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Africa judges seek to spark social change

CJ Martha Koome pitches for building a justice system that delivers to the ordinary citizen. Jurists warn that the Executive arm of government has long undermined the rule of law.

By Nzau Musau 1 month ago

Africa judges seek to spark social change

Radical proposals to reclaim judicial independence

Radical proposals to reclaim judicial independence

By Nzau Musau 2 months ago

African judges vouch for independence of courts for democracy

African judges vouch for independence of courts for democracy

By Nzau Musau 2 months ago

African Judges gather in Nairobi, vouch for independence

African Judges gather in Nairobi, vouch for independence

By Nzau Musau 2 months ago

Ruto seals remote jobs deal with German firms

The deal provides a framework for Hamburg-based companies to engage talent in Kenya becoming the region's silicon savanna with its technology, innovation and creativity talent.

By Nzau Musau 2 months ago

Ruto seals remote jobs deal with German firms

How some religious groups attempted to overrun the task force

Among the strategies they deployed was to flood the public sittings and drown out the other members of the public by dominating proceedings.

By Nzau Musau 3 months ago

How some religious groups attempted to overrun the task force

Team proposes radical changes to tame rogue religious leaders

Mutava Musyimi team calls for laws to punish offences "committed under the pretext of religion".

By Nzau Musau 3 months ago

Team proposes radical changes to tame rogue religious leaders

How a cult is formed and danger signs to watch for

State, political interference among reasons cited for development of cultism.

By Nzau Musau 3 months ago

How a cult is formed and danger signs to watch for

Team wants 30-year old 'devil worship report' implemented

The report handed to former President Daniel arap Moi was never made public.

By Nzau Musau 3 months ago

Team wants 30-year old 'devil worship report' implemented

When President picked insiders to clean up religious sector mess

Ruto opted for the political masterstroke of flooding the taskforce with the who in who in Kenya's religious leadership.

By Nzau Musau 3 months ago

When President picked insiders to clean up religious sector mess

Team wants all religious bodies vetted, file returns

Every religious institution shall develop a constitution and submit it to the commission together with its application for registration.

By Nzau Musau 3 months ago

Team wants all religious bodies vetted, file returns

Draft law imposes penalties for churches that engage in politics

All religious institutions will not engage in any political activity in order to gain political power, or organise debate to support any political party.

By Nzau Musau 3 months ago

Draft law imposes penalties for churches that engage in politics

IG Koome's conduct confirms fears he was unfit for the job

IG Koome has made a complete mockery of the collective wishes of Kenyans expressed in Article 37 of the Constitution on the right to assemble and picket.

By Nzau Musau 5 months ago

IG Koome's conduct confirms fears he was unfit for the job

Four things journalists want ongoing media reforms to yield

Editors want the State to emphasize media sustainability and journalists' welfare, among others term idea of giving one newspaper a contract to circulate government adverts is legal

By Nzau Musau 9 months ago

Four things journalists want ongoing media reforms to yield

Makenzi's doomsday tapes, his church's evolution to organised criminal group

Except for his broken English and beguiling Swahili which confined him to Kenya, cult leader Paul Makenzi would have gone international.

By Nzau Musau 9 months ago

Makenzi's doomsday tapes, his church's evolution to organised criminal group

Ruto's one-year flops and small victories make for testing 2024

For the better part of the year, Ruto pushed a hard bargain in international politics, whether in climate financing, world financial system, over-reliance on the dollar, or international trade.

By Nzau Musau 10 months ago

Ruto's one-year flops and small victories make for testing 2024

Delicate balance between labour crisis in the North, oversupply in the South

Africa alone has more than enough people needed to solve the labour gap in Europe but the politics of the whole thing is not easy.

By Nzau Musau 11 months ago

Delicate balance between labour crisis in the North, oversupply in the South

The return of charcoal? State rethinking ban to spread gains

Charcoal production is prohibited in Kenya but it goes on unabated with state actors condoning it. Ruto lifted a moratorium on logging but the High Court temporarily suspended the move.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

The return of charcoal? State rethinking ban to spread gains

Tragedy of shrinking media space and how country can alter trend

The Constitution guarantees media freedom, but state actors have greatly eroded this right through attacks on journalists.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Tragedy of shrinking media space and how country can alter trend

Tobong' Lore! Spectacular display of tradition and culture at festival

That a community afflicted by so much adversity- banditry, famine, marginalisation- puts all that aside to celebrate themselves is a great testament that Turkana is indeed a special place.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Tobong' Lore! Spectacular display of tradition and culture at festival

Taking Makerere to the people; The case of Dr Erus Lopeyok, DG of Turkana

Lopeyok is among the many Turkana intellectuals who have shed off their lofty intellectual garbs and opted, in the old literary words, "to take Makerere back to the people."

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Taking Makerere to the people; The case of Dr Erus Lopeyok, DG of Turkana

Senate Mashinani: Hard moments of truth for senators in Turkana

The five days were so memorable that the camp staff have been unable to fold the carpet and pull down the lights.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Senate Mashinani: Hard moments of truth for senators in Turkana

Kenya's 3 minerals known to fuel regional conflict, poverty

Kenya likely to join producers of tin, tungsten and tantalum in future. The three are used in industrial applications, but contribute to conflict in the region.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Kenya's 3 minerals known to fuel regional conflict, poverty

Mutahi Ngunyi: Toothless dog of war who finally ran out of bark

For three years, Ngunyi fired acerbic volleys at Ruto's political side. Nothing good could come out of Ruto's political wing. They were idiots, murderers, boring, gays, fellowship of thugs et cetera.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Mutahi Ngunyi: Toothless dog of war who finally ran out of bark

Not so fast! Safaricom slams brakes on Bamboo celebration in Sh4.5m copyright award

Bamboo's copyright claim was in respect of songs "Mama Africa", "Yes Indeed" and "Move on." Court had earlier concluded that Safaricom had infringed on his copyright.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Not so fast! Safaricom slams brakes on Bamboo celebration in Sh4.5m copyright award

Kenyatta family travel itinerary 'leaked'

The communication containing 16 names of Kenyatta family members was posted on social media.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Kenyatta family travel itinerary 'leaked'

Raila pushed to disown statement that missed cost of living in talks

Leaders angered by 'bogus' agenda push Raila to disown Ichungwa statement as Azimio says priority in talks with Kenya Kwanza Alliance remains the escalating cost of living.

By Edwin Nyarangi and Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Raila pushed to disown statement that missed cost of living in talks

Sudan: Kenya on edge, the world moves on as rockets pound cities

As the battle rages on land, air, city and villages, the world is turning a blind eye. The warring sides are breaking all known records of warfare, destroying property and killing civilians.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Sudan: Kenya on edge, the world moves on as rockets pound cities

Makenzi's many faces as horror of doomsday teaching unfolds

Pastor Paul Makenzi's former faithful, and the new recruits he fished in countryside excursions, followed him to Shakahola where he met them with open arms, to their own end.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Makenzi's many faces as horror of doomsday teaching unfolds

Change of guard: End of an era as Dr Njoroge exits CBK after 8 years

By the time Njoroge took over, banks literally run down the CBK, remotely, with stories of how officials of the regulator cavorted with the very banks they were supposed to control, abounding.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Change of guard: End of an era as Dr Njoroge exits CBK after 8 years

How 'witch doctor' lost Sh47 million in cash, cars

Mangira told the court he was a witch doctor and herbalist, and that an Indian he had helped gave him Sh55 million in cash as payment for healing services rendered.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

How 'witch doctor' lost Sh47 million in cash, cars

Man 'directed by angels' returns to haunt incoming NIS boss

According to a self-declared witch doctor named Stephen Mangira, Noordin Haji, who was an intelligence officer at the time, played a key role in the "great injustice" inflicted upon him.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Man 'directed by angels' returns to haunt incoming NIS boss

Mis-education of Africa and why it is proving too costly for poor people

If girls are deprived of education, their children are by extension deprived of a primary motivator to explain to them how important education is for life.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Mis-education of Africa and why it is proving too costly for poor people

Titus Mbathi: My lessons in high office and short stint in politics

At 95, Titus Mbathi has seen it all. On the day Kenya was born 60 years ago, he was among Kenyans at the celebrations. He spent the rest of the night dancing at the African Club.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Titus Mbathi: My lessons in high office and short stint in politics

You are on your own, William Ruto tells top officials

In the warning which follows up his verbal proclamations at cabinet meeting last week, the President has put it on record that he will not condone even a whiff of corruption.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

You are on your own, William Ruto tells top officials

Tears from Khartoum land in Nairobi as world cries for Sudan

The bridges connecting the various parts of the city are closed, the volunteers helping out are being arrested, and people are disappearing without a trace on a daily basis.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Tears from Khartoum land in Nairobi as world cries for Sudan

Noordin Haji: William Ruto's new spymaster

Haji quietly transitioned from Uhuru Kenyatta's regime. Was appointed to revamp fight against corruption alongside former DCI George Kinoti, but they fell out dramatically.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Noordin Haji: William Ruto's new spymaster

Day cult leader Makenzi dared the State to close his Kilifi church

Controversial pastor Paul Makenzi in 2018 told off a county commissioner that nobody could stop the gospel.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Day cult leader Makenzi dared the State to close his Kilifi church

Duale's 'truthful man' moments as he exposes the political class

As the Leader of Majority in the most consequential of the two chambers, Duale got the omelette done without breaking the whole tray of eggs.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Duale's 'truthful man' moments as he exposes the political class

Duale: Nobody had energy and political capital to match Ruto's

Ruto was almost dropped by his bosom buddy, retired President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2017.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Duale: Nobody had energy and political capital to match Ruto's

Ruto's twin attack on rogue churches

President sets up a commission of inquiry to probe the Shakahola massacre, and a presidential task force to formulate proposals to regulate religious institutions.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Ruto's twin attack on rogue churches

How last presidential bid to probe cultism in Kenya flopped

Late president Daniel arap Moi did not release a report of a commission of inquiry to investigate claims that devil worship was rife in Kenya saying it had sensitive information.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

How last presidential bid to probe cultism in Kenya flopped

Of Makenzi's doomsday teachings, and contradictions

Furunzi was the bedrock of Makenzi's radicalised teachings which turned faithful against the government, against formal schooling, international systems and generally against forms of modernism.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Of Makenzi's doomsday teachings, and contradictions

Religious society battle for control of Guru Nanak Hospital

Some members of East Africa Ramgarhia Board angry that no AGM has been held since 2018. The board runs the Guru Nanak Hospital and Singh Temple, among other investments.

By Nzau Musau 1 year ago

Religious society battle for control of Guru Nanak Hospital

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