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Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent with a solemn call to repentance and reflection, symbolised by the tracing of ash and the reminder of human mortality.

By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago

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Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy

Leaders must prioritise love and moral integrity over projects to build a lasting legacy and inspire true societal progress.

By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago

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Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative

Christian leadership, the author argues, must be central and formative rather than a marginal "alternative" that merely coexists with dominant cultural norms.

By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago

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Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama

Truth be told, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro embodies the skill and spirit of the leader Kenyans nationwide are thirsting for.

By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago

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Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life

A society that belittles medicine belittles life itself, and a faith that demonises science misunderstands the God who gives knowledge, wisdom, insight, and steady hands.

By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago

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Why the church must reclaim its moral voice from political power

Priests are human. Their clay nature will surface, robes notwithstanding.

By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago

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Why Kenya needs a spiritual, intellectual think tank

If the Church remains intellectually unarmed, it will have nothing meaningful to offer a public that has already moved beyond cliches.

By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago

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To heal country's wounds, we must trade tribal loyalty with integrity

Time has come to rebuild not only our roads and bridges, but our souls - to reconstruct the inner highways of honesty, humility and hope.

By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago

Life and death teach us to build what truly matters beyond a fleeting world

Burying Raila Odinga was definitely not part of the broad-based plan. They had brighter ideas that did not include this dark reality.

By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago

When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again

To form new voters, the Church must first renew the mind, sanctify the conscience and model integrity - for people vote the culture they see.

By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago

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Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters

Survival in Kenya doesn't come from podiums. It's chamas, families, and small support circles that carry us through. That is where our energy should go.

By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago

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Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment

Kenyan-style politicians are barriers, not gateways, to the nation's creatives. They dream only for themselves, spinning the real dreams of ordinary Kenyans in circles.

By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago

Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power

Money never answered the deepest questions. It never did. Justice, mercy, love, sacrifice, and hope have always required something far greater.

By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago

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Why Ruto, MPs standoff over graft is good news for Kenyans

The ruling elite once fought Gen Z to the death for daring to speak against corruption. But now the fire burns in their own courts, in parliament and the executive.

By Rev Edward Buri 8 months ago

When demeaning demands turn politics into a humiliation theatre

Politics can be messy, even desperate. But to cross the line into the indignification of women - reducing them to objects for male amusement - is not desperation. It is degradation.

By Rev Edward Buri 8 months ago

Pride is our nation's real pandemic and only humility can save leaders

Kenya does not need another strongman. It needs strong hearts-soft before God, firm for justice. Pride is the powder barrel beneath our feet.

By Rev Edward Buri 8 months ago

Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think

Kenya finds itself in a moment of spiritual contradiction where those who birth, nurture, and mentor life are being scapegoated by the very powers meant to protect them.

By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago

Church rooted in the public square must fearlessly bear fruit of justice

A public square church must first look inward. Justice is not an optional add-on to our spiritual programmes - it is a core indicator of our authenticity.

By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago

When the State hires thugs to fight its citizens, it loses war on criminals

A system that uses criminals to fight its battles cannot fight crime. It's not merely a contradiction but it's a confession.

By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago

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Gen Zs never left, they changed lanes from streets demos to the podcast mic

The Gen Z uprising wasn't organised in smoky backrooms, nor powered by billionaires. It was born in tweets and tears, in slogans and songs, in grief and grit.

By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago

When priests are killed, the killers also strangle a community's soul

Killing a priest is not just taking a life; it is wounding a community, defiling a calling, and challenging the place of the sacred in public life.

By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago

When a country loses sense of the sacred, it begins to lose everything

If Kenya is to reclaim her soul, we must recover our sense of the sacred. Not just in sanctuaries, but in boardrooms. Not just on Sundays, but in Parliament. Not just in liturgy, but in life.

By Rev Edward Buri 11 months ago

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Politics made in the pulpit, where Sunday service is just another rally

Strip Kenyan politics of its pulpit privileges, and much of its moral theatre and cultural power would collapse overnight.

By Rev Edward Buri 11 months ago

Seven great contradictions pulling us away from our national dream

Chapter Six of the Constitution enshrines integrity but in practice, honesty is a liability while whistleblowers are fired, honest officials sidelined and ethical business people crushed.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

No mercy, no shame: Unrepentant thieves keep crucifying the country

When Gen Z and their allies have the resurrection power as their pivot, the agents of death will be left with only two options: repent, or retreat - retreat into the shadows.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Palm Sunday march is on amid 'must go' chants in Kenya streets

In Matthew, Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey, just as Zechariah had prophesied. It was a calculated move, not just symbolic but deeply disruptive.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

The battle between truth and lies isn't decided by which is loudest

Politics in Kenya has morphed into an exhausting spectacle- loud, chaotic, and strikingly devoid of substance.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

How evil leaders hold power through manipulation and despair

In the realm of power, courage is often associated with the conscious mobilisation of strength to effect change or execute a liberating act.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

How our leaders put power first and sacrifice people in game of deception

It is now very clear that the only constant in the equation of Kenya's current crop of leading politicians is staying in power.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Salute to champions of light, citizens who resist culture of compromise

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu walks into battle with numbers that do not lie while Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o speaks with the unwavering confidence of hard facts.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Unholy trinity: How tribalism, lies and bribery are shaping 2027 race

Contradictions are a hallmark of this system: one moment they say the economy is thriving; the next, they are raiding the already weak citizen's payslip.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Embed Ubuntu in Africa's political structures to create real impact

For many Africans, Ubuntu is encountered in classrooms rather than in homes or streets, making it a distant theory rather than a structured ideology.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

2024: A reflection on where God's presence is and absent in Kenya

If we were to track where God has been in Kenya this year, where would we find Him? The answer is both illuminating and unsettling, for it reveals where the light has shone.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

The church must maintain front line in critising government

The church has struggled with continuous public attacks of being helpless and powerless before politicians, which hampers its ability to position itself as a voice for the people.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

MPs overlook citizens' struggles in favour of partisan, selfish interests

The people ask questions on the choking cost of living, joblessness, corruption, and insecurity which remain unanswered as MPs manufactured questions of their own.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Silencing voice of youth on national issues choking country's future

We are better off trusting clear-sighted young people than blindfolded elders clutching a little book titled 1000 Blindfold Proverbs, a wisdom known to push countries into thick darkness.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Tale of the Ethiopian Eunuch and why Africa must discover self-love

God cares that we as Africans experience life in its fullness. While some work hard to manipulate us with a hypocritical appreciation, God desires that we have the full benefit of His Spirit.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

From cathedrals to streets: Why Church falls short in times of need

Kenya's church wears a deceptive smile - making you think that in it, you have a friend. Until there is a crisis. Then, you realize the church does not do streets; it only does cathedrals.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Discrepancies between promises and reality robbing us our identity

Kenyans are getting dizzy-there are no patterns to things. What is predictable is contradiction, and with it, discrimination.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago

Why Kenyans must reject 'money talks' and embrace 'character talks'

The journey to character has no shortcuts. You cannot corrupt your way to character. You can steal money-but you cannot steal character.

By Rev Edward Buri 1 year ago