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Njahira Gitahi

US should avoid past mistakes during its foreign interventions

On Sunday, US forces conducted airstrikes in Somalia's Golis Mountains, targeting IS operatives. Trump announced that these precision strikes eliminated a senior IS attack planner.

US should avoid past mistakes during its foreign interventions

It is time for Africans to shed reliance on Western handouts

It is time for Africans to shed reliance on Western handouts

Time for US to go beyond false dichotomy of two-party system

Time for US to go beyond false dichotomy of two-party system

California's deadly wildfires reveal US's lopsided priorities

California's deadly wildfires reveal US's lopsided priorities

What it takes for a democratic states to become dictatorship

What does it take to turn a country’s leadership from democratic to dictatorial? Tell-tale signs that Kenya could be slipping to dictatorship.

What it takes for a democratic states to become dictatorship

Our liberation struggles clash with intolerance and prejudice

As 2024 comes to a close, it will go down in history as a year worth remembering for both joyful and mournful reasons. On the one hand, the endless cases of femicide and police brutality.

Our liberation struggles clash with intolerance and prejudice

Dispersing anti-femicide protest suggests that State backs GBV

The women who marched in Kenya were not merely protesting against femicide but were challenging a broader system of oppression that devalues their lives.

Dispersing anti-femicide protest suggests that State backs GBV

Stop blatant exploitation of Kenyans by tech companies

Artificial intelligence (AI) is celebrated as a transformative technology with the potential to revolutionise industries, enhance productivity, and address global challenges.

Stop blatant exploitation of Kenyans by tech companies

How poverty puts women at the risk of abuse and death

We are currently in the middle of the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. This year’s theme is, 'Every 11 Minutes, one woman is killed' and 'Unite to end Violence against Women'.

By 2 months ago

How poverty puts women at the risk of abuse and death

What should be done to turn COP29 discussions into action

The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, concluded last weekend with a mix of optimism and frustration.

By 2 months ago

What should be done to turn COP29 discussions into action

Chidimma Adetshina's win reveals ugly face of xenophobia in Africa

The announcement of her shortlisting raised eyebrows when South Africans noticed that her name was not only foreign but specifically Nigerian.

By 2 months ago

Chidimma Adetshina's win reveals ugly face of xenophobia in Africa

Why Trump triumphed over the Democratic candidate with ease

The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States for a second time this past week came as a surprise to many who supported the liberal policies of Kamala Harris.

By 2 months ago

Why Trump triumphed over the Democratic candidate with ease

Femicide: Why telling women to be more vigilant is not helpful

It is patronising to tell women who are at risk of harm to be more vigilant, when all women know is vigilance, and when the greatest threat to them exists within the walls of their own homes.

By 3 months ago

Femicide: Why telling women to be more vigilant is not helpful

It'll be easy for lawmakers to pass bad Bills after DP's impeachment

MPs who otherwise are nowhere to be found when important Bills need to be discussed, showed up in droves at the crack of dawn to ensure that Rigathi Gachagua was impeached.

By 3 months ago

It'll be easy for lawmakers to pass bad Bills after DP's impeachment

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 4 months 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

President Ruto, during his trip to Germany last week, secured a deal that would allow skilled and semi-skilled Kenyans to move to Germany for work

By 4 months ago

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

Truth and propaganda around William Ruto's tour of Nyanza

If the Luo nation was so powerful as to clinch a Presidency three years in the future simply by showing up in one place, then Raila would have been President of this great nation over a decade ago.

By 5 months ago

Truth and propaganda around William Ruto's tour of Nyanza

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

Thanks to the temporary quashing of the movement for liberation, occasioned by the unification of government and opposition, it feels as though there is little recourse for action or improvement.

By 5 months ago

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

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 5 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 5 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 6 months ago

Stand in solidarity with taxi drivers against exploitation

What it takes for a democratic states to become dictatorship

What does it take to turn a country’s leadership from democratic to dictatorial? Tell-tale signs that Kenya could be slipping to dictatorship.

What it takes for a democratic states to become dictatorship

Our liberation struggles clash with intolerance and prejudice

As 2024 comes to a close, it will go down in history as a year worth remembering for both joyful and mournful reasons. On the one hand, the endless cases of femicide and police brutality.

Our liberation struggles clash with intolerance and prejudice

Dispersing anti-femicide protest suggests that State backs GBV

The women who marched in Kenya were not merely protesting against femicide but were challenging a broader system of oppression that devalues their lives.

Dispersing anti-femicide protest suggests that State backs GBV

Stop blatant exploitation of Kenyans by tech companies

Artificial intelligence (AI) is celebrated as a transformative technology with the potential to revolutionise industries, enhance productivity, and address global challenges.

Stop blatant exploitation of Kenyans by tech companies

How poverty puts women at the risk of abuse and death

We are currently in the middle of the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. This year’s theme is, 'Every 11 Minutes, one woman is killed' and 'Unite to end Violence against Women'.

By 2 months ago

How poverty puts women at the risk of abuse and death

What should be done to turn COP29 discussions into action

The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, concluded last weekend with a mix of optimism and frustration.

By 2 months ago

What should be done to turn COP29 discussions into action

Chidimma Adetshina's win reveals ugly face of xenophobia in Africa

The announcement of her shortlisting raised eyebrows when South Africans noticed that her name was not only foreign but specifically Nigerian.

By 2 months ago

Chidimma Adetshina's win reveals ugly face of xenophobia in Africa

Why Trump triumphed over the Democratic candidate with ease

The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States for a second time this past week came as a surprise to many who supported the liberal policies of Kamala Harris.

By 2 months ago

Why Trump triumphed over the Democratic candidate with ease

Femicide: Why telling women to be more vigilant is not helpful

It is patronising to tell women who are at risk of harm to be more vigilant, when all women know is vigilance, and when the greatest threat to them exists within the walls of their own homes.

By 3 months ago

Femicide: Why telling women to be more vigilant is not helpful

It'll be easy for lawmakers to pass bad Bills after DP's impeachment

MPs who otherwise are nowhere to be found when important Bills need to be discussed, showed up in droves at the crack of dawn to ensure that Rigathi Gachagua was impeached.

By 3 months ago

It'll be easy for lawmakers to pass bad Bills after DP's impeachment

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 4 months 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

President Ruto, during his trip to Germany last week, secured a deal that would allow skilled and semi-skilled Kenyans to move to Germany for work

By 4 months ago

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

Truth and propaganda around William Ruto's tour of Nyanza

If the Luo nation was so powerful as to clinch a Presidency three years in the future simply by showing up in one place, then Raila would have been President of this great nation over a decade ago.

By 5 months ago

Truth and propaganda around William Ruto's tour of Nyanza

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

Thanks to the temporary quashing of the movement for liberation, occasioned by the unification of government and opposition, it feels as though there is little recourse for action or improvement.

By 5 months ago

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

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 5 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 5 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 6 months ago

Stand in solidarity with taxi drivers against exploitation

What it takes for a democratic states to become dictatorship

What does it take to turn a country’s leadership from democratic to dictatorial? Tell-tale signs that Kenya could be slipping to dictatorship.

What it takes for a democratic states to become dictatorship

Our liberation struggles clash with intolerance and prejudice

As 2024 comes to a close, it will go down in history as a year worth remembering for both joyful and mournful reasons. On the one hand, the endless cases of femicide and police brutality.

Our liberation struggles clash with intolerance and prejudice

Dispersing anti-femicide protest suggests that State backs GBV

The women who marched in Kenya were not merely protesting against femicide but were challenging a broader system of oppression that devalues their lives.

Dispersing anti-femicide protest suggests that State backs GBV

Stop blatant exploitation of Kenyans by tech companies

Artificial intelligence (AI) is celebrated as a transformative technology with the potential to revolutionise industries, enhance productivity, and address global challenges.

Stop blatant exploitation of Kenyans by tech companies

How poverty puts women at the risk of abuse and death

We are currently in the middle of the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. This year’s theme is, 'Every 11 Minutes, one woman is killed' and 'Unite to end Violence against Women'.

By 2 months ago

How poverty puts women at the risk of abuse and death

What should be done to turn COP29 discussions into action

The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, concluded last weekend with a mix of optimism and frustration.

By 2 months ago

What should be done to turn COP29 discussions into action

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