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Is affordable housing plan trying to solve the wrong problem?
Housing is undoubtedly a critical need. Kenya has a housing deficit of more than two million units while formal housing supply remains far below demand.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
Is affordable housing plan trying to solve the wrong problem?
One thing the rest of the country should learn from Mt Kenya on elections
We missed one very important lesson from the Ol Kalou by election last week because it only became apparent after the votes had been counted.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
One thing the rest of the country should learn from Mt Kenya on elections
IEBC should use lessons from Ol Kalou to prepare for 2027 polls
Preparing for the 2027 General Election must go beyond budgeting and procuring ballot papers or even embracing technology.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
IEBC should use lessons from Ol Kalou to prepare for 2027 polls
Goonism politicians fattening monster that will be hard to control in future
The growing boldness with which 'goonism' is being made a part of our politics should concern every right-thinking Kenyan.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
Goonism politicians fattening monster that will be hard to control in future
Pan-Africanism is meaningless if we ignore what's going on in Uganda
Repression in Uganda and the dying Pan-Africanism dream.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Pan-Africanism is meaningless if we ignore what's going on in Uganda
Indisciplined children aren't the main problem; it's us the adults
We need to call out wrong for what it is and stop romanticising every questionable behaviour.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Indisciplined children aren't the main problem; it's us the adults
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For Kenyans, what's wrong is right and what's right is wrong
Societies rarely decline because perfect people no longer exist. They decline when people fail to distinguish between imperfection and wrongdoing.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
For Kenyans, what's wrong is right and what's right is wrong
Maraga's arrest speaks about the state of our democracy
Peaceful activism is a vital part of a healthy democracy because it allows citizens to hold leaders accountable between elections.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Maraga's arrest speaks about the state of our democracy
Utumishi tragedy: The important conversation we must have
We must be willing to examine honestly and without deflection, what is happening in the spaces where our children are being raised.
By Faith Wekesa 3 months ago
Utumishi tragedy: The important conversation we must have
Political intolerance has no place at all in our democracy
This week, a young woman, Rachel Wandeto Njoki, lost her life while receiving treatment after she was allegedly attacked for bearing a tattoo associated with a politician
By Faith Wekesa 3 months ago
Political intolerance has no place at all in our democracy
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Dignity even in death
Funerals once sacred spaces of grief now turned into political stages, stripping mourning of dignity and respect.
By Faith Wekesa 4 months ago
Dignity even in death
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Is affordable housing plan trying to solve the wrong problem?
Housing is undoubtedly a critical need. Kenya has a housing deficit of more than two million units while formal housing supply remains far below demand.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
Is affordable housing plan trying to solve the wrong problem?
One thing the rest of the country should learn from Mt Kenya on elections
We missed one very important lesson from the Ol Kalou by election last week because it only became apparent after the votes had been counted.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
One thing the rest of the country should learn from Mt Kenya on elections
IEBC should use lessons from Ol Kalou to prepare for 2027 polls
Preparing for the 2027 General Election must go beyond budgeting and procuring ballot papers or even embracing technology.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
IEBC should use lessons from Ol Kalou to prepare for 2027 polls
Goonism politicians fattening monster that will be hard to control in future
The growing boldness with which 'goonism' is being made a part of our politics should concern every right-thinking Kenyan.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
Goonism politicians fattening monster that will be hard to control in future
Pan-Africanism is meaningless if we ignore what's going on in Uganda
Repression in Uganda and the dying Pan-Africanism dream.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Pan-Africanism is meaningless if we ignore what's going on in Uganda
Indisciplined children aren't the main problem; it's us the adults
We need to call out wrong for what it is and stop romanticising every questionable behaviour.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Indisciplined children aren't the main problem; it's us the adults
Premium
For Kenyans, what's wrong is right and what's right is wrong
Societies rarely decline because perfect people no longer exist. They decline when people fail to distinguish between imperfection and wrongdoing.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
For Kenyans, what's wrong is right and what's right is wrong
Maraga's arrest speaks about the state of our democracy
Peaceful activism is a vital part of a healthy democracy because it allows citizens to hold leaders accountable between elections.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Maraga's arrest speaks about the state of our democracy
Utumishi tragedy: The important conversation we must have
We must be willing to examine honestly and without deflection, what is happening in the spaces where our children are being raised.
By Faith Wekesa 3 months ago
Utumishi tragedy: The important conversation we must have
Political intolerance has no place at all in our democracy
This week, a young woman, Rachel Wandeto Njoki, lost her life while receiving treatment after she was allegedly attacked for bearing a tattoo associated with a politician
By Faith Wekesa 3 months ago
Political intolerance has no place at all in our democracy
Premium
Dignity even in death
Funerals once sacred spaces of grief now turned into political stages, stripping mourning of dignity and respect.
By Faith Wekesa 4 months ago
Dignity even in death
Premium
Is affordable housing plan trying to solve the wrong problem?
Housing is undoubtedly a critical need. Kenya has a housing deficit of more than two million units while formal housing supply remains far below demand.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
Is affordable housing plan trying to solve the wrong problem?
One thing the rest of the country should learn from Mt Kenya on elections
We missed one very important lesson from the Ol Kalou by election last week because it only became apparent after the votes had been counted.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
One thing the rest of the country should learn from Mt Kenya on elections
IEBC should use lessons from Ol Kalou to prepare for 2027 polls
Preparing for the 2027 General Election must go beyond budgeting and procuring ballot papers or even embracing technology.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
IEBC should use lessons from Ol Kalou to prepare for 2027 polls
Goonism politicians fattening monster that will be hard to control in future
The growing boldness with which 'goonism' is being made a part of our politics should concern every right-thinking Kenyan.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
Goonism politicians fattening monster that will be hard to control in future
Pan-Africanism is meaningless if we ignore what's going on in Uganda
Repression in Uganda and the dying Pan-Africanism dream.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Pan-Africanism is meaningless if we ignore what's going on in Uganda
Indisciplined children aren't the main problem; it's us the adults
We need to call out wrong for what it is and stop romanticising every questionable behaviour.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Indisciplined children aren't the main problem; it's us the adults
Premium
For Kenyans, what's wrong is right and what's right is wrong
Societies rarely decline because perfect people no longer exist. They decline when people fail to distinguish between imperfection and wrongdoing.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
For Kenyans, what's wrong is right and what's right is wrong
Maraga's arrest speaks about the state of our democracy
Peaceful activism is a vital part of a healthy democracy because it allows citizens to hold leaders accountable between elections.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Maraga's arrest speaks about the state of our democracy
Utumishi tragedy: The important conversation we must have
We must be willing to examine honestly and without deflection, what is happening in the spaces where our children are being raised.
By Faith Wekesa 3 months ago
Utumishi tragedy: The important conversation we must have
Political intolerance has no place at all in our democracy
This week, a young woman, Rachel Wandeto Njoki, lost her life while receiving treatment after she was allegedly attacked for bearing a tattoo associated with a politician
By Faith Wekesa 3 months ago
Political intolerance has no place at all in our democracy
Premium
Dignity even in death
Funerals once sacred spaces of grief now turned into political stages, stripping mourning of dignity and respect.
By Faith Wekesa 4 months ago
Dignity even in death
Premium
Is affordable housing plan trying to solve the wrong problem?
Housing is undoubtedly a critical need. Kenya has a housing deficit of more than two million units while formal housing supply remains far below demand.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
Is affordable housing plan trying to solve the wrong problem?
One thing the rest of the country should learn from Mt Kenya on elections
We missed one very important lesson from the Ol Kalou by election last week because it only became apparent after the votes had been counted.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
One thing the rest of the country should learn from Mt Kenya on elections
IEBC should use lessons from Ol Kalou to prepare for 2027 polls
Preparing for the 2027 General Election must go beyond budgeting and procuring ballot papers or even embracing technology.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
IEBC should use lessons from Ol Kalou to prepare for 2027 polls
Goonism politicians fattening monster that will be hard to control in future
The growing boldness with which 'goonism' is being made a part of our politics should concern every right-thinking Kenyan.
By Faith Wekesa 1 month ago
Goonism politicians fattening monster that will be hard to control in future
Pan-Africanism is meaningless if we ignore what's going on in Uganda
Repression in Uganda and the dying Pan-Africanism dream.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Pan-Africanism is meaningless if we ignore what's going on in Uganda
Indisciplined children aren't the main problem; it's us the adults
We need to call out wrong for what it is and stop romanticising every questionable behaviour.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
Indisciplined children aren't the main problem; it's us the adults
Premium
For Kenyans, what's wrong is right and what's right is wrong
Societies rarely decline because perfect people no longer exist. They decline when people fail to distinguish between imperfection and wrongdoing.
By Faith Wekesa 2 months ago
For Kenyans, what's wrong is right and what's right is wrong