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Macharia Munene

Of colonial 'bwana' masters and modern-day pretenders to aristocracy

Pretensions to high class or aristocratic feelings are common to people who acquire some wealth irrespective of how they did so.

By Macharia Munene 2024-06-17 17:00:00

Of colonial 'bwana' masters and modern-day pretenders to aristocracy

Ruto policies may conflict with nation's strategic interests

By Macharia Munene 2024-06-16 15:30:00

China takes advantage of US blunders to penetrate deeper into Africa

While the United States deals with Africa disdainfully partly because of inherent racism, China takes advantage of American blunders to identify with the plight of the Global South.

By Macharia Munene 2024-06-10 00:00:00

Unlike in 1964, Kenyans today have little hope for a brighter future

60 years later, with born-frees Ruto as President and Gachagua as deputy leading the Hustler Grandees, Kenya is suffering from serious anxiety and is floundering internationally.

By Macharia Munene 2024-06-02 15:36:01

Unlike in 1964, Kenyans today have little hope for a brighter future

President's tough balancing act as Kenya is courted by East and West

The US, good at making promises and having propaganda advantages, suffers credibility deficits due to failure to deliver; China is the reverse of that.

By Macharia Munene 2024-05-27 20:40:00

President's tough balancing act as Kenya is courted by East and West

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DP Gachagua, Karua and the growing unhappiness in Mount Kenya

DP’s struggle to convince people to accept his leadership has repeatedly hit political bricks.

By Macharia Munene 2024-05-20 17:00:00

DP Gachagua, Karua and the growing unhappiness in Mount Kenya

Ruto is America's blue-eyed boy, but that might change if Trump returns

The US has had more influence on Kenyan elections. When occasionally Kenya appears to have small input in the American election, the loser is not amused.

By Macharia Munene 2024-05-13 00:00:00

Ruto is America's blue-eyed boy, but that might change if Trump returns

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How Ruto like Uhuru before him, is fast losing trust and power

Like Reluctant President Uhuru before him, Ruto is unable to balance the attributes of ‘lion’ and the ‘fox’ and has lost trust.

By Macharia Munene 2024-05-12 20:15:00

How Ruto like Uhuru before him, is fast losing trust and power

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Afwerki right on why Africa needs to rediscover itself to fulfill its dreams

The purported failure of Pan-Africanism, however, was in application but not in the concept. Whether in success or failure, the issue in Pan-Africanism is mostly attitudinal, one of the mind.

By Macharia Munene 2024-05-05 22:00:00

Afwerki right on why Africa needs to rediscover itself to fulfill its dreams

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General Francis Ogolla's death: Unanswered questions

Generals know wars and rise through the ranks by surviving battles and hardships

By Macharia Munene 2024-05-02 21:30:00

General Francis Ogolla's death: Unanswered questions

Political wrangles have stopped Murang'a from reclaiming its lost glory

Those Murang’a ‘leaders’ who sung “Tugokira Tene, Tugookira Tene”, now engage in ‘hambatano’. It is the curse of Murang’a.

By Macharia Munene 2024-04-21 20:26:07

Political wrangles have stopped Murang'a from reclaiming its lost glory

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Jostling for supremacy in coalitions is not driven by any ideology

The two political coalitions that competed in August 2022, Azimio and Kenya Kwanza, are in tatters.

By Macharia Munene 2024-04-15 20:50:00

Jostling for supremacy in coalitions is not driven by any ideology

As we mark Easter, a lot is happening that Jesus would not approve of

Things are going wrong almost everywhere as oversize egos overrun common sense. Leaders abuse state and religious offices, terrorise citizens, and still talk of law and order.

By Macharia Munene 2024-04-01 06:35:24