Ken Opalo

DP Ruto should think long-term to survive

The first thing should be to map the distribution of power and supporting institutional architecture. Where does power lie?

Ken Opalo

Forget the DP, the Judiciary is under attack

The most problematic parts of the order, and which should be getting more airplay, are the seeming encroachment on independent commissions.

Ken Opalo

Treasury budget projection recipe for failure

The Treasury’s budget policy statement betrays what most reasonable people would consider to be unwarranted optimism

Ken Opalo

State neglect cause of school deaths

The important lesson from Kakamega is that unless things change, we will continue to sacrifice more Kenyan lives

Ken Opalo

Political options for Ruto moving forward

Elections 2022: William Ruto has four leading options

Ken Opalo

No, the handshake and BBI will not fix Kenya

The claim is that all we need is to fix our politics, and then other good things will follow – including social cohesion and economic prosperity.

Ken Opalo

We need standards for school construction

The government is playing catch up following the school collapse in Nairobi that killed at least seven.

Ken Opalo

Xenophobic attacks point to bigger problems

The ugly cycle of xenophobic attacks on African immigrants in South Africa visited us again this week.