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Why IEBC must be reconstituted

As a first step towards reforming the election laws and process, the current commissioners should give way to yet another "interim commission" which will perform "holding operations" while the reform process is going on.

By Anyang' Nyong'o
May. 12, 2016

Ayah stood out in a bygone era when public service meant great sacrifice

By Prof Anyang Nyong'o
Mar. 20, 2016

When corruption takes root in small villages regular folks pay a heavy price

That year many farmers had gone without getting a cent from their sugarcane plantations because the two factories they used to deliver cane to had been shut down.

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Jan. 24, 2016

The horizon of hope is disappearing fast for the ordinary man in Kenya

Edward Kimani wa Njuguna was a printer by profession. He lived in Kileleshwa in Nairobi at a friend’s servant quarters, just a few minutes’ drive from the nearby police station.

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Jan. 17, 2016

The horizon of hope is disappearing fast for the ordinary man in Kenya

Kenya faces threats of rigging given the composition and history of IEBC

A democratic election is a process and not an event. It involves institutions, rules, regulations and procedures that provide the framework for certain actions to be undertaken over time so that the event of casting a vote may lead to a democratic outcome.

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Jan. 10, 2016

Kenya faces threats of rigging given the composition and history of IEBC

We benefit more with pensioners who are financially independent

An obscure article appeared recently in one daily newspaper indicating that the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) had given the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) a 30-day ultimatum to pay retired teachers Sh42.3 billion worth of pension money owed to them since 1997.

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Jan. 3, 2016

We benefit more with pensioners who are financially independent

Obama’s legacy regarding Africa can still be reshaped before leaving office

When the verdict is finally taken in November next year, President Barack Hussein Obama, at the end of his eight year term, will not have scored very well on his African achievements.

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Dec. 27, 2015

Obama’s legacy regarding Africa can still be reshaped before leaving office

Kenyans must remember role an active civil society played in pushing for reforms

Pheroze Nowrojee, one of Kenya’s most prolific lawyers and human rights advocate who has always been at the forefront in the democratic struggle, never forgets to remind us that “we have come a long way in this struggle.”

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Dec. 20, 2015

Kenyans must remember role an active civil society played in pushing for reforms

Okoa Kenya draft Bill is the surest route to amending our Constitution

Okoa Kenya, a popular initiative led by the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) to amend the Constitution, recently presented a Draft Bill to the IEBC

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Dec. 13, 2015

Okoa Kenya draft Bill is the surest route to amending our Constitution

Changed political landscape swallows post-independence leftist movement

Sometime last year Prof Mwangi wa Githinji of the University of Amherst in Massachusetts, USA, and I were reflecting on what happened to left wing politics in Kenya

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Dec. 6, 2015

Changed political landscape swallows post-independence leftist movement

Executive must work within confines of the law in new anti-graft campaign

On November 23, the President gave some directives on the fight against corruption, and declared it “a national security threat.” Somewhere towards the end of his speech His Excellency noted:

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Nov. 29, 2015

Executive must work within confines of the law in new anti-graft campaign

Regional commissioner should tread carefully on issue of transfer of assets

A controversy is raging between the County Government of Kisumu and Mr Francis Mutie, the Regional Commissioner.

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Nov. 22, 2015

Regional commissioner should tread carefully on issue of transfer of assets

Role of Kenya’s Opposition political parties still greatly misunderstood

There is a general opinion expressed sporadically that Kenya does not have an effective Opposition. Some people go further to suggest that a “responsible” Opposition should tell the Government how to correct its mistakes and hence how to run the country.

By Anyang' Nyong'o
Nov. 15, 2015