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How Oburu is driving Raila's dying party to its grave

In Kibra, Oburu drew little excitement from the insipid and often frigid crowd that assembled around him.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-01-18 08:15:00
The intersection between Raila, Ruto and Owuor is the merchandise of hope. It is usually a forlorn hope, born out of desperation.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-01-11 10:00:00
Proposing a referendum without first repairing Kenya's democratic foundation is treating the people not as authors of the republic, but as instruments for stabilising elite arrangements.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-01-04 00:00:00
When leaders forget this distinction, the consequences are not merely moral; they are developmental.
By Barrack Muluka 2025-12-21 12:58:36
It’s about missed chances and opportunities, just the metaphor for Kenya as the clock ticks steadily towards January 2026.
By Barrack Muluka 2025-12-21 12:41:59
Except for 2002, every presidential election in Kenya since 1992 has lacked credibility, and there has been no faith in the electoral commission.
By Barrack Muluka 2025-12-14 13:04:58
Gachagua arrived on the Opposition landscape full of bile, grief and vindictiveness
By Barrack Muluka 2025-12-07 14:43:37
With few exceptions, the 24 electoral areas in the by-elections were veritable theatres of crime.
By Barrack Muluka 2025-11-30 10:00:00
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has blamed the electoral disorder in Tanzania on foreigners and has vowed to crush them.
By Barrack Muluka 2025-11-09 09:05:05
The messy elections have just thrown Tanzania into serious waters of instability and President Suluhu into the doldrums of illegitimacy. 
By Barrack Muluka 2025-11-02 12:09:34
The tone and messaging is absolutist and triumphalist to the point of recklessness.
By Barack Muluka 2025-11-02 10:22:02
Raila Odinga’s exit has exposed the nakedness of a parasitic political class, now staring at an uncertain future.
By Barrack Muluka 2025-10-26 09:10:00