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Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well
The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National Assembly expected to resume next week on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
By Alex Ogutu 2 months ago
Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well
Give serious attention to the mess in education sector
From the confusion surrounding placement to the challenge of students unable to afford the various schools they have been admitted to, the chaos in the basic education sector remains on full display.
By Alex Ogutu 2 months ago
Give serious attention to the mess in education sector
For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out
Borrowing from Raila, it is possible to strike a middle ground consensus in the immediate term for the party to project the much-needed unity for its potency ahead of the 2027 elections.
By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago
For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out
Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well
The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National Assembly expected to resume next week on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
By Alex Ogutu 2 months ago
Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well
Give serious attention to the mess in education sector
From the confusion surrounding placement to the challenge of students unable to afford the various schools they have been admitted to, the chaos in the basic education sector remains on full display.
By Alex Ogutu 2 months ago
Give serious attention to the mess in education sector
For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out
Borrowing from Raila, it is possible to strike a middle ground consensus in the immediate term for the party to project the much-needed unity for its potency ahead of the 2027 elections.
By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago
For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out
Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well
The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National Assembly expected to resume next week on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
By Alex Ogutu 2 months ago
Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well
Give serious attention to the mess in education sector
From the confusion surrounding placement to the challenge of students unable to afford the various schools they have been admitted to, the chaos in the basic education sector remains on full display.
By Alex Ogutu 2 months ago
Give serious attention to the mess in education sector
For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out
Borrowing from Raila, it is possible to strike a middle ground consensus in the immediate term for the party to project the much-needed unity for its potency ahead of the 2027 elections.
By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago
For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out
Ruto's China state visit and the trouble with Kenya's foreign policy
The hard shifts in Ruto's foreign policy orientation point to his trouble navigating Kenya in a multi-polar world.
By Alex Ogutu 10 months ago
Ruto's China state visit and the trouble with Kenya's foreign policy
Premium
Malala is right to radicalise children against bad governance
The play 'Echoes of war' by Butere Girls High School was rudely disrupted as unexpected layer of drama arrested the nation's attention but it was real and serious.
By Alex Ogutu 11 months ago
Malala is right to radicalise children against bad governance
Why you should not take new handshake with a lot of seriousness
After a lengthy period of vacillation, Raila Odinga finally cast his lots with President William Ruto.
By Alex Ogutu 1 year ago
Why you should not take new handshake with a lot of seriousness
MPs, don't allow Ruto to meddle with Parliament's independence
The President continues to play an outsized role, over and above the bounds defined in the country's laws.
By Alex Ogutu 2 years ago
MPs, don't allow Ruto to meddle with Parliament's independence
Kenya's Foreign Policy: Strategy shift or an impulsive conduct gone rogue?
Since assuming office, President Ruto's foreign policy conduct appears to have assumed a more partisan and confrontational posture. Examples abound to bear out this assertion.
By Alex Ogutu 2 years ago
Kenya's Foreign Policy: Strategy shift or an impulsive conduct gone rogue?
Maina named Vision 2030 acting director
Business
By James Wanzala
11 mins ago
Of Sh171m gold scandal, deported Zambian and battle for lover's child
Crime and Justice
By Kamau Muthoni
1 hr ago
I will not resign!
Cartoons
By Gammz
1 hr ago
Cornered: Ruto caught between a rock and hard place over fuel VAT rollback
National
By Graham Kajilwa and Brian Ngugi
1 hr ago
Congo's maiden trip leaves truck driver dead
Western
By Benard Lusigi
1 hr ago
Why EPRA's pricing formula is under scrutiny
National
By Macharia Kamau
1 hr ago