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Oburu's blunders as President Ruto barks wrong tree in Raila's ODM

Oburu Oginga’s leadership of ODM faces mounting internal pressure as tensions with SG Edwin Sifuna deepen, while President William Ruto miscalculates the party’s shifting dynamics.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-02-15 08:20:00
Kenya’s is morphing into an expansively confounding political mosaic. Nothing seems to make sense anymore, yet there is so much sense in the unfolding quagmire.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-02-08 07:00:00
Last week, the Speaker of Kenya’s National Assembly was interrogated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
By Barrack Muluka 2026-01-25 07:00:00
Communication in my country is no longer a vehicle for meaningful persuasion.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-01-25 00:00:00
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 American raid on Venezuela is mostly about dominating the world, and especially locking the Atlantic and Pacific World from access by predatory outsiders.
By Barrack Muluka 2026-01-11 10:00:00
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