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No Parliament can exist without the Press gallery

Some things can only be described as comical, very comical. Just what motivated Parliament’s decision yesterday to evict the Press from the Media Centre? In case anyone has forgotten, PointBlank would like to remind them that journalists are not in the House out of anyone’s magnanimity.

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ICC may be biased, but it scares dictators to death

From the look of things, the cases against the three Kenyans facing charges at the ICC will now be heard in either Kenya or Tanzania. The discredited court appears to have succumbed to pressure from African leaders who petitioned recently in Addis Ababa that the hearings be held on African soil.

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Kenya’s Jubilee and the image of ‘old man-child’

Life, some say, begins at 40. But, whatever that means by the time you hit 50–whether you like it or not–the decline to the other side of life will have begun. Even for those in denial, any signs of youthfulness will have evaded their wrinkled faces at 50.

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Why you shouldn’t talk loudly about Audrey

I am not an expert in matters of sexuality but going by the giggles that I have heard, there are many ignorant educated people out there. I must salute the audacious Audrey Mbugua for standing up for her rights.

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Even Shabaab knows greed has got no borders in Kenya

No one, perhaps, understands Kenyans better than the Al Shabaab militia. They know that with money — and they have truckloads of it — nothing is impossible in Kenya. That’s why they can afford to brag on the internet, and they have been gloating a lot lately after their successful exploits on Kenyan soil, thus: “...Legal valid Kenya visitor’s visa with guaranteed renewal. You know $$$ (dollars) talk in Kenya.”

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Museveni could put Uhuru into trouble with his tongue

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Ugandan President and now East Africa’s seniormost head of state is never known to mince his words. But his words have been known to put people in hot soup. Just ask Dr Kizza Besigye.

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Tribes and tribal diatribe: Will this nonsense ever end?

The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission has released its long-awaited report, which tells us what we have heard talked about in hushed tones over the years. It confirms what we already know:

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Obama is wise to skip Kenya in his Africa visit

Kenyans are a peculiar people. In parts of the country they are discussing in hushed tones about the ignominy visited upon them by ‘one of our own’, US President Barrack Obama.