We blunder when we focus on personas and not their agenda
What is necessary in the current election cycle is for the electorate to listen, and not be emotional.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
We blunder when we focus on personas and not their agenda
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Politics: It’s not what you say but how you put it
The 2022 elections are almost a year ahead, but the electioneering is up and about.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Politics: It’s not what you say but how you put it
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Professional politicians creating democratic shortage
The prominence of professional politicians may lead to reduced public engagement with democracy.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Professional politicians creating democratic shortage
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Does BBI court blow put Ruto ahead of the pack? Not at all
Court of Appeal upheld the illegality of the constitutional review process launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition chief Raila Odinga.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Does BBI court blow put Ruto ahead of the pack? Not at all
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Myth of bottom-up model and top-down approach’s failings
Development requires a synergy between efforts made at the top and the bottom, a collaborative effort among governmentS, market institutions and NGOs.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Myth of bottom-up model and top-down approach’s failings
Why are MPs Clueless about What the People Want?
Gone are the days when Parliament was buoyed by higher rates of blue colour labourers, teachers, and non-university educated representatives.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Why are MPs Clueless about What the People Want?
Think tanks are key for our democracy
The definition of a think tank has been contested since the study of think tanks took off in the 1980s and 1990s.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Think tanks are key for our democracy
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To quit or not? Here are Ruto’s options
For Weisband and Franck, then, the answer to our question is obvious: Of course, William Ruto should resign.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
To quit or not? Here are Ruto’s options
Politics should be about ideas, not 'us-vs-them'
In positioning himself for the 2022 presidential election, Deputy President William Ruto has escalated the partisanship bar a notch higher
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Politics should be about ideas, not 'us-vs-them'
Ethics should guide use of artificial intelligence
AI makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Ethics should guide use of artificial intelligence
Why ethics should guide artificial intelligence use
Personal computers, laptops and cell phones have changed our lives
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Why ethics should guide artificial intelligence use
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Reopening schools will cause spike in cases
There was a perception at the outset that we could lock down and reopen in discrete phases with the disease kept at bay, but that’s proved impossible
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
Reopening schools will cause spike in cases
What we must do now to secure today’s workers
The role of the private sector is critical in developing and expanding registration, collection, and delivery of social protection programmes.
By Edwin Wanjawa 3 years ago
What we must do now to secure today’s workers
Wanted: Fit for purpose language policy in Kenya
The issue of language in education has been a contentious one ever since former colonies in Africa, Asia and South America gained their political inde
By Edwin Wanjawa 4 years ago
Wanted: Fit for purpose language policy in Kenya
Reimagining teaching in Kenyan universities
Tuition-dependent institutions will be the hardest hit by pandemic
By Edwin Wanjawa 4 years ago
Reimagining teaching in Kenyan universities
Bright future beckons for women worldwide
By Edwin Wanjawa 4 years ago
Bright future beckons for women worldwide
Monogamy, cheating and open relationships: Which way, Kenya?
Between 30 and 60 per cent of married individuals will engage in adultery at some point
By Edwin Wanjawa 4 years ago
Monogamy, cheating and open relationships: Which way, Kenya?
Origins and anatomy of the deep state
The normative concept of the deep state is distinguished from the classical concept of the state
By Edwin Wanjawa 4 years ago
Origins and anatomy of the deep state
Ken Ouko: Brilliant scholar loved fast cars, designer suits
Later, after my postgraduate studies, I joined him as a junior member of faculty in the Department of Sociology by literally climbing on his shoulders
By Edwin Wanjawa 4 years ago
Ken Ouko: Brilliant scholar loved fast cars, designer suits
Involve women more in fight against Covid-19
Many times, there is also an inadequate level of women’s representation in pandemic planning and response
By Edwin Wanjawa 4 years ago
Involve women more in fight against Covid-19
The American Dream is still a mirage
For many across the world, the violence that has been visited across the United States was unfathomable.
By Edwin Wanjawa 4 years ago
The American Dream is still a mirage
Here is a road that can take Kenya to ‘Canaan’
The gap between the wealthy and the rest of the population is huge
By Edwin Wanjawa 4 years ago
Here is a road that can take Kenya to ‘Canaan’
Why black people are compared to monkeys
A Chinese motorcycle dealer was last month deported from Kenya after a video leaked online showing him making a number of racist comments
By Edwin Wanjawa 6 years ago
Why black people are compared to monkeys
Kenya’s development mirage: The problem of imitating success
Like many developing countries, Kenya has implemented many visions and even clarion calls intended to put it squarely on the path to development.
By Edwin Wanjawa 6 years ago
Kenya’s development mirage: The problem of imitating success
Why only poor people win lottery jackpots in Kenya
By now you must have noticed that a majority of those ‘lucky winners’ in major, jaw-dropping jackpots in lotteries are from humble backgrounds.
By Edwin Wanjawa 7 years ago
Why only poor people win lottery jackpots in Kenya