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Mike Nyagwoka

Morara, other activists in change bid must grow thick skin

Civil educator Morara Kebaso cannot say Kenya ni Home in peace. Photos of his dalliance with the Jubilee administration will be fished out in a flush.
By Mike Nyagwoka 3 months ago
Morara, other activists in change bid must grow thick skin
There are too many red flags in Adani deal
There are too many red flags in Adani deal
By Mike Nyagwoka 3 months ago
Cost and impact of public projects must concern us
Cost and impact of public projects must concern us
By Mike Nyagwoka 3 months ago
Why Kenyans take upon themselves to audit state projects
Why Kenyans take upon themselves to audit state projects
By Mike Nyagwoka 4 months ago
Wanga's rise in ODM opens up space for women
The elevation of Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga to Chairperson of the Orange Democratic Movement is of great consequence to attainment of the gender principle.
By Mike Nyagwoka 4 months ago
Wanga's rise in ODM opens up space for women
Our Constitution is a perfect guide if you mean well
The 2010 Constitution is a powerful document that can guide any ordinary Kenyan leader to extraordinary success and an inimitable legacy.
By Mike Nyagwoka 4 months ago
Our Constitution is a perfect guide if you mean well
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How Mbadi and Wandayi are key to Raila's legacy
The appointment of ODM members into the Cabinet is a double-edged sword on which hangs the legacy of ODM leader Raila Odinga or annihilation of the current political class.
By Mike Nyagwoka 4 months ago
How Mbadi and Wandayi are key to Raila's legacy
We must remain sane and within the Constitution
The biggest achievement at the moment is that the people in power, including the president, have realised they cannot be above the people and the Constitution.
By Mike Nyagwoka 5 months ago
We must remain sane and within the Constitution
President Ruto didn't get the message despite conceding
The writer says the young people did not just wake up one day and decide that the finance bill was faulty or the government needed to be jolted to reality.
By Mike Nyagwoka 5 months ago
President Ruto didn't get the message despite conceding
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President's options and best way to save his legacy
The biggest dilemma that the president faces now is which of the two sides of him would help him restore the hope that propelled him to that position, and quell the anger.
By Mike Nyagwoka 5 months ago
President's options and best way to save his legacy
Kenya's youth have every reason to cause a revolution
Whenever Gen Zs have attempted to put out their voice in their more familiar social media spaces, they have been dismissed as mere keyboard warriors.
By Mike Nyagwoka 6 months ago
Kenya's youth have every reason to cause a revolution
Don't expect much from the public on Finance Bill, 2024
It will be moronic to imagine the tax-raising measures and proposals in the Finance Bill 2024/2025 will be withered down just to appease Kenyans; enraged as they are.
By Mike Nyagwoka 6 months ago
Don't expect much from the public on Finance Bill, 2024
Let Hustler Fund work for majority of poor Kenyans
The Hustler Fund was to be a boon for Mama Mbogas and other small-scale traders who needed quick injection of cash for their daily stocking.
By Mike Nyagwoka 6 months ago
Let Hustler Fund work for majority of poor Kenyans
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Ruto had his way in picking Azimio leaders to US trip
For President Ruto this was the easiest thing to give and which will sure will have political returns as he pushes through his policies, some quite unpopular.
By Mike Nyagwoka 6 months ago
Ruto had his way in picking Azimio leaders to US trip
Why IMF policies cannot align with bottom-up agenda
The resultant effect is that the 'hustler' will have to wait longer, if not forever, to understand what the Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda - BETA means.
By Mike Nyagwoka 7 months ago
Why IMF policies cannot align with bottom-up agenda
Evictions don't have to cause death and pain
The pain visited upon three families in Mukuru kwa Rueben and Mathare in Nairobi during the recent demolitions could be avoided.
By Mike Nyagwoka 7 months ago
Evictions don't have to cause death and pain
We should trust our weathermen to mitigate disasters
Accurate weather prediction is thus a great investment, but only if the weathermen are taken seriously and their data is used appropriately.
By Mike Nyagwoka 7 months ago
We should trust our weathermen to mitigate disasters
Ongoing rains have proved us wrong on disaster response
The El Nino rains may never have come, but in preparation, government officers should have become more aware of what it takes to manage heavy rains.
By Mike Nyagwoka 7 months ago
Ongoing rains have proved us wrong on disaster response
Full transition for learners not reality for obvious reasons
The Constitution says every child has a right to free and compulsory education. Let that be a reality for all.
By Mike Nyagwoka 8 months ago
Full transition for learners not reality for obvious reasons
A little discipline, more concern will curb road crashes
As an accident victim, I shudder every time I hear of a road traffic accident. Accidents leave repercussions that last a lifetime.
By Mike Nyagwoka 8 months ago
A little discipline, more concern will curb road crashes
Why our beloved country is yet to attain its potential
For Kenya to take off, some things must happen. First, it has to be truly governed by the rule of law.
By Mike Nyagwoka 8 months ago
Why our beloved country is yet to attain its potential
Our doctors have genuine grievances state cannot ignore
It is not a cliche when we say a healthy nation is a wealthy nation.
By Mike Nyagwoka 9 months ago
Our doctors have genuine grievances state cannot ignore
Senate decision on Monda a reminder of law on conduct
Kenya is a country where public officials have gotten away with so much that the allegations against him sounded like child's play.
By Mike Nyagwoka 9 months ago
Senate decision on Monda a reminder of law on conduct
There is no logic in denying media public revenue
The decision by the government through the Ministry of ICT, to deny private electronic media government advertising is unfortunate.
By Mike Nyagwoka 9 months ago
There is no logic in denying media public revenue
Wastage of food is a huge contributor to climate change
The amount of food produced but never eaten could feed over two billion people, a majority in developing countries.
By Mike Nyagwoka 9 months ago
Wastage of food is a huge contributor to climate change
Nadco report, a betrayal of poll protest victims
The National Dialogue Committee report that was formally adopted in Parliament this week does not reflect its foundations nor activities that led to its formation.
By Mike Nyagwoka 9 months ago
Nadco report, a betrayal of poll protest victims
To fit into Raila's shoes, you must be highly disruptive
Following Raila Odinga's possible ascendancy to the African Union Commission chairmanship, the matter of his succession in politics must be on the table.
By Mike Nyagwoka 10 months ago
To fit into Raila's shoes, you must be highly disruptive
Why the media won't be subdued by Kenya Kwanza
Ideally, the government must find an ally in free media with free-flowing revenue.
By Mike Nyagwoka 10 months ago
Why the media won't be subdued by Kenya Kwanza
PWDs laud new registration plan in their counties
The plight of persons with disabilities has been given its due attention through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, which has previously organised registration drives across the country.
By Mike Nyagwoka 10 months ago
PWDs laud new registration plan in their counties
Open exam result servers to believe the KNEC verdict?
From the complaints over 2023 KCSE results, it is clear that there is a problem that needs to be addressed urgently.
By Mike Nyagwoka 11 months ago
Open exam result servers to believe the KNEC verdict?
Let state not heckle the Judiciary, but allow due process
I wonder why state officers would heckle the Judiciary when most decisions tend to favour it eventually.
By Mike Nyagwoka 11 months ago
Let state not heckle the Judiciary, but allow due process
Issues that need to be addressed as schools reopen
The issue of uniforms has been a talking point for several years, with no commensurate action.
By Mike Nyagwoka 11 months ago
Issues that need to be addressed as schools reopen
DP Gachagua is leading the way on exercise, rest
Science has proven the importance of a little exercise here and there. People who exercise and rest live more productive lives.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
DP Gachagua is leading the way on exercise, rest
Why we should do more for road accident victims
According to WHO, accidents are the greatest cause of death among people aged 5-29. Many survivors are in that age group too. In Kenya, most deaths occur to people between 20 and 44.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Why we should do more for road accident victims
Kenyans have a right to know fuel supply MoU
Kenyans want the government to make public the deal entered into by it to stabilise dollar process and fuel supply.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Kenyans have a right to know fuel supply MoU
Nyakang'o spills the beans on public and private corruption
Being the Controller of Budget, Dr Nyakang'o knows far much more than she can admit publicly. If the EACC is serious about fighting corruption, she should have an invite already.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Nyakang'o spills the beans on public and private corruption
Mr Nyoro, tell it to the birds, the economy is bad
Let Nyoro face Kenyans who despite having a payslip cannot afford two meals a day for themselves or their children.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Mr Nyoro, tell it to the birds, the economy is bad
Turkana leaders right to be angry, but not at Raila
The anger expressed by a section of Turkana leadership on Raila Odinga's visit on Friday was right but at the wrong person, wrong time, wrong place and on wrong issues.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Turkana leaders right to be angry, but not at Raila
Tourism docket is Mutua's place to shine and deliver
In Tourism, Alfred Mutua will be tasked with making Kenya an attractive place for touring and living for citizens of the world.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Tourism docket is Mutua's place to shine and deliver
Let us confront prevalence of single mothers
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta sounded the alarm in 2019. He noted with concern the huge leap of the number of single mothers from 25.1 per cent in 2009 to 38.2 in 2019.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Let us confront prevalence of single mothers
Why the President may find it harder to crack the whip
Why would the President choose former CS Mohammed Adan to accompany him on crucial trade and investment meetings when he has Moses Kuria as his substantive CS?
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Why the President may find it harder to crack the whip
Why the president must rethink his shilling strategy
If the government-to-government oil deal entered into by the Government early in the year were to work according to plan, Kenyans would have been relieved from the high cost of imports.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Why the president must rethink his shilling strategy
Why do we have some laws that we don't want?
There are a number of sections of law that should be scrapped for being cosmetic appendages to our legal framework.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Why do we have some laws that we don't want?
Deposed Gabon's leadership is what Africa doesn't need
There is danger to turn our anger and wrath at Gabonese officials, Bongo family and their bags of money and forget that the forest is the same and it is the monkeys that are different.
By Mike Nyagwoka 1 year ago
Deposed Gabon's leadership is what Africa doesn't need
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