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Images of money-weighing men indicate moral rot, not progress

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We have normalised humiliation of children with a begging bowl

This single act, replicated in villages and towns, reveals a nation that has allowed its systems to fail, its promises to erode, and its most vulnerable to be paraded as proof of benevolence

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A society that applauds mediocrity, excuses corruption, and mocks competence cannot change, no matter how many elections.

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The Luhya moment at Jirongo's funeral that we must be alive to

Kenya needs a Luhya political awakening not to threaten others but to contribute to balance.

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The idea of “Mt Kenya East” and “Mt Kenya West” is not innocent cartography; it is political engineering meant to dilute collective influence and make domination easier.

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Nations do not collapse in a single dramatic moment. They erode quietly, through indifference to suffering.

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Nearly every independent institution, Parliament, commissions, security agencies, and regulatory bodies have been bent toward the will of the Executive.

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President William Ruto signed a 25-year agreement that grants the US government real-time access to medical records of every Kenyan.

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Ruto’s rationing plan fits neatly into his broader governance pattern. He has rationed everything: hope, opportunity, and freedom. He runs a government on excuses.

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To tell the truth is to invite hostility from those who profit from deception. In Kenya today, this ancient truth still holds.

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This hollowing out of democracy is the greatest political tragedy of our time, and it is not just that leaders cling to power; it is that citizens are beginning to lose faith in democracy itself.

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Images of money-weighing men indicate moral rot, not progress

When wealth becomes spectacle and stupidity becomes status, a nation has begun its descent.

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Tanzania mirrors what happens when peaceful people are pushed

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Kenya’s middle class, the group with the greatest potential to shape reform, often treats politics as a dirty game for others.

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