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Kamau Ngotho

My encounters with Baba reveal he does not hold political grudges

At a personal level, I have had occasions to chat with Raila and each time he told me he never held political grudges. More importantly, he always was ready to ignore the past.

My encounters with Baba reveal he does not hold political grudges

When Kakamega came to standstill as 'King of Mululu' took final salute

When Kakamega came to standstill as 'King of Mululu' took final salute

By 2 months ago

British colonial plan to wipe out Kenyans that came a cropper

British colonial plan to wipe out Kenyans that came a cropper

By 4 months ago

Riggy G's goofs akin to those made by former heirs apparent

Riggy G's goofs akin to those made by former heirs apparent

By 4 months ago

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Shortly after midday on Sunday, September 14, 2003, Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai sat in the living room of his house to read the day’s newspapers. Suddenly, two strangers burst in.

By 7 months ago

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

How does Ruto reconcile his remarks at the summit with decision to allow resumption of logging? He can say we will plant 15 million more trees in their place, but that is easier said than done.

By 7 months ago

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

Mzee Kenyatta’s death took everyone by surprise because he was active in the public space, and his activities were broadcast on national radio and television to the very last day.

By 8 months ago

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

As I miss those two pretty girls I had come to befriend few months to the bomb blast, I am very proud of two gentlemen I came to know as a result of the tragedy.

By 8 months ago

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

Mudavadi is frank and candid, unlike many government officials who sugar-coat bitter facts on the ground, he tells it as it is, spelling out the consequences but suggesting way forward

By 8 months ago

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

In that period, the devil literally had left hell and set up camp in Mogadishu. It was in the pogrom that followed the ouster of Somali President Siad Barre in January 1991.

By 9 months ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Kitili was from a dynasty of sorts: Pedigree from a good stock that made several Kenyan Firsts. He was born to a colonial Paramount Chief Mwendwa wa Kitavi.

By 9 months ago

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Shortly after midday on Sunday, September 14, 2003, Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai sat in the living room of his house to read the day’s newspapers. Suddenly, two strangers burst in.

By 7 months ago

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

How does Ruto reconcile his remarks at the summit with decision to allow resumption of logging? He can say we will plant 15 million more trees in their place, but that is easier said than done.

By 7 months ago

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

Mzee Kenyatta’s death took everyone by surprise because he was active in the public space, and his activities were broadcast on national radio and television to the very last day.

By 8 months ago

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

As I miss those two pretty girls I had come to befriend few months to the bomb blast, I am very proud of two gentlemen I came to know as a result of the tragedy.

By 8 months ago

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

Mudavadi is frank and candid, unlike many government officials who sugar-coat bitter facts on the ground, he tells it as it is, spelling out the consequences but suggesting way forward

By 8 months ago

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

In that period, the devil literally had left hell and set up camp in Mogadishu. It was in the pogrom that followed the ouster of Somali President Siad Barre in January 1991.

By 9 months ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Kitili was from a dynasty of sorts: Pedigree from a good stock that made several Kenyan Firsts. He was born to a colonial Paramount Chief Mwendwa wa Kitavi.

By 9 months ago

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Shortly after midday on Sunday, September 14, 2003, Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai sat in the living room of his house to read the day’s newspapers. Suddenly, two strangers burst in.

By 7 months ago

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

How does Ruto reconcile his remarks at the summit with decision to allow resumption of logging? He can say we will plant 15 million more trees in their place, but that is easier said than done.

By 7 months ago

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

Mzee Kenyatta’s death took everyone by surprise because he was active in the public space, and his activities were broadcast on national radio and television to the very last day.

By 8 months ago

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

As I miss those two pretty girls I had come to befriend few months to the bomb blast, I am very proud of two gentlemen I came to know as a result of the tragedy.

By 8 months ago

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

Mudavadi is frank and candid, unlike many government officials who sugar-coat bitter facts on the ground, he tells it as it is, spelling out the consequences but suggesting way forward

By 8 months ago

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

In that period, the devil literally had left hell and set up camp in Mogadishu. It was in the pogrom that followed the ouster of Somali President Siad Barre in January 1991.

By 9 months ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Kitili was from a dynasty of sorts: Pedigree from a good stock that made several Kenyan Firsts. He was born to a colonial Paramount Chief Mwendwa wa Kitavi.

By 9 months ago

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Shortly after midday on Sunday, September 14, 2003, Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai sat in the living room of his house to read the day's newspapers. Suddenly, two strangers burst in.

By Kamau Ngotho 7 months ago

Dr Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai: Unsolved murder of university don who pushed for devolved power

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

How does Ruto reconcile his remarks at the summit with decision to allow resumption of logging? He can say we will plant 15 million more trees in their place, but that is easier said than done.

By Kamau Ngotho 7 months ago

Climate summit a feather in our cap, but let Ruto walk the talk on forests

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

Mzee Kenyatta's death took everyone by surprise because he was active in the public space, and his activities were broadcast on national radio and television to the very last day.

By Kamau Ngotho 8 months ago

Jomo Kenyatta's last 'harambee', and the drama on the day he died

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

As I miss those two pretty girls I had come to befriend few months to the bomb blast, I am very proud of two gentlemen I came to know as a result of the tragedy.

By Kamau Ngotho 8 months ago

How I escaped bomb blast by few minutes but lost two friends

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

Mudavadi is frank and candid, unlike many government officials who sugar-coat bitter facts on the ground, he tells it as it is, spelling out the consequences but suggesting way forward

By Kamau Ngotho 8 months ago

Tips Treasury CS may learn from Mudavadi's stint 30 years ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

In that period, the devil literally had left hell and set up camp in Mogadishu. It was in the pogrom that followed the ouster of Somali President Siad Barre in January 1991.

By Kamau Ngotho 9 months ago

The day I had a premonition Hos Maina would die in Mogadishu

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

Kitili was from a dynasty of sorts: Pedigree from a good stock that made several Kenyan Firsts. He was born to a colonial Paramount Chief Mwendwa wa Kitavi.

By Kamau Ngotho 9 months ago

First African Chief Justice who got into bad company and fell from grace

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

Tinubu will take over amidst a cloud of dust arising from his hotly contested victory in the February Nigeria presidential poll where he only managed a third of the popular vote

By Kamau Ngotho 10 months ago

As Tinubu takes oath, lessons for Nigerians in the Kenyan elections

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

It is Njonjo who personally picked up Dr Bernard from the airport, posed for the cameras then sneaked him to Mombasa's State House where the President was.

By Kamau Ngotho 11 months ago

When Kenyatta ignored advice from top surgeon and other stories

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

In the recent times, concern has been raised that the Kenyan Church and the State are so embedded to an extent it is hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

By Kamau Ngotho 11 months ago

When the Church stood firm against plan to steer voters from secret ballots

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

For Mutula Snr, it was always a one-way lane in pursuit of what he wanted, and a narrow gauge one for that. No space for turning back.

By Kamau Ngotho 1 year ago

Mutula Snr, lawyer to whom every task was taken as work in legal engineering

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Until the abortive August 1, 1982 military coup by junior members of the Kenya Air Force, the name Raila Odinga was hardly known outside his family and business circles.

By Kamau Ngotho 1 year ago

Baba's 40 years in the wilderness and spirit driving him to march to Canaan

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

Like Amayo, Gachagua believes not in one State called Kenya where every citizen irrespective of political affiliation is a stakeholder. He is on record stating that Kenya is a shareholders' 'company'

By Kamau Ngotho 1 year ago

Rigathi's uncanny resemblance to Kanu enforcer of old, Okiki Amayo

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

Wondering whether a gun-wielding gangster who kills an innocent citizen was allowed to live in Kenya, Mzee Jomo ordered that robbers be shot dead when caught or sentenced to death if taken to court

By Kamau Ngotho 1 year ago

When a furious Jomo Kenyatta gave armed robbers a dose of their medicine

How fortunes change for the wielders of power in docket of Internal Security

Interior CS Kindiki Kithure has taken to wearing military fatigues with his name and 'rank' inscribed on the chest, just like Murungaru? Go slow, bwana CS. We have seen it before!

By Kamau Ngotho 1 year ago

How fortunes change for the wielders of power in docket of Internal Security

Encounter with Cardinal Otunga, the prelate who was buried twice

Ecumenical as he was, Cardinal Otunga was very much alive to and concerned about what took place in the worldly scene. He never hesitated and neither feared to speak his mind.

By Kamau Ngotho 1 year ago

Encounter with Cardinal Otunga, the prelate who was buried twice

Laikipia lessons on why voters should not fix it if it ain't broken

Since the onset of multi-party politics, Laikipia electorate has played see-saw in picking their leaders. In 1992 election, Laikipia West constituency voted a 'stranger' in Kihika Kimani as their MP.

By Kamau Ngotho 1 year ago

Laikipia lessons on why voters should not fix it if it ain't broken

Why 'Deep State' is simply the case of different forest but same monkeys

A key messaging in the Kenya Kwanza election campaign was that while their hope was in the divine and the Mama Mbogas, their competitors rode on the back of the "Deep State".

By Kamau Ngotho 1 year ago

Why 'Deep State' is simply the case of different forest but same monkeys

Thirty years later, multi-billion shilling Goldenberg scandal still a riddle wrapped in a mystery

In Kenya, the Goldenberg scandal is one of the riddles wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. It is now 30 years since it first exploded in the media in February 1993.

By Kamau Ngotho 1 year ago

Thirty years later, multi-billion shilling Goldenberg scandal still a riddle wrapped in a mystery

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