Naivasha (or Vasha) was not just to see the cars.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
‘Vasha Vice Rally’ gives snapshot of our readiness to speed into sin
The authentic leader has love for people at heart of political strategy
Extending this to our political leaders, with their countless podium climbs, none takes time to remind us who we are and what we are about.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
The authentic leader has love for people at heart of political strategy
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To turn Kenya around, we must become moral heavyweights
Our leaders should know that they make it difficult for parents to talk to children about truth.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
To turn Kenya around, we must become moral heavyweights
Religious language in political expression
It is common for lead politicians to make reference to religious personal experiences–and scriptures–as part of their expression of political agenda.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
Religious language in political expression
Climate change: Church must reclaim its role to make 'a little heaven down here'
The church must think beyond the afterlife and also concern itself with life on earth.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
Climate change: Church must reclaim its role to make 'a little heaven down here'
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The priest will lose when he cedes pulpit to the politician
The next time the priest meets the politician, the priest will be conflicted on his divine agency and relegated to the status of an altar-peddler.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 years ago
The priest will lose when he cedes pulpit to the politician
Machogu denies Odinga's tender war claim
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By Mike Kihaki
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Nakhumicha promises to fine-tune heath laws
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State mulls tax incentives to spur tea sector
Business
By Graham Kajilwa
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Solar panels to be installed in public hospitals countrywide
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Knec rectified 133 cases of missing scores
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Reflection: 34 years later, Asunta Wagura writes 'goodbye to HIV...'
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