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Alexander Chagema

Look closely at your current and aspiring leaders ahead of 2027

What should worry Kenyans about 2027 is the lack of specifics on critical national issues as coalitions are being assembled and handshakes are being planned.

By Alexander Chagema 2026-04-14 00:00:00

Look closely at your current and aspiring leaders ahead of 2027

Kenya should hurry up to meet requirements for hosting Africa's greatest football tourney

By Alexander Chagema 2026-03-31 11:21:51

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It's Ruto who loses every time he trades insults with his former deputy

Rigathi Gachagua has gained political advantage over President William Ruto by provoking him with insults, exploiting responses without needing a formal platform or policy.

By Alexander Chagema 2026-03-24 06:00:00

Politicians rearing monster that will turn around and devour them

Kenya's gangs are being watered by political patronage — deployed to disrupt opposition rallies, suppress protests, and perform the violence that politicians require but cannot officially commission.

By Alexander Chagema 2026-03-17 00:00:00

Politicians rearing monster that will turn around and devour them

We should actualise the ideals that Rev Jackson resolutely stood for

Rev Jesse Jackson built his life and career on the conviction that no government has the right to prey upon its people, and that power, however intoxicating, is answerable to those who confer it.

By Alexander Chagema 2026-02-24 00:00:00

We should actualise the ideals that Rev Jackson resolutely stood for

Atwoli's views on presidential term limits shallow and misleading

Indefatigable Atwoli is categorical that a president needs uninterrupted 20 to 30 years to make an impact.

By Alexander Chagema 2026-02-10 00:00:00

Atwoli's views on presidential term limits shallow and misleading

State's persecution of Gachagua adds muscle to his political stature

Some people in places of influence view Gachagua as a rabble-rouser, hence the desperate need to intimidate and silence him while fully aware that this infringes on his right to free speech.

By Alexander Chagema 2026-02-03 00:00:00

State's persecution of Gachagua adds muscle to his political stature

Older leaders should give way as youths gradually stake their claim

Most of our aged leaders have become conceited and delusional after enjoying the perks of power for too long and have developed a sense of entitlement to leadership.

By Alexander Chagema 2026-01-27 00:00:00

Older leaders should give way as youths gradually stake their claim

ODM is suffering from serious leadership and ideological paucity

Since Raila's death last year, leadership and ideological bankruptcy within ODM have been amplified by the now cliche phrase, "Raila left us in the broad-based government."

By Alexander Chagema 2026-01-20 00:00:00

ODM is suffering from serious leadership and ideological paucity

Voters should punish politicians who disappear after winning polls

With 2027 designated a turning point in Kenya's history, politicians across the board are expected to take viable political stands and mark their territories well in advance.

By Alexander Chagema 2026-01-13 00:00:00

Voters should punish politicians who disappear after winning polls

Trump's military adventurism poses threat to global peace and order

While the US is resorting to brawn, China is increasingly becoming the real global powerhouse with its implementation of sound economic policies abroad, devoid of military interventions.

By Alexander Chagema 2026-01-06 09:56:30