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Enact laws to question leaders' errant ways and not cover them

When the Senate Committee made prior decision to salvage Anne Waiguru, citation of weak and unsubstantiated evidence made the impeachment out of favou

By Letters 4 years ago

Enact laws to question leaders' errant ways and not cover them

UNGA CRISIS: Could subsidy disappear after elections?

UNGA CRISIS: Could subsidy disappear after elections?

By Letters 7 years ago

Simple measures that can help reduce road carnage

Simple measures that can help reduce road carnage

By letters 10 years ago

Yes, Uhuru pay cut is populist, but CORD should shut up

Yes, Uhuru pay cut is populist, but CORD should shut up

By letters 10 years ago

Gor, AFC did us proud in Confederation Cup

Kenyan representatives to the just-concluded first leg preliminary Confederation matches, Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards, all deserve a pat on the back.

By letters 10 years ago

Gor, AFC did us proud in Confederation Cup

All media houses should be licensed to get digital signal

What is the future of the media industry within the Jubilee government? Is the media finally losing its independence? And how far is the Government willing to go in the name of devolution?

By Letters 10 years ago

All media houses should be licensed to get digital signal

Mandela, Obama have many similarities

Mandela’s death has kindled the talk on who else among Africans can match him. Fortunately, US president Barack Obama seems to walk the same path.

By Letters 11 years ago

Mandela, Obama have many similarities

What happened to costly bid to market Kenyan coffee globally?

Coffee is the third largest agricultural export earner in Kenya after tea and horticulture, and directly supports over 700,000 households.

By Letters 11 years ago

What happened to costly bid to market Kenyan coffee globally?

Parliament must hold its horses now

With only six months in office, the Eleventh Parliament seems hell bent on controlling each and every institution.

By letters 11 years ago

Parliament must hold its horses now

Muthama should leave Mutua, his project, alone

When Jesus was on earth, He did all sort of good things to make life better such as healing the sick, raising the dead, feeding people and casting out demons. Interestingly, the Pharisees were uncomfortable with His good deeds.

By Letters 11 years ago

Muthama should leave Mutua, his project, alone

Tanzania’s concerns in the EAC may be ideological, address them

I have been a proponent of regional integration and more specifically East African Community knowing very well that vulnerable economies especially in the Third World stand to benefit immensely from such unity initiatives.

By letters 11 years ago

Tanzania’s concerns in the EAC may be ideological, address them

We demand probe on religious tension

Please accept my heartfelt congratulations for the wonderful article on special report (in The Standard on Saturday last week) captioned - Fear of God.

By letters 11 years ago

We demand probe on religious tension

Reasons why devolution may not succeed in Kenya

There are five basic reasons, in my view, why devolution is not working as it should, and could actually fail in Kenya.

By Letters 11 years ago

Reasons why devolution may not succeed in Kenya

Report on infidelity should be a wake-up call to all

It was sad to read in The Standard on Sunday last Sunday that infidelity had become a grim reality in our marriage relationships. This points to the fact that the family unit is under threat from illicit affairs.

By letters 11 years ago

Report on infidelity should be a wake-up call to all

MPs let down media, entire country with draconian Bill

The Rights Promotion and Protection Centre stands behind the Media Council of Kenya and the entire media fraternity in expressing disappointment with the National Assembly for passing of the draconian media Bill.

By letters 11 years ago

MPs let down media, entire country with draconian Bill

Time media, Kimaiyo ended blame game over Westgate

The war of words between the media and the Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo is unnecessary.

By letters 11 years ago

Time media, Kimaiyo ended blame game over Westgate

Turkana residents have a dispute worth our attention

Ever since residents of Turkana County held demonstrations over alleged discrimination in hiring of workers at the Tullow Oil wells, many Kenyans have come out to criticise them and give them all sorts of bad names.

By letters 11 years ago

Turkana residents have a dispute worth our attention

Media Council bill ‘unconstitutional’

The president will have the power to appoint the chairperson of the Media Council of Kenya if the proposed Media Council Bill, 2013, currently in Parliament, becomes law.

By Letters 11 years ago

Media Council bill ‘unconstitutional’

Feeling economic pinch? Blame the new Constitution

The joy we experienced when we promulgated the new Constitution three years ago was astronomical.

By Letters 11 years ago

Feeling economic pinch? Blame the new Constitution

Leaders shouldn’t politicise issuance of land title deeds

Jubilee has embarked on an ambitious initiative to issue title deeds to thousands of squatters and landless Kenyans.

By letters 11 years ago

Leaders shouldn’t politicise issuance of land title deeds

Banning night bus travel ‘won’t end road carnage’

It is unfortunate that Kenyans continue to die and get maimed on our roads at an alarming rate. I wish to condole with the families and friends who have lost loved ones in these accidents.

By Letters 11 years ago

Banning night bus travel ‘won’t end road carnage’

Allow all graduate tutors to teach in secondary school

I wish to inform Kennedy Buhere, the communications officer, Ministry of Education, that his article in The Standard on Tuesday was a misrepresentation of knowledge.

By Letters 11 years ago

Allow all graduate tutors to teach in secondary school

Compared to Kenyan MPs, Robert Mugabe is a saint

Robert Mugabe has been so demonised by the Western world that Africans have also started to sing the same tune. African leaders have been heard to condemn Bob, as he is fondly known, to the extent that they lose sight of their own excesses.

By letters 11 years ago

Compared to Kenyan MPs, Robert Mugabe is a saint

Athletes can still shine in Moscow without ‘stars’

Even with the absence of title holders, in the IAAF Athletics in Moscow, Kenyans should still prepare themselves to celebrate impressive results.

By - Letters 11 years ago

Athletes can still shine in Moscow without ‘stars’

JKIA fire has proved Kenya never learns from the past

A half century of independence should have made a difference in Kenya’s emergency response capability, but the fire at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has proven otherwise.

By letters 11 years ago

JKIA fire has proved Kenya never learns from the past

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