How China has managed to outsmart great powers on the global stage
Communist Chinese achieved their goal after roughly 25 years of struggle in October 1949 and made themselves such a force to reckon with that they became the envy of previously powerful countries
By 28 days ago
How China has managed to outsmart great powers on the global stage
Let not the fear of God be used to justify Israel's terror in Gaza
The genesis of this fear is rooted in European guilt of having persecuted Jews for centuries and culminating in the Hitler holocaust.
By 29 days ago
Let not the fear of God be used to justify Israel's terror in Gaza
Fear of God can't justify Israel's aggression in the Middle East
Israeli operators claim divine authority, allowing them to dominate a neighborhood aligned with Western beliefs, making questioning Israel akin to questioning God.
By 30 days ago
Fear of God can't justify Israel's aggression in the Middle East
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Unpleasant realities in Kenya Kwanza hidden by Gachagua's impeachment
Gachagua's impeachment, including blaming him and other related political irrelevancies, serves to divert Kenyans from what might be wrong with the Kenya Kwanza administration.
By 1 month ago
Unpleasant realities in Kenya Kwanza hidden by Gachagua's impeachment
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William Ruto's struggle for stability on the global stage amid domestic backlash
Ruto’s foreign policy often clashes due to shifting global dynamics, leading to confusion and instability. His efforts to engage with the West have been notable.
By 1 month ago
William Ruto's struggle for stability on the global stage amid domestic backlash
Petty political fights meant to divert public attention from serious issues
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah's unbecoming utterances are meant to divert public attention from serious problems afflicting the country.
By 1 month ago
Petty political fights meant to divert public attention from serious issues
Top officials behind the Adani deal don't have Kenya's interest at heart
The reported terms that Adani demanded angered the public so much that government officials went into defensive mode
By 1 month ago
Top officials behind the Adani deal don't have Kenya's interest at heart
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Why DP Gachagua is his own worst enemy
Gachagua is disoriented partly because he reportedly advises himself. Claiming he is the best for the Mountain because he is DP, he lacks ability to gauge political reality.
By 1 month ago
Why DP Gachagua is his own worst enemy
What awaits Raila should he clinch top AU job
The AUC chairmanship is probably the next best thing to being ‘president’ for, despite lacking powers, the position is prestigious.
By 1 month ago
What awaits Raila should he clinch top AU job
Ruto-Raila pact leaves Gachagua, Azimio partners in political wilderness
Raila and his ODM party successfully played Azimio as Ruto played Kenya Kwanza, but Raila’s play on Azimio was a master stroke.
By 2 months ago
Ruto-Raila pact leaves Gachagua, Azimio partners in political wilderness
Why ruling class must solve Gen-Z grievances after 'containing' riots
Kenyans appeared docile and willing to tolerate abuse until Gen Z surprised complacent officials by bursting into the world demonstration scene.
By 2 months ago
Why ruling class must solve Gen-Z grievances after 'containing' riots
Undercurrents of public displeasure with the government are evident
With the Gen Z uprising defused, Ruto’s behaviour raises questions as to what he learned. While he and Gachagua are ‘happy’, the undercurrents of unhappiness abound.
By 2 months ago
Undercurrents of public displeasure with the government are evident
Raila Odinga's political power lies in his ability to turn weaknesses into strength
Raila contributed ODM men to Ruto’s ‘broad-based’ government and still insisted that the Gen Z agenda was his agenda because, he claimed, he had previously raised the same issues.
By 2 months ago
Raila Odinga's political power lies in his ability to turn weaknesses into strength
Policy and decision makers must understand our immediate needs
There is a need to redefine threats to Kenyan security to include, besides the various known domains, the threat of dependency and lack of critical thinking.
By 3 months ago
Policy and decision makers must understand our immediate needs
Kamala Harris has high chance of clinching the presidency, to change US politics
Harris, like Obama, is symbolic of an evolving America that is torn between a past of sordid discrimination and atrocities on people who are not white.
By 3 months ago
Kamala Harris has high chance of clinching the presidency, to change US politics
Tribute to three departed heroes who helped in shaping Kenya's history
In the midst of the current youth revolution, three notable public-spirited middle-level giants, each unique, departed the earth.
By 3 months ago
Tribute to three departed heroes who helped in shaping Kenya's history
Young people's search for solutions an eye-opener to all Kenyans
Gen Z has captured local and global attention through its novelty in organising demonstrations. Its winning strategy was to go cyber, to remain ‘leaderless’, to out-think government officials.
By 3 months ago
Young people's search for solutions an eye-opener to all Kenyans
Demonstrations have shaped the direction of our great nation for years
By their very nature, people in government tend to be insensitive to the cries of the ruled in whatever entity they happen to govern.
By 4 months ago
Demonstrations have shaped the direction of our great nation for years
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Over taxation has led to revolts and revolutions throughout history
When taxes become excessive, people revolt and this leads to new socio-political dispensations. Slaves in Haiti, suffering extreme type of blood taxation, overthrew their masters.
By 4 months ago
Over taxation has led to revolts and revolutions throughout history
Of colonial 'bwana' masters and modern-day pretenders to aristocracy
Pretensions to high class or aristocratic feelings are common to people who acquire some wealth irrespective of how they did so.
By 4 months ago
Of colonial 'bwana' masters and modern-day pretenders to aristocracy
Ruto policies may conflict with nation's strategic interests
Questions on whether officialdom promotes or sacrifices our core interests in exchange for peripheral ones have arisen. Ruto appears inconsistent, shifting policy positions in ways that ridicule him.
By 4 months ago
Ruto policies may conflict with nation's strategic interests
China takes advantage of US blunders to penetrate deeper into Africa
While the United States deals with Africa disdainfully partly because of inherent racism, China takes advantage of American blunders to identify with the plight of the Global South.
By 4 months ago
China takes advantage of US blunders to penetrate deeper into Africa
Unlike in 1964, Kenyans today have little hope for a brighter future
60 years later, with born-frees Ruto as President and Gachagua as deputy leading the Hustler Grandees, Kenya is suffering from serious anxiety and is floundering internationally.
By 5 months ago
Unlike in 1964, Kenyans today have little hope for a brighter future
President's tough balancing act as Kenya is courted by East and West
The US, good at making promises and having propaganda advantages, suffers credibility deficits due to failure to deliver; China is the reverse of that.
By 5 months ago
President's tough balancing act as Kenya is courted by East and West
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DP Gachagua, Karua and the growing unhappiness in Mount Kenya
DP’s struggle to convince people to accept his leadership has repeatedly hit political bricks.
By 5 months ago
DP Gachagua, Karua and the growing unhappiness in Mount Kenya
Ruto is America's blue-eyed boy, but that might change if Trump returns
The US has had more influence on Kenyan elections. When occasionally Kenya appears to have small input in the American election, the loser is not amused.
By 5 months ago
Ruto is America's blue-eyed boy, but that might change if Trump returns
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How Ruto like Uhuru before him, is fast losing trust and power
Like Reluctant President Uhuru before him, Ruto is unable to balance the attributes of ‘lion’ and the ‘fox’ and has lost trust.
By 5 months ago
How Ruto like Uhuru before him, is fast losing trust and power
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Afwerki right on why Africa needs to rediscover itself to fulfill its dreams
The purported failure of Pan-Africanism, however, was in application but not in the concept. Whether in success or failure, the issue in Pan-Africanism is mostly attitudinal, one of the mind.
By 5 months ago
Afwerki right on why Africa needs to rediscover itself to fulfill its dreams
For US, Gaza is modern Vietnam and might lead to Biden's downfall
There is the possibility of Gaza, as the new Vietnam, similarly driving President Joe Biden out and at least shifting American attitude towards events in the Middle East.
By 5 months ago
For US, Gaza is modern Vietnam and might lead to Biden's downfall
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General Francis Ogolla's death: Unanswered questions
Generals know wars and rise through the ranks by surviving battles and hardships
By 6 months ago
General Francis Ogolla's death: Unanswered questions
Political wrangles have stopped Murang'a from reclaiming its lost glory
Those Murang’a ‘leaders’ who sung “Tugokira Tene, Tugookira Tene”, now engage in ‘hambatano’. It is the curse of Murang’a.
By 6 months ago
Political wrangles have stopped Murang'a from reclaiming its lost glory
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Jostling for supremacy in coalitions is not driven by any ideology
The two political coalitions that competed in August 2022, Azimio and Kenya Kwanza, are in tatters.
By 6 months ago
Jostling for supremacy in coalitions is not driven by any ideology
As we mark Easter, a lot is happening that Jesus would not approve of
Things are going wrong almost everywhere as oversize egos overrun common sense. Leaders abuse state and religious offices, terrorise citizens, and still talk of law and order.
By 7 months ago
As we mark Easter, a lot is happening that Jesus would not approve of
How China has managed to outsmart great powers on the global stage
Communist Chinese achieved their goal after roughly 25 years of struggle in October 1949 and made themselves such a force to reckon with that they became the envy of previously powerful countries
By 28 days ago
How China has managed to outsmart great powers on the global stage
Let not the fear of God be used to justify Israel's terror in Gaza
The genesis of this fear is rooted in European guilt of having persecuted Jews for centuries and culminating in the Hitler holocaust.
By 29 days ago
Let not the fear of God be used to justify Israel's terror in Gaza
Fear of God can't justify Israel's aggression in the Middle East
Israeli operators claim divine authority, allowing them to dominate a neighborhood aligned with Western beliefs, making questioning Israel akin to questioning God.
By 30 days ago
Fear of God can't justify Israel's aggression in the Middle East
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Unpleasant realities in Kenya Kwanza hidden by Gachagua's impeachment
Gachagua's impeachment, including blaming him and other related political irrelevancies, serves to divert Kenyans from what might be wrong with the Kenya Kwanza administration.
By 1 month ago
Unpleasant realities in Kenya Kwanza hidden by Gachagua's impeachment
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William Ruto's struggle for stability on the global stage amid domestic backlash
Ruto’s foreign policy often clashes due to shifting global dynamics, leading to confusion and instability. His efforts to engage with the West have been notable.
By 1 month ago
William Ruto's struggle for stability on the global stage amid domestic backlash
Petty political fights meant to divert public attention from serious issues
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah's unbecoming utterances are meant to divert public attention from serious problems afflicting the country.
By 1 month ago
Petty political fights meant to divert public attention from serious issues
Top officials behind the Adani deal don't have Kenya's interest at heart
The reported terms that Adani demanded angered the public so much that government officials went into defensive mode
By 1 month ago
Top officials behind the Adani deal don't have Kenya's interest at heart
KRA eyes crypto dealers in plan to raise Sh21tn in five years
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