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Njahira Gitahi

Mt Kenya's political 'soap opera' shouldn't make us to ignore key issues

Over the past months or so, the nation has sat back and watched Mount Kenya leaders wrangling amongst themselves over who should have true leadership of the region.

By Njahira Gitahi 1 month ago

Mt Kenya's political 'soap opera' shouldn't make us to ignore key issues

Create jobs for Kenyans who don't want to work abroad

Create jobs for Kenyans who don't want to work abroad

By Njahira Gitahi 2 months ago

Truth and propaganda around William Ruto's tour of Nyanza

Truth and propaganda around William Ruto's tour of Nyanza

By Njahira Gitahi 2 months ago

Use public funds in ways that take care of everyone's needs

Use public funds in ways that take care of everyone's needs

By Njahira Gitahi 2 months ago

KICD should mitigate harm by combing through curriculum

Perhaps it is true that the shift from the 8-4-4 system to CBC happened too fast, and without any proper rhyme and reason to it.

By Njahira Gitahi 3 months ago

KICD should mitigate harm by combing through curriculum

Attainment of gender parity in our leadership remains far cry

The third impeachment of Governor Kawira Mwangaza shines a light on the difficulty that Kenya will continue to face in seeking gender parity within its political ranks.

By Njahira Gitahi 3 months ago

Attainment of gender parity in our leadership remains far cry

Stand in solidarity with taxi drivers against exploitation

Uber has responded to the strikes not by listening to the demands of the drivers but instead by prioritising the users.

By Njahira Gitahi 3 months ago

Stand in solidarity with taxi drivers against exploitation

Party coalitions indicate lack of ideology in Kenyan democracy

This is not the first time that the opposition has been absorbed by the ruling power, and it speaks to a flaw in our democratic system.

By Njahira Gitahi 3 months ago

Party coalitions indicate lack of ideology in Kenyan democracy

Ruto must look beyond serving optics and go for complete overhaul

The representation of minoritised voices is important in pushing a country forward, and especially a developing democracy.

By Njahira Gitahi 3 months ago

Ruto must look beyond serving optics and go for complete overhaul

In times like these, Church must decide whom to stand with

It's time the church took a long hard look into its politics, as morals are political after all, and decide whom it stands with.

By Njahira Gitahi 4 months ago

In times like these, Church must decide whom to stand with

Of Generation Z protests and State officials' deflection tactics

Revolution is not a one-day event; it takes generations for incremental change to be made, and the youth cannot do it on their own.

By Njahira Gitahi 4 months ago

Of Generation Z protests and State officials' deflection tactics

Lawmakers' disregard of public views making Kenyans restless

Tuesday's protest is the inevitable result of Kenyans feeling unseen and unheard by both their elected leaders and the government at large.

By Njahira Gitahi 5 months ago

Lawmakers' disregard of public views making Kenyans restless

The dark side of Kenya's new 'major non-NATO ally' status

Kenya's new status as an MNNA, a first for a country in sub-Saharan Africa, will ensure that the United States and its allies protect their interests in the larger Eastern African region.

By Njahira Gitahi 5 months ago

The dark side of Kenya's new 'major non-NATO ally' status

Fear of US could have made ICC prosecutor less tough on Israel

In a show of great bravery, the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court announced last week its intentions to institute proceedings regarding the Israel-Palestine situation.

By Njahira Gitahi 5 months ago

Fear of US could have made ICC prosecutor less tough on Israel

Public participation is a charade but give your opinion on this Bill

Regardless of the potential of public participation being futile, Kenyans must nevertheless continue to publicly voice their displeasure for the sake of the historical record.

By Njahira Gitahi 6 months ago

Public participation is a charade but give your opinion on this Bill

Women would rather encounter bears instead of men in forests

The killing of women has wracked Kenya for several years, with a marked increase in 2024.

By Njahira Gitahi 6 months ago

Women would rather encounter bears instead of men in forests

ICC should prove critics wrong by dealing with Israel fearlessly

The ICC must also show honesty and bravery as it investigates the crimes being committed in Gaza.

By Njahira Gitahi 6 months ago

ICC should prove critics wrong by dealing with Israel fearlessly

County government out of order on Uhuru Park entry conditions

In spite of the reopening, Uhuru and Central parks remain as much in jeopardy as they have since their initial opening in 1969.

By Njahira Gitahi 6 months ago

County government out of order on Uhuru Park entry conditions

Rwanda genocide, Gaza killings and the hypocrisy of United States

The behaviour of the powers that be during the worst of genocide and the subsequent changing of tune down the line is what should concern us as world citizens.

By Njahira Gitahi 7 months ago

Rwanda genocide, Gaza killings and the hypocrisy of United States

As long as poverty is widespread, fight against graft will be in vain

There is no solving the problem of corruption without healing the economic conditions of the poorest.

By Njahira Gitahi 7 months ago

As long as poverty is widespread, fight against graft will be in vain

How colonialism prepared ground for Mount Kenya's alcohol disaster

Colonial powers would ensure that they set up a highly successful brewery business in the colony that would carry on the work of local intoxication.

By Njahira Gitahi 7 months ago

How colonialism prepared ground for Mount Kenya's alcohol disaster

Mandatory minimum sentencing is bad for perpetrators and victims

The High Court in 2022, basing its ruling on the famous Muruatetu case, declared that MMS are in fact unconstitutional.

By Njahira Gitahi 8 months ago

Mandatory minimum sentencing is bad for perpetrators and victims

Why farmers should focus less on commercial farming

Farming is encouraged as a source of income through planting crops that can be traded internationally, rather than as a source of food for subsistence.

By Njahira Gitahi 8 months ago

Why farmers should focus less on commercial farming

Not even Church is blameless over scourge of teen pregnancy

All sectors of Kenyan society are responsible for the increase in child and teenage pregnancy, which is more often than not a consequence of sexual assault.

By Njahira Gitahi 8 months ago

Not even Church is blameless over scourge of teen pregnancy

Police exist to protect interests of rich people against the poor

That Kenya is willing to volunteer its own forces to bring Haitians to heel shows a lack of solidarity against imperialism that can only continue to spell doom for the black diaspora.

By Njahira Gitahi 9 months ago

Police exist to protect interests of rich people against the poor

We need to change how we view mental illness and suicide

In Kenya, attempting suicide is considered a crime under law.

By Njahira Gitahi 9 months ago

We need to change how we view mental illness and suicide

International law seems biased against Third World countries

Is international law really cut out to address the interests of anyone that does not belong to the First World?

By Njahira Gitahi 9 months ago

International law seems biased against Third World countries

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