When will justice come knocking for Wagalla victims?
Slightly more than three years ago, then Wajir West MP Adan Keynan emotionally broke down on the floor of Parliament, when memories of how he lost his brother, uncle and sister to senseless killings in his backyard came flooding back.
By WAWERU MUGO 10 years ago
When will justice come knocking for Wagalla victims?
Nyayo pioneer: At last Kenya gets a car to call its own
The story is told of how former President Moi in the 1980s asked the University of Nairobi to come up with a car “however ugly or slow it may be”.
By WAWERU MUGO 10 years ago
Nyayo pioneer: At last Kenya gets a car to call its own
Trail of tears as troops rape Kenyan Women
Hundreds of Maasai and Samburu women who were abused by the British Army have been denied justice to date
By Waweru Mugo 10 years ago
Trail of tears as troops rape Kenyan Women
Tragedy of fake cruise ship jobs and millions lost
The allure of big money was so compelling that none of the jobless thousands stopped to think through the deal or read between the lines.
By Waweru Mugo 10 years ago
Tragedy of fake cruise ship jobs and millions lost
When MPs laid bare taboo subject of homosexuality
Slightly over 16 years ago, then Local Government Assistant Minister Dr Elon Wameyo narrated to an attentive Parliament the story of a young civil servant working with the Customs Department in Mombasa.
By Waweru Mugo 10 years ago
When MPs laid bare taboo subject of homosexuality
Celebrating four decades of free primary education policy
Old and balding, Kimani Maruge, wearing his trademark smile and aided by a stick, slowly walked into the Eldoret Kapkenduiywo Primary School in January 2004 and wrote his name into the Guinness Book of World Records.
By Waweru Mugo 10 years ago
Celebrating four decades of free primary education policy
Day Kenyatta hinted at partial ban on miniskirts
Last December, Kenyans woke up to news that in neighbouring Uganda, the Parliament had passed an anti-pornography Bill that would effectively ban women from wearing miniskirts.
By Waweru Mugo 10 years ago
Day Kenyatta hinted at partial ban on miniskirts
Day MPs spread lies about family planning
Kenya is a country of many firsts. In the 1970s, it had an enviable world record — the second fastest population growth globally! It is claimed it upped this to probably having the highest population growth rate in the world over the next decade.
By Waweru Mugo 10 years ago
Day MPs spread lies about family planning
What’s in a name?
If you call a rose by any other name, would it still smell as sweet? Well, it would not, according to founding President Jomo Kenyatta.
By By WAWERU MUGO 10 years ago
What’s in a name?
Akasha death opened A PEEK into Kenyan drug dealings
One day in May 2000, Kenyan drug lord Ibrahim Akasha was walking hand-in-hand with his wife when a gunman on a motorbike sped by.
By By WAWERU MUGO 10 years ago
Akasha death opened A PEEK into Kenyan drug dealings
How students led protest for the second liberation
The story is told of how, on February 10, 1985, University of Nairobi student Mwandawiro Mghanga inspected a guard of honour mounted by students.
By By WAWERU MUGO 10 years ago
How students  led protest for the second liberation
Africa’s biggest drugs haul shamed Kenya
It was the largest ever drugs haul in Africa. Seized in December 2004, the cocaine weighed more than 1,000 kilogrammes and was worth Sh6 billion.
By By WAWERU MUGO 10 years ago
Africa’s biggest drugs haul shamed Kenya
How Kenya’s constitution was mutilated for selfish gains
One would expect compelling reasons for amending a country’s constitution. However, changing it to help a friend sounds like quite an unlikely one.
By Waweru Mugo 10 years ago
How Kenya’s constitution was mutilated for selfish gains
Cholmondeley murder cases stoked memories of colonial oppression
Among the issues that have shone the spotlight on Kenya’s ties with her former colonial master, the murder trials of Thomas Cholmondeley, a great-grandson of British aristocrat Lord Delamere, stands out.
By Waweru Mugo 10 years ago
Cholmondeley murder cases stoked memories of colonial oppression
Mysterious Deaths of MPs that raised suspicion of foul play
In a country where deaths of a number of prominent personalities are believed to have been masterminded by their political opponents, the passing away of MPs has often been associated with foul play
By BY WAWERU MUGO 10 years ago
Mysterious Deaths of MPs that raised suspicion of foul play
How the ‘mlolongo’ system doomed polls
On August 20, 1986, Kanu delegates made a resolution that would scandalise elections for decades to come
By BY WAWERU MUGO 10 years ago
How the ‘mlolongo’ system doomed polls
Mystery of weapons near State House in Njonjo inquiry
When a Judicial Commission was set up to investigate former Constitutional Affairs Minister Charles Njonjo in 1983, one of its immediate tasks was to investigate a cache of weapons found in a house on Lenana Road.
By By Waweru Mugo 11 years ago
Mystery of weapons near State House in Njonjo inquiry
When city council was dissolved over corruption
If there is one local authority that has over the past decades failed to serve its people, it is the former Nairobi City Council
By BY WAWERU MUGO 11 years ago
When city council was dissolved over  corruption
Errant MPs approve of wife beating, polygamy and child sex
How ridiculous can MPs get? One would expect lawmakers to be on the forefront of defending children, respect for women as well as strengthening the family for a happier society.
By BY WAWERU MUGO 11 years ago
Errant MPs approve of wife beating, polygamy and child sex
Kenya’s first terror attack caught police unawares
On the afternoon of December 23, 1980, a smartly dressed gentleman strolled into the spacious lobby of Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi.
By By WAWERU MUGO 11 years ago
Kenya’s first terror attack caught police unawares
Was he assassinated? Bishop Muge’s death remains a mystery
Anglican man of the cloth spent a good deal of his time criticising government for abuse of rights.
By By WAWERU MUGO 11 years ago
Was he assassinated? Bishop Muge’s death remains a mystery
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