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Babere Kerata Chacha

Give Queen Elizabeth a break; it's unAfrican to attack the dead

In African tradition, we do not blame the dead unless it is someone guilty of unspeakable crimes.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Give Queen Elizabeth a break; it's unAfrican to attack the dead

Uhuru, Ruto created Matiang'i and must protect, defend him

Uhuru, Ruto created Matiang'i and must protect, defend him

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

How William Ruto's campaign was similar to Roosevelt's

How William Ruto's campaign was similar to Roosevelt's

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Why we should Spare God from Kenyan Politics

Why we should Spare God from Kenyan Politics

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Marginalisation is no answer to Africa's informal sector problems

Cairo's progressive example paints a powerful image of how the capabilities of informal workers could be seriously incorporated and integrated into building African cities.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Marginalisation is no answer to Africa's informal sector problems

Final dash for Western and Nyanza's 5.6m votes

Ruto is expected to make a final stab at the region with campaigns in Busia and Bungoma today before shifting his attention to Central Kenya.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Final dash for Western and Nyanza's 5.6m votes

Lessons Kenyan varsities can learn from South Africa

Every governor needs to make a realistic assessment of his county and whether he can create some competitive advantage for his county.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Lessons Kenyan varsities can learn from South Africa

Presidency is a public office not private property

There is a great deal of interest in the Kenyan presidency. Reasons for such high demand are known to Raila Odinga and William Ruto.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Presidency is a public office not private property

Why is DP Ruto too sure of winning elections?

He is inspired by victorious Nandi legends such as Barsirian Arap Manyei, Kipchumba arap Koilege and Koitalel arap Samoei from whom we read resistance, resilience and chauvinism.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Why is DP Ruto too sure of winning elections?

It's a shame that the West still holds Africans' body parts

European museums are full of macabre collections of body parts of people killed and kept as trophies and some of these museums have refused to return the remains or allow them decent burials.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

It's a shame that the West still holds Africans' body parts

Graduation gowns are not for all and sundry

While getting a degree has become subject of public discussion and controversy among the political class, it is shocking that academic institutions have become unusually quiet on the matter.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Graduation gowns are not for all and sundry

Is Ruto the light that Koitalel saw a century ago?

This myth was instrumental in understanding how Ruto was able to emerge as the foremost Kalenjin leader. The government recently immortalised Koitalel arap Samoei.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Is Ruto the light that Koitalel saw a century ago?

Treat our professors with dignity, it takes 40 years to produce one

University education is an essential and immediate driver of economic and social development.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Treat our professors with dignity, it takes 40 years to produce one

It's in Uhuru Kenyatta's interest that Raila wins

President Uhuru Kenyatta once called his deputy William Ruto "an uncontrolled missile". I believe he learnt this during their first term.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

It's in Uhuru Kenyatta's interest that Raila wins

Why the next Kenyan president might become a dictator

Right now Ruto and Azimio presidential aspirants Raila Odinga are managing their images because they are persuading Kenyans to vote them. True characters will emerge after polls.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Why the next Kenyan president might become a dictator

It's possible that we have a deep state

It is true deep state exists like it does in many nations, but it manifests itself in different versions.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

It's possible that we have a deep state

Let clerics preach more loudly against growing intolerance

Recent campaigns have shown how fragile our presumed peace is. Careless campaigns, hate speech, ethnic antagonism all signal the likely danger ahead.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Let clerics preach more loudly against growing intolerance

Why Uhuru is a victim of the tyranny of democracy

President Uhuru Kenyatta is under siege. He is a victim of a tyrant Constitution.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Why Uhuru is a victim of the tyranny of democracy

Why there can never be a Third World War

The First World War was not fought conclusively and there were no clear winners and global structures for peace promised by Wilson never worked.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Why there can never be a Third World War

How politicians court God in vote hunting

It is my hope that even when battling for votes, let’s place God where He belongs and maintain our place in the Christian faith

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

How politicians court God in vote hunting

Why there is little love lost between Ruto and Atwoli

DP William Ruto seems to be easily offended and bristles at criticism directed at him, but Mr Atwoli’s success in life is wired around criticism.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Why there is little love lost between Ruto and Atwoli

How Kenya found itself in a political quagmire

It is widely anticipated that the rule of law is an essential component for economic growth and peaceful coexistence.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

How Kenya found itself in a political quagmire

Uhuru changed tack to bring down the Ruto effect

Uhuru Kenyatta has used strategic silence as a tool for political legitimacy for quite some time.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Uhuru changed tack to bring down the Ruto effect

2022: Why choices have consequences

Johnnie Carson had foreseen impending political dangers when he cautioned us over our choices of national leaders.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

2022: Why choices have consequences

Bukhungu II will define Atwoli’s legacy in Western

If Bukhungu I worked to some extent as it did, then the obvious assumption was that the second one, too, will automatically work.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Bukhungu II will define Atwoli’s legacy in Western

Mudavadi exploited tribe factor to gain popularity

Though seemingly incongruous and stubbornly stuck together as a community, the Luhya have for years acquired a certain level of political legitimacy.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Mudavadi exploited tribe factor to gain popularity

Why Kenyans use sexual metaphors during campaigns

The extensive use of sexual metaphor might be due to the fact that Kenyan politics is predominantly masculine.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Why Kenyans use sexual metaphors during campaigns

Raila and Ruto are too confident; that’s a recipe for trouble

The 2007 violence was sparked by the tense situation surrounding the electoral process and the thwarted high expectations.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Raila and Ruto are too confident; that’s a recipe for trouble

Personal grooming and fashion play important role in politics

As such, many political leaders go the extra mile to ensure they portray the best image in the public as well as in their daily endeavors.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Personal grooming and fashion play important role in politics

Misbehaving legislators are teaching their supporters bad manners

The sight of brawling lawmakers is incongruous with MPs’ stately image. It downgrades and reduces their persona as ‘honourable’ .

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Misbehaving legislators are teaching their supporters bad manners

Let's stop burying our heads in the sand and legalise prostitution

Prostitution was a vice of colonial concern. Europeans feared what they termed as black peril or mixing blood with Africans.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Let's stop burying our heads in the sand and legalise prostitution

Empty promises: What we need to do to hold presidential candidates accountable

We need to listen carefully to their promises, codify them — in fact, give them the force of law — or compel them to write agreements or take oaths.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

Empty promises: What we need to do to hold presidential candidates accountable

How masculinity and ‘outsiders’ are shaping politics in Gusiiland

Tensions always arise between those deemed ‘outsiders’ and the locals or ‘natives’ where the former are perceived to be detached

By Babere Kerata Chacha 2 years ago

How masculinity and ‘outsiders’ are shaping politics in Gusiiland

Why raging conflict in Ethiopia should worry East Africa states

Somalia also directly depends on Ethiopia because of its intricate history of conflict and strategic intervention in this war-torn nation.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 3 years ago

Why raging conflict in Ethiopia should worry East Africa states

How Ruto is riding on an economic crisis

Like Roosevelt, William Ruto knowingly or unknowingly has taken advantage of the Covids-19 crises and economic despondency.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 3 years ago

How Ruto is riding on an economic crisis

Why Kenyan elections attract global attention, stink of chaos

Ethnic factor in electoral politics is much stronger in Kenya than elsewhere in Africa.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 3 years ago

Why Kenyan elections attract global attention, stink of chaos

Why coups are no longer fashionable in Africa

In previous years, coups were in fashion, and the military had no qualms about their actions.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 3 years ago

Why coups are no longer fashionable in Africa

‘Raila’s only bullet’: Politics and blood-curdling war metaphors

Such violent political metaphors increase public support for political violence, including threats against leaders, and property.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 3 years ago

‘Raila’s only bullet’: Politics and blood-curdling war metaphors

Tensions between Kenyan presidents and their deputies not new

The relationship between President and his second-in-command are political marriages of convenience aimed at getting their party elected.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 3 years ago

Tensions between Kenyan presidents and their deputies not new

Judges have taught Uhuru that democracy's no polite employer

BBI judgement dawned gray and grim for the president; the darkness of the day intensified the mood of helplessness for President Uhuru Kenyatta.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 3 years ago

Judges have taught Uhuru that democracy's no polite employer

Why Ruto is different from all previous DPs

A historian’s verdict: Ruto has been intolerant, stubborn and also outrightly bold and ambitious

By Babere Kerata Chacha 4 years ago

Why Ruto is different from all previous DPs

Why you should take Atwoli more seriously

Second, he is a very close friend of the Kenyattas. And the friendship did not start today.

By Babere Kerata Chacha 4 years ago

Why you should take Atwoli more seriously

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