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Kidi Mwaga

Situation 'on the ground' is not as rosy as government paints it

The unemployment rate has skyrocketed and with it the provision of socio-economic rights is envisaged in article 43 of the Constitution.

Situation 'on the ground' is not as rosy as government paints it

Why broad-based government is yet to inspire hope in Kenyans

Why broad-based government is yet to inspire hope in Kenyans

Online caricatures are nothing but a cry for help by youths

Online caricatures are nothing but a cry for help by youths

Ongoing brutalisation of young people sure recipe for anarchy

Ongoing brutalisation of young people sure recipe for anarchy

Kenya Kwanza failures led to Raila-Ruto handshake

The man in the house on the hill, I must admit, is a consummate politician, but whose tenure at the top has been marked with a darker version of all the sins he accused his opponents of.

Kenya Kwanza failures led to Raila-Ruto handshake

There is little for Kenyans to celebrate under Kenya Kwanza government

For instance, there is an attempt to suggest that we have finally fixed the problems in the agriculture sector ostensibly because there was a purported fertiliser subsidy programme.

There is little for Kenyans to celebrate under Kenya Kwanza government

Raila never betrayed Gen Zs; he saved Kenya at a critical moment

At the office of Prime Minister, we had the conception of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport, whose potential in opening the northern corridor remains unmatched.

Raila never betrayed Gen Zs; he saved Kenya at a critical moment

We'll never keep quiet until Ruto government does the right thing

It is therefore very disingenuous when the political class try to marry politics and religion whenever they want to mischievously claim the high moral ground.

We'll never keep quiet until Ruto government does the right thing

Spare no effort to end sexual and gender-based violence

Kenya, has always demonstrated willingness to give women and girls an equal opportunity which are geared towards rallying the international community towards a gender-inclusive world.

By 2 months ago

Spare no effort to end sexual and gender-based violence

Government's attempt to stifle contrary opinion deplorable

Kenya Kwanza and her allies directed a series of epithets directed at Bishop Anthony Muheria specifically and the body of Christ generally.

By 2 months ago

Government's attempt to stifle contrary opinion deplorable

This how Kenya can redesign its flawed electoral system

The street protests of 2023 and the attendant loss of lives were an indictment of our electoral system and our political institutions for their failure to guarantee credible elections.

By 2 months ago

This how Kenya can redesign its flawed electoral system

With two PhD holders at the helm, let's reset our priorities

With two PhD holders at the helm, with humility and political dexterity, we can commence a journey of national renewal.

By 3 months ago

With two PhD holders at the helm, let's reset our priorities

Open letter to Police IG Douglas Kanja

As our ally and friend, we the young people suggest that you point it out to your political superiors that high unemployment rates will always manifest in high crime rates.

By 3 months ago

Open letter to Police IG Douglas Kanja

The broad-based government didn't raise Kenya Kwanza popularity

Kenya Kwanza has proven to be a government by blunder. They carefully turned the impeachment of the deputy president into a fully-fledged reality TV show.

By 3 months ago

The broad-based government didn't raise Kenya Kwanza popularity

Kenya is headed in the wrong direction; let's stop the descent

As a country, we are ripe for a 'viable alternative revolution'. That revolution must stop government programmes that take from the needy and give to the greedy.

By 3 months ago

Kenya is headed in the wrong direction; let's stop the descent

Do whatever you want with DP but please don't divide Kenyans

Whether UDA wants to carve Gachagua as a sacrifice unto the political gods or to carve him as a carcass for the political hounds, the people must reject attempts to drawn into factional wars

By 4 months ago

Do whatever you want with DP but please don't divide Kenyans

Throw away the 'rotten egg' that is Gachagua's impeachment bid

If Kenya Kwanza wants to engage in political shadowboxing, it will be their loss. More than ever, it should focus on humane and sensitive policy interventions.

By 4 months ago

Throw away the 'rotten egg' that is Gachagua's impeachment bid

Nyanza must think long and hard before settling on a political suitor

With Kalonzo Musyoka and his Kamba constituency drifting towards the Gema elites, will the Luos dash headlong into the bosom of William Ruto?

By 4 months ago

Nyanza must think long and hard before settling on a political suitor

As woes pile up, don't forget that Kenya's fate lies in our hands

The US trip and the Finance Bill will be remembered for how they made the country snap into wakefulness

By 4 months ago

As woes pile up, don't forget that Kenya's fate lies in our hands

Open letter to African heads of state on Raila's AUC candidacy

This is a window of opportunity that, as a continent, we must seize to be able to navigate the turbulent waters of geopolitical leadership.

By 5 months ago

Open letter to African heads of state on Raila's AUC candidacy

Broad-based cabinet must bridge wide rifts in the country

The first business in the new cabinet’s order paper is, in the words of the prophet Isaiah; to bind up the broken heart of the nation.

By 5 months ago

Broad-based cabinet must bridge wide rifts in the country

We must now organise around superior, common-sense ideas

Lives and families have been destroyed by a government unwilling to pay for goods and services it consumed.

By 6 months ago

We must now organise around superior, common-sense ideas

Kenya Kwanza failures led to Raila-Ruto handshake

The man in the house on the hill, I must admit, is a consummate politician, but whose tenure at the top has been marked with a darker version of all the sins he accused his opponents of.

Kenya Kwanza failures led to Raila-Ruto handshake

There is little for Kenyans to celebrate under Kenya Kwanza government

For instance, there is an attempt to suggest that we have finally fixed the problems in the agriculture sector ostensibly because there was a purported fertiliser subsidy programme.

There is little for Kenyans to celebrate under Kenya Kwanza government

Raila never betrayed Gen Zs; he saved Kenya at a critical moment

At the office of Prime Minister, we had the conception of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport, whose potential in opening the northern corridor remains unmatched.

Raila never betrayed Gen Zs; he saved Kenya at a critical moment

We'll never keep quiet until Ruto government does the right thing

It is therefore very disingenuous when the political class try to marry politics and religion whenever they want to mischievously claim the high moral ground.

We'll never keep quiet until Ruto government does the right thing

Spare no effort to end sexual and gender-based violence

Kenya, has always demonstrated willingness to give women and girls an equal opportunity which are geared towards rallying the international community towards a gender-inclusive world.

By 2 months ago

Spare no effort to end sexual and gender-based violence

Government's attempt to stifle contrary opinion deplorable

Kenya Kwanza and her allies directed a series of epithets directed at Bishop Anthony Muheria specifically and the body of Christ generally.

By 2 months ago

Government's attempt to stifle contrary opinion deplorable

This how Kenya can redesign its flawed electoral system

The street protests of 2023 and the attendant loss of lives were an indictment of our electoral system and our political institutions for their failure to guarantee credible elections.

By 2 months ago

This how Kenya can redesign its flawed electoral system

With two PhD holders at the helm, let's reset our priorities

With two PhD holders at the helm, with humility and political dexterity, we can commence a journey of national renewal.

By 3 months ago

With two PhD holders at the helm, let's reset our priorities

Open letter to Police IG Douglas Kanja

As our ally and friend, we the young people suggest that you point it out to your political superiors that high unemployment rates will always manifest in high crime rates.

By 3 months ago

Open letter to Police IG Douglas Kanja

The broad-based government didn't raise Kenya Kwanza popularity

Kenya Kwanza has proven to be a government by blunder. They carefully turned the impeachment of the deputy president into a fully-fledged reality TV show.

By 3 months ago

The broad-based government didn't raise Kenya Kwanza popularity

Kenya is headed in the wrong direction; let's stop the descent

As a country, we are ripe for a 'viable alternative revolution'. That revolution must stop government programmes that take from the needy and give to the greedy.

By 3 months ago

Kenya is headed in the wrong direction; let's stop the descent

Do whatever you want with DP but please don't divide Kenyans

Whether UDA wants to carve Gachagua as a sacrifice unto the political gods or to carve him as a carcass for the political hounds, the people must reject attempts to drawn into factional wars

By 4 months ago

Do whatever you want with DP but please don't divide Kenyans

Throw away the 'rotten egg' that is Gachagua's impeachment bid

If Kenya Kwanza wants to engage in political shadowboxing, it will be their loss. More than ever, it should focus on humane and sensitive policy interventions.

By 4 months ago

Throw away the 'rotten egg' that is Gachagua's impeachment bid

Nyanza must think long and hard before settling on a political suitor

With Kalonzo Musyoka and his Kamba constituency drifting towards the Gema elites, will the Luos dash headlong into the bosom of William Ruto?

By 4 months ago

Nyanza must think long and hard before settling on a political suitor

As woes pile up, don't forget that Kenya's fate lies in our hands

The US trip and the Finance Bill will be remembered for how they made the country snap into wakefulness

By 4 months ago

As woes pile up, don't forget that Kenya's fate lies in our hands

Open letter to African heads of state on Raila's AUC candidacy

This is a window of opportunity that, as a continent, we must seize to be able to navigate the turbulent waters of geopolitical leadership.

By 5 months ago

Open letter to African heads of state on Raila's AUC candidacy

Broad-based cabinet must bridge wide rifts in the country

The first business in the new cabinet’s order paper is, in the words of the prophet Isaiah; to bind up the broken heart of the nation.

By 5 months ago

Broad-based cabinet must bridge wide rifts in the country

We must now organise around superior, common-sense ideas

Lives and families have been destroyed by a government unwilling to pay for goods and services it consumed.

By 6 months ago

We must now organise around superior, common-sense ideas

Kenya Kwanza failures led to Raila-Ruto handshake

The man in the house on the hill, I must admit, is a consummate politician, but whose tenure at the top has been marked with a darker version of all the sins he accused his opponents of.

Kenya Kwanza failures led to Raila-Ruto handshake

There is little for Kenyans to celebrate under Kenya Kwanza government

For instance, there is an attempt to suggest that we have finally fixed the problems in the agriculture sector ostensibly because there was a purported fertiliser subsidy programme.

There is little for Kenyans to celebrate under Kenya Kwanza government

Raila never betrayed Gen Zs; he saved Kenya at a critical moment

At the office of Prime Minister, we had the conception of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport, whose potential in opening the northern corridor remains unmatched.

Raila never betrayed Gen Zs; he saved Kenya at a critical moment

We'll never keep quiet until Ruto government does the right thing

It is therefore very disingenuous when the political class try to marry politics and religion whenever they want to mischievously claim the high moral ground.

We'll never keep quiet until Ruto government does the right thing

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