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Koki Muli Grignon

Enact staff CBAs, repeal unfriendly laws to tackle mess in our varsities

Unions and the government must bring university employees at par with teachers and pay their remuneration and benefits directly from the consolidated fund as a long-term solution
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 month ago
Enact staff CBAs, repeal unfriendly laws to tackle mess in our varsities
How impunity and corruption fuel disasters and claim Kenyan lives
How impunity and corruption fuel disasters and claim Kenyan lives
By Koki Muli Grignon 2 months ago
Why our parties or coalitions fail the transition test once in power
Why our parties or coalitions fail the transition test once in power
By Koki Muli Grignon 2 months ago
LSK reclaiming lost valour when bold legal fraternity is needed
LSK reclaiming lost valour when bold legal fraternity is needed
By Koki Muli Grignon 3 months ago
Why there's huge expectations in newly formed expanded Cabinet
President Ruto is under extreme pressure for his Cabinet to perform better than the previous one and to ensure effective service delivery to Kenyans.
By Koki Muli Grignon 3 months ago
Why there's huge expectations in newly formed expanded Cabinet
Let's mentor next crop of women leaders for complex issues ahead
Gender equality and parity can only be achieved through deliberate efforts such as investing in women and girls and creating institutional and legal frameworks with mandatory guarantees for diversity.
By Koki Muli Grignon 3 months ago
Let's mentor next crop of women leaders for complex issues ahead
The political elite are now scared by the burning flames of change
I believe Gen Z when they say they will not compromise, they are leaderless, tribeless, fearless and determined.
By Koki Muli Grignon 4 months ago
The political elite are now scared by the burning flames of change
Protect gains made by Gen Zs in their demand for accountability
The many uniformed and plain clothes security officers caught on camera and trending in social media are not being pursued as enthusiastically as the alleged criminals.
By Koki Muli Grignon 4 months ago
Protect gains made by Gen Zs in their demand for accountability
After rejection of Finance Bill, youths must now list as voters
I am urging Gen Z to go out now to all IEBC offices and register as voters in huge numbers.
By Koki Muli Grignon 4 months ago
After rejection of Finance Bill, youths must now list as voters
Nadco report proposals good, Gen Z protests game changer
It is heartwarming to see and witness Gen Z coming out in large numbers to entirely reject the Finance Bill 2024 and insist on full implementation of the Constitution.
By Koki Muli Grignon 4 months ago
Nadco report proposals good, Gen Z protests game changer
Schools, varsities facing worst cash crunch and our economy can't help
As the debate on the contentious Finance Bill, 2024 rages on, schools, colleges and universities are facing unprecedent financial crunches unseen in recent history.
By Koki Muli Grignon 5 months ago
Schools, varsities facing worst cash crunch and our economy can't help
Being second in command need not be precarious, be in service
Once the President is elected and forms government, the value of the DP diminishes.
By Koki Muli Grignon 5 months ago
Being second in command need not be precarious, be in service
Plan for annual disasters to help vulnerable people and save lives
Majority of communities in locations where major dams and rivers have broken banks have suffered greatly with many losing everything including their homes.
By Koki Muli Grignon 5 months ago
Plan for annual disasters to help vulnerable people and save lives
Make sign language mandatory at all school levels to include the deaf
Learning KSL should be a requirement in our education and school system.
By Koki Muli Grignon 6 months ago
Make sign language mandatory at all school levels to include the deaf
What strategic leadership entails and how to win citizens' goodwill
Leadership is about cultivating and sustaining trust, confidence, loyalty and being truthful, honest, reliable, and predictable and most importantly taking responsibility for your actions.
By Koki Muli Grignon 6 months ago
What strategic leadership entails and how to win citizens' goodwill
City floods due to poor planning and building along riparian land
Kibera, the largest informal settlement in Kenya, and Mukuru informal settlements are constructed along the Ngong River while the Nairobi River.
By Koki Muli Grignon 6 months ago
City floods due to poor planning and building along riparian land
Let's de-link party leadership from Executive, Parliament
Political party democracy has not fully matured.
By Koki Muli Grignon 7 months ago
Let's de-link party leadership from Executive, Parliament
State should also live within its means as Kenyans feel the pinch
Everyone is overwhelmed including the government. This is why I agree that the government must learn to live within its means just as we have.
By Koki Muli Grignon 7 months ago
State should also live within its means as Kenyans feel the pinch
Reconstitute the IEBC now for it to deliver and be legally formed
IEBC has been without a chairperson and commissioners for more than a year thereby paralysing essential work.
By Koki Muli Grignon 7 months ago
Reconstitute the IEBC now for it to deliver and be legally formed
New era beckons as justice administration goes virtual
Chief Justice Martha Koome on March 11 launched e-filing of all cases countrywide thereby eliminating the need for printing of acres of pages of pleadings.
By Koki Muli Grignon 8 months ago
New era beckons as justice administration goes virtual
Invest in women for a healthier society and a thriving economy
The changing faces of gender inequality and the many crises the world is facing perilously mask the faultline of expanding gender inequality.
By Koki Muli Grignon 8 months ago
Invest in women for a healthier society and a thriving economy
Why Nairobi deserves to be made the world's environmental capital
President William Ruto, during his address to UNEA-6, asked member states to allow Nairobi to host the Treaty's Secretariat.
By Koki Muli Grignon 8 months ago
Why Nairobi deserves to be made the world's environmental capital
What nations should do to restore biodiversity and reverse pollution
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste are real priorities that must be tackled to address, what member states perceive as priorities, ironically caused by the same inaction.
By Koki Muli Grignon 8 months ago
What nations should do to restore biodiversity and reverse pollution
Kenya Kwanza and Azimio truce key for fair and acceptable IEBC
The recruitment process is urgent, at the very least to commence the boundary delimitation process to beat the March 2024 deadline and conduct long-overdue by-elections.
By Koki Muli Grignon 9 months ago
Kenya Kwanza and Azimio truce key for fair and acceptable IEBC
Constitutional crisis looms due to lack of IEBC commissioners
The deafening silence by the government and the opposition on appointment of commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is concerning.
By Koki Muli Grignon 9 months ago
Constitutional crisis looms due to lack of IEBC commissioners
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We won't need to raise taxation if we respect the law and be prudent
If the government ensured fiscal discipline and prudent use of public funds and ended corruption, it would generate a lot of money without ever raiding workers' meagre pay slips.
By Koki Muli Grignon 10 months ago
We won't need to raise taxation if we respect the law and be prudent
Yes, Mr President, every public officer must obey court orders
All state/public offices in a democracy are held in trust on behalf of citizens and all power resides with the people.
By Koki Muli Grignon 10 months ago
Yes, Mr President, every public officer must obey court orders
2023 was tough; let's hope against hope that new year will be better
Although it is hard to remain optimistic about 2024, hope is still alive, borne of Kenyans' resilience and their never-die, never-give-up spirit.
By Koki Muli Grignon 10 months ago
2023 was tough; let's hope against hope that new year will be better
As we celebrate birth of Christ, let leaders listen to majority Kenyans
The majority of Kenyans cannot afford luxury because of the high cost of living and decreased purchasing power due to the heavy taxation burden.
By Koki Muli Grignon 10 months ago
As we celebrate birth of Christ, let leaders listen to majority Kenyans
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Prosecution intentionally dropped the ball in Arror, Kimwarer case
The "prosecutor-orchestrated acquittal" of the former Treasury Cabinet Secretary and eight others is a travesty of justice, as the chief magistrate of the anti-corruption court concluded.
By Koki Muli Grignon 11 months ago
Prosecution intentionally dropped the ball in Arror, Kimwarer case
Step up campaigns to end violence that stalks our women and girls
When women are brutalized, their economic activity levels are lowered and this affects whole societies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
By Koki Muli Grignon 11 months ago
Step up campaigns to end violence that stalks our women and girls
Why we should back mediation as a better way to solve disputes
AJS and mediation are the best methods of dispute resolution to ensure good relations and comprehensive resolution of disputes, including conciliation.
By Koki Muli Grignon 11 months ago
Why we should back mediation as a better way to solve disputes
Declare El Nino a national crisis and rescue Kenyans from floods
The devastation caused by El Nino rains, especially in areas that recently endured calamitous drought that left death and destruction in its wake, is harrowing and desolating for residents.
By Koki Muli Grignon 11 months ago
Declare El Nino a national crisis and rescue Kenyans from floods
Yes, growing trees will greatly help fight climate change crisis
Climate change is an existential catastrophe and an emergency that must be addressed NOW. We urgently need deep, rapid, and sustained Green House gas emission reductions
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
Yes, growing trees will greatly help fight climate change crisis
Controller of Budget has raised key queries on public spending
If the budget of their salaries is exaggerated three-fold, who is tapping directly from the Consolidated Fund? The responsible Treasury officials should be prosecuted.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
Controller of Budget has raised key queries on public spending
Revisit Kenya's diplomatic policy for consistency and better results
Diplomacy is the art of establishing friendly and good relationships; bilateral or multilateral using tact, great listening skills, and mutual respect to find areas of mutual agreement and consensus.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
Revisit Kenya's diplomatic policy for consistency and better results
Governance as a profession and a promotion of leadership integrity
Being awarded a fellowship is a great honour and an incredible responsibility to promote and protect good governance, leadership integrity, and professional ethics.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
Governance as a profession and a promotion of leadership integrity
Free and independent journalism under threat from rogue reporters
Journalists/reporters are weaponised by malicious people who pay them to twist stories and tarnish reputations.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
Free and independent journalism under threat from rogue reporters
If we must change our 2010 law, all Kenyans should be involved
If Kenyans feel it is time to amend the law, then we must follow the procedures provided for in the Constitution.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
If we must change our 2010 law, all Kenyans should be involved
How the alternative justice system serves the society in reconciliation
AJS decreases the recidivism of offenders where there is almost no chance of re-offending and therefore helps in their integration into the community.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
How the alternative justice system serves the society in reconciliation
Reconstitute the IEBC to allow constituency boundaries review
The IEBC is required to progressively work towards ensuring the number of inhabitants in each constituency and ward is, as nearly as possible, equal to the population quota.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
Reconstitute the IEBC to allow constituency boundaries review
What Kenya should do to address water shortage after climate meet
The Climate Change Act of 2016 provides a regulatory framework for enhanced response to climate change and measures to achieve low-carbon climate development.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
What Kenya should do to address water shortage after climate meet
We must produce more at home to tackle the challenges facing us
We need to produce more and import less. The government must strengthen our manufacturing capabilities and create a facilitative and enabling environment for manufacturers.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
We must produce more at home to tackle the challenges facing us
Clarify running of public varsities and role of several state agencies
The advisory received from the Attorney-General on their mandates is subject to a court case so it cannot be discussed but it does not shed much light.
By Koki Muli Grignon 1 year ago
Clarify running of public varsities and role of several state agencies
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