The tradition of naming judicial epochs after the presiding Chief Justice dates back a long time. The Mutunga Court is iconic for the fact that it was the first one after the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

Urban legend has it that when tyre manufacturers Michelin wanted to boost their sales, they suffered a brain wave.

The recent case of total breakdown of bus in Kapsabet where policemen were physically assaulted, suspects lynched and two children critically injured would not have occurred if the County Policing Authority were already in place.

Democracy both as a political concept and as a linguistic term has for ages defied simple and explicit definition.

When the history of capitalism is finally written, many of its pages will be definitely filled with stories of the heroic deeds of entrepreneurs.

The euphemism Dark Continent, used to refer to Africa, unflattering as it may be, is often-times spot-on.

The best thing to have ever happened to Kenya is the constitution of Kenya 2010.

Early analysts of Africa probably experienced their first encounter with the African continent through Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.

Sober and calm discussions are such a rare thing in Kenya. The debate about exorbitant secondary school fees has not been an exception.

The late Geoffrey Griffin used to quip that no publicity is bad publicity. He should have known since from its early years his school, Starehe Boys Centre, was beset by myriad negative rumours fueled by ignorance or even bad faith.

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) released its report on a recent police operation concentrated mainly in Eastleigh area of Nairobi. Dubbed "Usalama Watch," its objection was inter alia; to flush out Al–Shabaab operatives and adherents besides searching for various kinds of weapons including improvsed electronic devices (IEDs).

Debate will still continue on whether there is need for dialogue between CORD and Jubilee, or even among Kenyans on their political destiny.

Joseph Conrad, when you read his books, letters, communications, was a man of deep feelings and extremely sensitive and to call him racist is way off the mark

It has been the season of Westgate, the era of breaking news, the age of insignificant bodies.