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Dear Sifuna, do not fly too close to the sun, or too low
Sifuna must remember that too much confidence, especially the confidence built by praise singers, can easily blind him to the realities that he must circumvent to get to the top.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Dear Sifuna, do not fly too close to the sun, or too low
How Gachagua won Ol Kalou by-election and lost it the same day
To hail the Ol Kalou win as a victory for the Kikuyu community was a strategic mistake, especially when Gachagua did so while flanked by some of his allies who are not from Mt Kenya.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
How Gachagua won Ol Kalou by-election and lost it the same day
Here is evidence that Kenya is following in Haiti's footsteps
Every day, we are waking up to reports of brazen robberies committed by armed youthful gangs, and like the Haitian gangs, they are challenging police officers to gunfights in broad daylight.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Here is evidence that Kenya is following in Haiti's footsteps
Why Saba Saba Day did not stir hunger for freedom
Many leaders who emerged from the struggle against one-party rule eventually became part of the political establishment they once opposed, resulting in continuity rather than transformation
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Why Saba Saba Day did not stir hunger for freedom
Why Gachagua could be the weak link in opposition unity
Gachagua's past statements and record suggest he favors a strong presidency over reforms that enhance accountability and protect the right to protest.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Why Gachagua could be the weak link in opposition unity
Kenyans fighting for Russia 'struck a deal with the devil'
There are lessons to be learned from the entire Russia affair, chief among them that far from a diplomatic issue, it is a local youth unemployment problem.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Kenyans fighting for Russia 'struck a deal with the devil'
Events that seem designed to keep us angry, in crisis mode
That political systems under siege thrive on crisis, best explains why we rarely have a brand-new crisis in Kenya; why even the most tragic crisis seems eerily familiar.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Events that seem designed to keep us angry, in crisis mode
Why boarding schools will not be abolished anytime soon
We will not ban boarding schools because doing so would inconvenience everyone except the children.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Why boarding schools will not be abolished anytime soon
President has himself to blame for appearing exhausted lately
It is not difficult to understand why the President has lately appeared exhausted and strained — he has been trying to be everywhere and everything.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
President has himself to blame for appearing exhausted lately
Dear Ruto, this is how to make the mountain vote for you again in 2027
Mr President, you need to stage a sit-down with the elders from the mountain, and quickly stage a spectacular reconciliation ceremony of some sort with Uhuru before your political nemesis.
By Muchiri Karanja 3 months ago
Dear Ruto, this is how to make the mountain vote for you again in 2027
Labour Day is futile until workers solidarity dream becomes reality
The Kenyan worker has become a political pawn, while workers elsewhere move economies through industry
By Muchiri Karanja 4 months ago
Labour Day is futile until workers solidarity dream becomes reality
Dear Sifuna, do not fly too close to the sun, or too low
Sifuna must remember that too much confidence, especially the confidence built by praise singers, can easily blind him to the realities that he must circumvent to get to the top.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Dear Sifuna, do not fly too close to the sun, or too low
How Gachagua won Ol Kalou by-election and lost it the same day
To hail the Ol Kalou win as a victory for the Kikuyu community was a strategic mistake, especially when Gachagua did so while flanked by some of his allies who are not from Mt Kenya.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
How Gachagua won Ol Kalou by-election and lost it the same day
Here is evidence that Kenya is following in Haiti's footsteps
Every day, we are waking up to reports of brazen robberies committed by armed youthful gangs, and like the Haitian gangs, they are challenging police officers to gunfights in broad daylight.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Here is evidence that Kenya is following in Haiti's footsteps
Why Saba Saba Day did not stir hunger for freedom
Many leaders who emerged from the struggle against one-party rule eventually became part of the political establishment they once opposed, resulting in continuity rather than transformation
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Why Saba Saba Day did not stir hunger for freedom
Why Gachagua could be the weak link in opposition unity
Gachagua's past statements and record suggest he favors a strong presidency over reforms that enhance accountability and protect the right to protest.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Why Gachagua could be the weak link in opposition unity
Kenyans fighting for Russia 'struck a deal with the devil'
There are lessons to be learned from the entire Russia affair, chief among them that far from a diplomatic issue, it is a local youth unemployment problem.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Kenyans fighting for Russia 'struck a deal with the devil'
Events that seem designed to keep us angry, in crisis mode
That political systems under siege thrive on crisis, best explains why we rarely have a brand-new crisis in Kenya; why even the most tragic crisis seems eerily familiar.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Events that seem designed to keep us angry, in crisis mode
Why boarding schools will not be abolished anytime soon
We will not ban boarding schools because doing so would inconvenience everyone except the children.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Why boarding schools will not be abolished anytime soon
President has himself to blame for appearing exhausted lately
It is not difficult to understand why the President has lately appeared exhausted and strained — he has been trying to be everywhere and everything.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
President has himself to blame for appearing exhausted lately
Dear Ruto, this is how to make the mountain vote for you again in 2027
Mr President, you need to stage a sit-down with the elders from the mountain, and quickly stage a spectacular reconciliation ceremony of some sort with Uhuru before your political nemesis.
By Muchiri Karanja 3 months ago
Dear Ruto, this is how to make the mountain vote for you again in 2027
Labour Day is futile until workers solidarity dream becomes reality
The Kenyan worker has become a political pawn, while workers elsewhere move economies through industry
By Muchiri Karanja 4 months ago
Labour Day is futile until workers solidarity dream becomes reality
Dear Sifuna, do not fly too close to the sun, or too low
Sifuna must remember that too much confidence, especially the confidence built by praise singers, can easily blind him to the realities that he must circumvent to get to the top.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Dear Sifuna, do not fly too close to the sun, or too low
How Gachagua won Ol Kalou by-election and lost it the same day
To hail the Ol Kalou win as a victory for the Kikuyu community was a strategic mistake, especially when Gachagua did so while flanked by some of his allies who are not from Mt Kenya.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
How Gachagua won Ol Kalou by-election and lost it the same day
Here is evidence that Kenya is following in Haiti's footsteps
Every day, we are waking up to reports of brazen robberies committed by armed youthful gangs, and like the Haitian gangs, they are challenging police officers to gunfights in broad daylight.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Here is evidence that Kenya is following in Haiti's footsteps
Why Saba Saba Day did not stir hunger for freedom
Many leaders who emerged from the struggle against one-party rule eventually became part of the political establishment they once opposed, resulting in continuity rather than transformation
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Why Saba Saba Day did not stir hunger for freedom
Why Gachagua could be the weak link in opposition unity
Gachagua's past statements and record suggest he favors a strong presidency over reforms that enhance accountability and protect the right to protest.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Why Gachagua could be the weak link in opposition unity
Kenyans fighting for Russia 'struck a deal with the devil'
There are lessons to be learned from the entire Russia affair, chief among them that far from a diplomatic issue, it is a local youth unemployment problem.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Kenyans fighting for Russia 'struck a deal with the devil'
Events that seem designed to keep us angry, in crisis mode
That political systems under siege thrive on crisis, best explains why we rarely have a brand-new crisis in Kenya; why even the most tragic crisis seems eerily familiar.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Events that seem designed to keep us angry, in crisis mode
Why boarding schools will not be abolished anytime soon
We will not ban boarding schools because doing so would inconvenience everyone except the children.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Why boarding schools will not be abolished anytime soon
President has himself to blame for appearing exhausted lately
It is not difficult to understand why the President has lately appeared exhausted and strained — he has been trying to be everywhere and everything.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
President has himself to blame for appearing exhausted lately
Dear Ruto, this is how to make the mountain vote for you again in 2027
Mr President, you need to stage a sit-down with the elders from the mountain, and quickly stage a spectacular reconciliation ceremony of some sort with Uhuru before your political nemesis.
By Muchiri Karanja 3 months ago
Dear Ruto, this is how to make the mountain vote for you again in 2027
Labour Day is futile until workers solidarity dream becomes reality
The Kenyan worker has become a political pawn, while workers elsewhere move economies through industry
By Muchiri Karanja 4 months ago
Labour Day is futile until workers solidarity dream becomes reality
How Gachagua won Ol Kalou by-election and lost it the same day
To hail the Ol Kalou win as a victory for the Kikuyu community was a strategic mistake, especially when Gachagua did so while flanked by some of his allies who are not from Mt Kenya.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
How Gachagua won Ol Kalou by-election and lost it the same day
Here is evidence that Kenya is following in Haiti's footsteps
Every day, we are waking up to reports of brazen robberies committed by armed youthful gangs, and like the Haitian gangs, they are challenging police officers to gunfights in broad daylight.
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Here is evidence that Kenya is following in Haiti's footsteps
Why Saba Saba Day did not stir hunger for freedom
Many leaders who emerged from the struggle against one-party rule eventually became part of the political establishment they once opposed, resulting in continuity rather than transformation
By Muchiri Karanja 1 month ago
Why Saba Saba Day did not stir hunger for freedom
Why Gachagua could be the weak link in opposition unity
Gachagua's past statements and record suggest he favors a strong presidency over reforms that enhance accountability and protect the right to protest.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Why Gachagua could be the weak link in opposition unity
Kenyans fighting for Russia 'struck a deal with the devil'
There are lessons to be learned from the entire Russia affair, chief among them that far from a diplomatic issue, it is a local youth unemployment problem.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Kenyans fighting for Russia 'struck a deal with the devil'
Events that seem designed to keep us angry, in crisis mode
That political systems under siege thrive on crisis, best explains why we rarely have a brand-new crisis in Kenya; why even the most tragic crisis seems eerily familiar.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
Events that seem designed to keep us angry, in crisis mode
President has himself to blame for appearing exhausted lately
It is not difficult to understand why the President has lately appeared exhausted and strained - he has been trying to be everywhere and everything.
By Muchiri Karanja 2 months ago
President has himself to blame for appearing exhausted lately
How traders forced Ruto and KRA into State House retreat
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