Grand corruption and abuse of office killing bottom-up dream
Grand corruption and abuse of office remain the biggest threat to the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda and a second term.
By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago
Grand corruption and abuse of office killing bottom-up dream
Beware push to pass bills that target people based on identity
These domestic interests and their foreign allies are dragging The Presidency into a high-stakes policy distraction that risks licensing horrific crimes and an international backlash.
By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago
Beware push to pass bills that target people based on identity
Children have gone online let us nurture them on the digital path
Given the huge understanding gap between most parents and children, digital safety programs must be designed based on a localised understanding of young people's interests.
By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago
Children have gone online let us nurture them on the digital path
Let's demand integrity from all professionals to safeguard society
Several cases of identity theft and misrepresentation, identity theft and fraud alert us the legal profession is gradually deteriorating.
By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago
Let's demand integrity from all professionals to safeguard society
The world must now find lasting solution to Palestine occupation
Over 4,700 Palestinian civilians, 40 per cent of them children, have been killed in Gaza and the West Bank.
By Irungu Houghton 5 months ago
The world must now find lasting solution to Palestine occupation
Public anger growing against officers out to extort Kenyans
Ceasing the appointment of individuals with tainted histories would restore public faith. Over the last year, no less than 245 corruption cases have been withdrawn against presidential allies.
By Irungu Houghton 5 months ago
Public anger growing against officers out to extort Kenyans
Our nation's model is not based on hatred or bias against anyone
History is replete with religious and political leaders announcing warring crusades or pronouncing fatwas against Muslims, Christians, blacks, the sick, differently abled and women.
By Irungu Houghton 5 months ago
Our nation's model is not based on hatred or bias against anyone
Why Kenya must criminalise enforced disappearance in law
Overlooked and now in need of their legislative attention are the legal loopholes that allow state officers to forcibly disappear suspects or persons in conflict with the law.
By Irungu Houghton 5 months ago
Why Kenya must criminalise enforced disappearance in law
A lot at stake as Kenya police head to Haiti to restore order
What might our police officers face and what lessons might they learn from the last six months of responding to our own civil strife and maandamanos?
By Irungu Houghton 6 months ago
A lot at stake as Kenya police head to Haiti to restore order
How to benefit from inevitable disruptions through use of AI
What are the possibilities and perils of artificial intelligence for Kenya and what guidance must we expect from the ICT Ministry Sector Working Group, announced last week?
By Irungu Houghton 6 months ago
How to benefit from inevitable disruptions through use of AI
Regimes that suppress dissenting voices invite citizen's resistance
Kenya draws its international legitimacy and moral influence from its constitutional order, active citizenry and civil society, an independent press, Judiciary, and several oversight agencies.
By Irungu Houghton 6 months ago
Regimes that suppress dissenting voices invite citizen's resistance
Go beyond carbon markets at the upcoming climate summit
The September 4 to 8 Pan-African summit seeks to establish a united African position ahead of the November COP28 global negotiations.
By Irungu Houghton and David Ngira 6 months ago
Go beyond carbon markets at the upcoming climate summit
Personal data is the new oil hence the need to guard it at all levels
Weak public awareness places millions at the risk of identity theft by criminals and data harvesting by corporate agencies who understand that our personal data is the new oil.
By Irungu Houghton 7 months ago
Personal data is the new oil hence the need to guard it at all levels
Authorities should protect Kenyans from WorldCoin and such data firms
The news that over 350,000 Kenyans have sold their irises to Tools for Humanity alerts us to the dangers of emerging digital technology and the importance of eternal legal vigilance.
By Irungu Houghton 7 months ago
Authorities should protect Kenyans from WorldCoin and such data firms
Micere Mugo taught us to believe in ourselves and triumph over ugliness
Professor Micere Githae Mugo's passing away on June 30th, 2023 could not have been more different than her discreet departure from Kenya in 1982.
By Irungu Houghton 7 months ago
Micere Mugo taught us to believe in ourselves and triumph over ugliness
Power of mercy should insulated from politics, involve more players
For criminal justice to truly work it must be insulated from political influence and corruption. It must deliver justice fairly, equally, and quickly and be founded on transformative justice.
By Irungu Houghton 7 months ago
Power of mercy should insulated from politics, involve more players
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Baby Sagini tragedy shows the fear, hate and isolation our families suffer
Political, social, or religious populism is both alluring and corrosive. It sets people against each other and fragments the social fabric of households, communities and nations.
By Irungu Houghton 7 months ago
Baby Sagini tragedy shows the fear, hate and isolation our families suffer
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How Ruto's promise of non-partisan police service is quickly being eroded
President William Ruto publicly promised us an independent national police service that would not resort to extra-judicial killings, secret police squads and human rights abuses.
By Irungu Houghton 8 months ago
How Ruto's promise of non-partisan police service is quickly being eroded
We're caught between danger of revolt and chance of reason
The demonstrations, destruction, and deaths have entirely blurred the roles of protest organiser, protester, bystander, looter and police-officer.
By Irungu Houghton 8 months ago
We're caught between danger of revolt and chance of reason
After Shakahola, genuine clergy owe us a debt of self-regulations
With less than five media mentions of Shakahola over the last month, it is safe to say national amnesia and possibly trauma has kicked in and the public has moved on.
By Irungu Houghton 8 months ago
After Shakahola, genuine clergy owe us a debt of self-regulations
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Why no one is safe when victims of violence join the defence team
Felix Orinda was shot twice at 07.16am on January 17, 2020, while playing music at the B-Club in Kilimani. CCTV video footage still publicly available, shows Babu discharging a weapon.
By Irungu Houghton 9 months ago
Why no one is safe when victims of violence join the defence team
Tell David Sankok that is no 'love-nest' but an evil trap by sex predators
Roundly accused of promoting rape culture, the moment sadly reflects how much those elected to serve the public can lose sight of the risk women and girls face.
By Irungu Houghton 9 months ago
Tell David Sankok that is no 'love-nest' but an evil trap by sex predators
Kenyans can smell double-speak in government policies and tax plans
Is Kenya at a breaking point? How will the Kenyan state calm this growing public rebellion against exploitative taxation hikes to pay off state capture and ravenous international creditors.
By Irungu Houghton 9 months ago
Kenyans can smell double-speak in government policies and tax plans
What youth need to thrive now and in future as Kenya turns 60
If the primary responsibility of every generation is to expand freedoms and safety for the next, who and where are today's Kimathis, Mukamis, Jaramogis and Pio Pintos?
By Irungu Houghton 9 months ago
What youth need to thrive now and in future as Kenya turns 60
Let's reform our criminal justice system and spare petty offenders
It is time the Attorney General and Parliament initiate a review process to abolish the death penalty in line with global human rights trends.
By Irungu Houghton 10 months ago
Let's reform our criminal justice system and spare petty offenders
Protect most vulnerable persons from hate crime, discrimination
In a welcome departure from past administrations, the Kenya Kwanza regime has declared a "Marshall Plan" to transition from refugee camps to integrated settlements.
By Irungu Houghton, Houghton Irungu and Njeri Gatheru 10 months ago
Protect most vulnerable persons from hate crime, discrimination
Diplomats must do more than refer to their policy brief today
It is notable that while Switzerland has an established and successful history of democratic civil-society participation in policymaking, it only created its first foreign policy think-tank in 2009.
By Irungu Houghton 10 months ago
Diplomats must do more than refer to their policy brief today
Middle class must awaken to reality of expanding taxation
Squeezed between a contracting economy, falling shilling, increasing joblessness and high costs of living, social media and the SMS chatrooms are buzzing.
By Irungu Houghton 10 months ago
Middle class must awaken to reality of expanding taxation
Ban on media from entering Shakahola should worry us
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki's declaration on Wednesday that the 800-acre crime scene is now off limits to journalists must worry us.
By Irungu Houghton 11 months ago
Ban on media from entering Shakahola should worry us
Prof K'Olale epitomised academic freedom and fight for a just society
University scholar Prof Muga K'Olale has rested, but one thing is clear, the current intellectual freedom we enjoy today, owes much his life-long struggle for academic liberties.
By Irungu Houghton 11 months ago
Prof K'Olale epitomised academic freedom and fight for a just society
Bipartisan talks owe us a promise to revive the economy
Post protest, the Azimio la Umoja - Kenya Kwanza cease-fire and the way forward remains shaky. There are many reasons why the bi-partisan committee must succeed.
By Irungu Houghton 11 months ago
Bipartisan talks owe us a promise to revive the economy
Three violent incidents that call for better protection of worship places
Citizens, civic, business, and religious organisations must demand accountability and new ways of policing that do not violate internationally recognised rights to life, worship and protest.
By Irungu Houghton 11 months ago
Three violent incidents that call for better protection of worship places
Azimio demos offer stern test to Kenya's respect for human rights
How the state and opposition handle the current zero-sum political tensions and Monday's third maandamano could change all this. It is time for dialogue once more.
By Irungu Houghton 11 months ago
Azimio demos offer stern test to Kenya's respect for human rights
Azimio, police should handle next demos differently to avert chaos
The KNCHR guidelines are reinforced by the United Nations Code of Conduct (1979) and the Use of Less-Lethal Weapons (2020) that regulate police use of force.
By Irungu Houghton 1 year ago
Azimio, police should handle next demos differently to avert chaos
Picking 50 CASs insults Kenyans' aspirations and recovery efforts
President Ruto's nomination of 50 CASs opens the door to one of the most bloated governments at a time when the state and people are at their most financially vulnerable.
By Irungu Houghton 1 year ago
Picking 50 CASs insults Kenyans' aspirations and recovery efforts
Grace Onyang'o broke the glass ceiling for women, be creative
Initially a trained teacher, Grace Onyang'o was 41 years old when she became Kenya's first woman mayor in 1965. Four years later, she was elected MP on an opposition party ticket.
By Irungu Houghton 1 year ago
Grace Onyang'o broke the glass ceiling for women, be creative
Locking media practitioners out of MCK board carries great risk
Trusting the judgement of those familiar with the media industry and calling them out when necessary is a better option than locking them out altogether.
By Irungu Houghton 1 year ago
Locking media practitioners out of MCK board carries great risk
Let us not fuel hatred over gay unions after Supreme Court ruling
Last Friday, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of a ten-year-old application by the National Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission to be registered under constitutional Article 36.
By Irungu Houghton 1 year ago
Let us not fuel hatred over gay unions after Supreme Court ruling
Morris Mabior arrest flouts international law on handling suspects globally
Former state officer and open critic of the South Sudanese Internal Security Bureau Director General, Moses Mabior Awijok, fled South Sudan for Nairobi over two years ago.
By Irungu Houghton 1 year ago
Morris Mabior arrest flouts international law on handling suspects globally
Menstrual cycle is nothing to be ashamed of, it's just natural
Period poverty and the right to dignity is not a personal or private matter but an issue we all need to understand and rally around.
By Irungu Houghton 1 year ago
Menstrual cycle is nothing to be ashamed of, it's just natural
Why DP Gachagua is desperate to mend ties with Kenyatta family
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