Youth, don't be quick to anger, vet all leaders
Today's populism is fueled by low education levels and a system that prioritises passing examinations and job prospects over critical thinking and analytical skills.
By Charles Onyango 2 years ago
Youth, don't be quick to anger, vet all leaders
Why we must step up fight against malaria urgently
About 40 per cent of fevers are still misdiagnosed, posing a serious risk of outbreaks being unnoticed.
By Charles Onyango 2 years ago
Why we must step up fight against malaria urgently
We should bring scientists to the political table
Ever wondered why society is happy to pay a pilot, a footballer, an accountant, even an estate agent, but would decry few well-paid scientists?.
By Charles Onyango 2 years ago
We should bring scientists to the political table
Health 'poverty' not captured in the famous GDP
The impact of poverty trickles down to health, resulting in “healthcare poverty”, as demonstrated by the national health indices.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Health 'poverty' not captured in the famous GDP
Poverty fuels HIV infections among women in Africa
Women engage in transactional sex with wealthy men because they lack access to resources they require to live.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Poverty fuels HIV infections among women in Africa
Old age diseases, a ticking-time-bomb in Kenya
Depending on the brain regions affected, the disease can induce alterations in all aspects of human behaviour.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Old age diseases, a ticking-time-bomb in Kenya
Step up gains made in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic
Gains in the fight against this virus should result in increased access to high-quality health care.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Step up gains made in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic
Your vote makes or destroys our collective future
It’s time we understood that voting isn’t just an individual’s choice.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Your vote makes or destroys our collective future
Politicians must not hoodwink voters using the pulpit
No politician currently has mastered the art of using religious notions to draw admiration, legitimacy and respect like Deputy President William Ruto.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Politicians must not hoodwink voters using the pulpit
Tribalism holding us back from a new identity
Today, depending on who you talk to, you may hear about the ‘Kikuyus’ and their desire to seize political and economic power or the ‘Luos.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Tribalism holding us back from a new identity
Let all contenders explain their plans and stop populism
Several have begun campaigning on problems defined by them rather than “the people”
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Let all contenders explain their plans and stop populism
Call out the demagogues ahead of 2022 polls
Usually, a leader whose speech is designed to excite popular passions is considered politically indecent, and therefore, a demagogue.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Call out the demagogues ahead of 2022 polls
For his legacy's sake, President should retire silently next year
Democracy imposes a number of tough requirements. It asks its leaders, among other things, to risk losing elections or to step down.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
For his legacy's sake, President should retire silently next year
A leader’s level of education key to rate of growth
Why should politicians, who undoubtedly are powerful administrators, be exempt from possessing necessary expertise to carry out the tasks?
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
A leader’s level of education key to rate of growth
Why so-called ‘deep state’ is a fallacy in Kenya
The term is itself controversial. It purportedly refers to a covert network allegedly embedded within the government, bureaucracy and intelligence.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Why so-called ‘deep state’ is a fallacy in Kenya
Why herd immunity against Covid-19 is hard to achieve
It usually takes 60 per cent to 80 per cent of the population to be immune to disease, infection, and transmission, either naturally...
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Why herd immunity against Covid-19 is hard to achieve
New politics will help us tackle climate change
Well-known scientist, James Hansen, testified before the United States Congress in 2017 that the planet had entered a long-term warming trend...
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
New politics will help us tackle climate change
Data should guide use of antibiotics
The goal should be to inform antibiotics best practices in healthcare and ensure the first-prescribed antibiotics are effective.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Data should guide use of antibiotics
Be realistic over Covid-19 vaccine
There are two misconceptions about Covid-19 testing and vaccine that we should all debunk.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Be realistic over Covid-19 vaccine
Let Africa unleash its science and own healthcare solutions
Our ability to create sustainable and efficient health systems will depend largely on our capacity to invent, deploy and scale-up solutions.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Let Africa unleash its science and own healthcare solutions
What Covid-19 has taught the world on data
The global health system will not simply snap back to normal, especially in countries like Kenya.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
What Covid-19 has taught the world on data
African leaders should now tell Museveni truth
Increasingly, President Yoweri Museveni looks mortally petrified, and his administration saddled with crippling moral dilemma.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
African leaders should now tell Museveni truth
How education system fuels populist politics
School is a powerful socialisation tool, which we should utilise better
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
How education system fuels populist politics
Will Covid-19 vaccine be immune to twisted lies?
Clinical care, outcomes, and the doctor-patient relationship, are all too often the worse for it.
By Charles Onyango 3 years ago
Will Covid-19 vaccine be immune to twisted lies?
Trump defeat in US is a reprieve for democracy
Globally, the question was whether a man so incapable of courtesy and human kindness was remotely suitable to lead the most powerful nation on earth.
By Charles Onyango 4 years ago
Trump defeat in US is a reprieve for democracy
Technology key to effective response to curb contagion
In any infectious outbreak, the better the tracking system, the better public institutions can fight it
By Charles Onyango 4 years ago
Technology key to effective response to curb contagion