Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter may be a man under siege in high places but his message seems to resonate well with rank and file URP supporters in Rift Valley and elsewhere.

I would grade our performance for the 50 years at C+, which is remarkable as a nation, relative to other countries in the region that are of similar age.

A study on inequalities in our society just published reveals a grim picture, and confirms how the government’s economic policies continue to relegate sections of our society into utter deprivation and poverty.

Whilst Kenyans are indignant about the West’s resolve to haul their sitting president before the ICC and trash their sovereignty, Somalia is grappling with an economic sabotage by the West to strangle its impoverished population.

Two key institutions have featured high in the public domain this past week for all the wrong reasons. Whichever way these institutions, hitherto held dearly by Kenyans, handle the issues involved, the matters raised will have a profound effect on their integrity, and the public perceptions about them. The judiciary and county governments have so far enjoyed public goodwill until the lid was blown off this week by reports in the media.