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Irony of spending billions in top seat campaigns to earn millions
Presidents recover their campaign billions through political patronage, state influence, and opaque financial networks that blur the line between public service and private gain.
By Michael Ndonye
2026-01-16 00:00:00
President Ruto, who once seemed to suggest that governing Kenya was straightforward, now treads the same lonely path—insulted daily, doubted constantly, and expected to deliver miracles.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-12-19 00:00:00
President William Ruto must ensure that his government’s good governance and service outweigh perceptions of greed and corruption.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-12-12 08:50:00
Raila Odinga mastered a rare political art of being the government’s fiercest critic while remaining its most indispensable insider.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-10-31 00:00:00
To President Ruto, Kalonzo is the only political figure who can give him a blessing of a second term and bring no sorrow because he is loved in Raila’s orphaned nation.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-10-24 09:00:00
The recent union between President Ruto and Kanu Chairman Gideon Moi (GM) is a realignment that will shape the politics of Uhuru Kenyatta and Kalonzo Musyoka leading up to 2027.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-10-17 06:00:00
The recent claim by Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah that Rigathi Gachagua is bullying Fred Matiang’i and sidelining him during opposition meetings signals a strategic distancing.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-10-10 09:12:00
After 2013, former President Uhuru Kenyatta publicly declared that he would serve a 10-year term, and his deputy Ruto would follow with an additional 10 years.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-10-03 00:00:00
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What if Ruto is on right path?
Kibaki’s style was technocratic, his speech sparse, and his war on inefficiency was misread as indifference, but he was laying foundations, that would later be hailed as visionary.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-09-26 06:00:00
The KNBS estimates that over 14 million Gen Z Kenyans will be eligible to vote, representing a 79.4 per cent increase from 2022, however, youth turnout in the 2022 election was dismal.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-09-19 00:00:00
In 2027, supporting President William Ruto will not be a betrayal; it will be a matter of survival for Raila Odinga.
By Michael Ndonye
2025-09-05 06:00:00
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By Michael Ndonye
2025-08-22 00:00:00
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