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Why Rutonomics is not working for ordinary Kenyans

The Ruto state’s political and economic tribulations are factors of promises that a rodent has eaten.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-05-24 09:00:00
The old historical debate about Africa and Europe refuses to go away, despite repeated dramas of friendship and brotherhood.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-05-17 08:30:00
The recent humiliation of Siaya Governor James Orengo by youth at a funeral in the county evokes memories of the tragic events in Chinua Achebe’s novel, Things Fall Apart.  
By Barrack Muluka 2026-05-10 10:40:00
East Africa’s emerging diplomatic compact risks mistaking repression of dissent for order and State capacity.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-05-10 10:40:00
Kenya’s opposition leaders may need to change tack in the face of a runaway rhetorical President.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-05-03 11:00:00
The story of Rwanda is more than a national story, as the symposium heard from Prof PLO Lumumba.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-04-26 09:00:00
Kenya is going through a monumental political crisis, way beyond mere presidential politics.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-04-12 10:00:00
Ruto is a man seemingly under pressure always up and about the country as his test of his leadership draws near .
By Barrack Muluka 2026-04-05 06:00:00
It may be too soon to write the obituary of Raila Odinga’s party, yet the dynamics tease us with the possibility that the moment is close.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-03-29 15:19:07
Ruto, Gachagua and their groupies have advised themselves that elections will reward emotional mobilization, and not civility. 
By Barrack Muluka 2026-03-22 08:30:00
The political class increasingly stages scandalous spectacles. There are insults, theatrics, open defiance of the law and common decency.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-03-22 06:00:00
The Ten Point Agenda of President William Ruto and the late Raila Odinga is widely seen as an elite power bargain with little public impact, rather than a genuine governance revolution.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-03-15 08:05:00