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Patrick Mureu

We are not out of the Covid woods yet

Never before has our own cooperation been as important as it is today in ensuring our country’s bright future

By Patrick Mureu 4 years ago

We are not out of the Covid woods yet

Objectively look at the third basis for revenue sharing

Objectively look at the third basis for revenue sharing

By Patrick Mureu 4 years ago

Why Ogoti’s ruling on bail application by NYS corruption suspects provides the hope Kenya needed

Why Ogoti’s ruling on bail application by NYS corruption suspects provides the hope Kenya needed

By Patrick Mureu 6 years ago

To slay the dragon of corruption, Judiciary has to play ball

To slay the dragon of corruption, Judiciary has to play ball

By Patrick Mureu 6 years ago

Judiciary, like Executive and Parliament, must keep country safe

And the Constitution gives guidelines on how and when we can donate the power and authority to those among us we deem fit.

By Patrick Mureu 6 years ago

Judiciary, like Executive and Parliament, must keep country safe

Rare moments when the much-maligned police outdid themselves

At a time when there’s a dearth of good deeds at the national stage, some events that seem normal in normal times inspire some reflections.

By Patrick Mureu 6 years ago

Rare moments when the much-maligned police outdid themselves

Judiciary, like Executive and Parliament, must play its role diligently

We, the people, are the owners of all authority and sovereignty.

By Patrick Mureu 6 years ago

Judiciary, like Executive and Parliament, must play its role diligently

With friends like Kalonzo, does Raila need any enemies?

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga finally made real his promise to swear himself in as “the people’s president” and, to his supporters

By Patrick Mureu 6 years ago

With friends like Kalonzo, does Raila need any enemies?

Ignore Raila oath fete; it’s a publicity stunt

NASA yet to tell the public what will follow beyond the much-publicised swearing-in

By Patrick Mureu 6 years ago

Ignore Raila oath fete; it’s a publicity stunt

As elections draw near, here’s why we could lose a country

We are living in a panic moment, with just more than a fortnight to the general election. While the political rhetoric is charged as in any other election, it is worth noting that there is a silent fear growing about the eventuality that will come with this election.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

As elections draw near, here’s why we could lose a country

Church, like social media, should be monitored by NCIC

With just under a month to the General Election, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission has its work cut out. This time, however, I am of the opinion that NCIC should keep a keen eye on the church, with worrying political undertones creeping onto the Pulpit.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

Church, like social media, should be monitored by NCIC

Ignoring signs of war is what causes one

Raila is not the person to retract his statements and say he was misquoted. In 2013, he coined the 'pombe-bangi' statement and life went on.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

Ignoring signs of war is what causes one

No, blame not the independents, but our ‘raw’ democracy

An American business magnate and former politician Henry Ross Perot made an allusion about how crude politics is.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

No, blame not the independents, but our ‘raw’ democracy

NASA’s 10 million votes narrative could prove fatal

In the past fortnight, the NASA brigade has set a juggernaut of a political narrative running, claiming they have 10 million votes out of the 19 million registered voters.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

NASA’s 10 million votes narrative could prove fatal

Kidero may be harder to beat than most people imagine

Peter Kenneth may have just been a pawn in a game of chess where Kidero was the real King.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

Kidero may be harder to beat than most people imagine

Kalonzo-Mudavadi ticket straight loss for Nasa coalition

The fact that Raila is perceived to be so hated in the aforementioned regions, that they’d rather elect a locust than him, is exactly what Kalonzo-Mudavadi lacks. The emotion directed at them is exactly what they elicit out of people: plain, flat and uninspiring.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

Kalonzo-Mudavadi ticket straight loss for Nasa coalition

NASA fast forgetting who their opponent is

Watching opposition politics in the past few months has exactly the same undertone. The clear picture here is that the Opposition has no idea who their opponent is any more.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

NASA fast forgetting who their opponent is

Journalists need critical thinking to raise level of political talk

Moreover, economics follows the unfolding consequences of decisions over time, not just what happens in stage one, which may indeed seem to fulfil the hopes that inspired the decisions. Within 50 days of Donald Trump assuming power in The United States, he had dared the media with his "fake news" rhetoric.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

Journalists need critical thinking to raise level of political talk

Opinion: NASA and its politics of great deception

Now consider the current NASA battle royale pitting Kalonzo Musyoka, Raila Odinga, Moses Wetang'ula, and Musalia Mudavadi.

By Patrick Mureu 7 years ago

Opinion: NASA and its politics of great deception

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