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Macharia Munene

How government blunders made Gachagua 'people's deputy president'

Few Kenyan politicians are as lucky as Rigathi Gachagua who is riding high on the populist wave despite having suffered the ignominy of impeachment.

How government blunders made Gachagua 'people's deputy president'

Trump's back and is already shaking and shocking America, the world

Trump's back and is already shaking and shocking America, the world

Gachagua and Natembeya's manoeuvres have scared Ruto camp

Gachagua and Natembeya's manoeuvres have scared Ruto camp

How Jimmy Carter laid the foundation for collapse of Soviet Union

How Jimmy Carter laid the foundation for collapse of Soviet Union

There was little to rejoice about as Kenyans shouted 'Happy New Year!'

President William Ruto started his presidency with a lot of promise only to watch it dissipate in two years mainly because of wrong policy directions

There was little to rejoice about as Kenyans shouted 'Happy New Year!'

Jesus' teachings and claims of Christian foundation

Jesus claimed to have come from God and, unlike other humans, knew exactly where he was before being conceived.

Jesus' teachings and claims of Christian foundation

Vulgar word that's now on everyone's lips, thanks to vaccine controversy

Among the policies that Kenyans are resisting is the alleged plan to vaccinate cattle because they produce methane gas when they fart.

Vulgar word that's now on everyone's lips, thanks to vaccine controversy

Will Uhuru reap personal benefits like Raila after Ichaweri meeting with Ruto?

Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto met at Uhuru’s Ichaweri home cum emerging headquarters, eliciting much curiosity. It surprised those incapable of reading signs on the political wall.

Will Uhuru reap personal benefits like Raila after Ichaweri meeting with Ruto?

Why AIPCA cannot reject Ruto's donations like the other churches

President William Ruto found himself in faith-related trouble after several religious groups castigated him for below expectation performance and purported ethical failures.

Why AIPCA cannot reject Ruto's donations like the other churches

Foreign Affairs ministry has made blunders but is doing well in this area

Kenya makes an effort to appear to be cyber literate and even boasts of a few achievements. Among them is M-Pesa that revolutionised money transactions to reach remote parts of the country.

By 2 months ago

Foreign Affairs ministry has made blunders but is doing well in this area

Cancellation of Adani's deals and the President's piling troubles

William Ruto, being president of an increasingly troubled country, is a troubled man watching the country sink into deeper troubles.

By 2 months ago

Cancellation of Adani's deals and the President's piling troubles

US envoy exits, praised by Ruto but censured by State critics

Meg Whitman’s tour of duty as US President Joe Biden’s ambassador to Kenya has ended after two years of active involvement in open Kenyan political affairs.

By 2 months ago

US envoy exits, praised by Ruto but censured by State critics

Why forgotten Mau Mau songs are resounding across the mountain

There is a sense of despair bordering on defiance, especially around Mountain Kenya, manifesting itself in songs and dances stressing the Mau Mau fighting spirit.

By 2 months ago

Why forgotten Mau Mau songs are resounding across the mountain

Ruto faces diplomatic shifts with Trump back in US presidency

President William Ruto’s government will need to take serious relook of its policies and how they might be affected by Trump’s attitude to Barack Obama’s 'home.‘

By 3 months ago

Ruto faces diplomatic shifts with Trump back in US presidency

Kalonzo has once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as Raila, Ruto disappoint

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka is beginning to look good as possible president mainly because President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga look hazardous.

By 3 months ago

Kalonzo has once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as Raila, Ruto disappoint

Mashujaa Day, Gachagua and Mau Maus' organised irrelevance

The sense of national unease was evident in the low-key 2024 Mashujaa Day celebrations in which the public failed to turn up to listen to officials speak about government achievements.

By 3 months ago

Mashujaa Day, Gachagua and Mau Maus' organised irrelevance

Gachagua's impeachment and convergence of Raila, Ruto interests

Gachagua and Raila are alike and yet so different that each stands out. Both like publicity, standing out in the crowd, being the focus of attention, and are very assertive.

By 3 months ago

Gachagua's impeachment and convergence of Raila, Ruto interests

Leaders of three countries met last week to plot how to contain Ethiopia

Leaders of Egypt, Somalia, and Eritrea met in Asmara, Eritrea, to discuss perceptions of security threats from Ethiopia.

By 3 months ago

Leaders of three countries met last week to plot how to contain Ethiopia

How China has managed to outsmart great powers on the global stage

Communist Chinese achieved their goal after roughly 25 years of struggle in October 1949 and made themselves such a force to reckon with that they became the envy of previously powerful countries

By 4 months ago

How China has managed to outsmart great powers on the global stage

Let not the fear of God be used to justify Israel's terror in Gaza

The genesis of this fear is rooted in European guilt of having persecuted Jews for centuries and culminating in the Hitler holocaust.

By 4 months ago

Let not the fear of God be used to justify Israel's terror in Gaza

Fear of God can't justify Israel's aggression in the Middle East

Israeli operators claim divine authority, allowing them to dominate a neighborhood aligned with Western beliefs, making questioning Israel akin to questioning God.

By 4 months ago

Fear of God can't justify Israel's aggression in the Middle East

Unpleasant realities in Kenya Kwanza hidden by Gachagua's impeachment

Gachagua's impeachment, including blaming him and other related political irrelevancies, serves to divert Kenyans from what might be wrong with the Kenya Kwanza administration.

By 4 months ago

Unpleasant realities in Kenya Kwanza hidden by Gachagua's impeachment

William Ruto's struggle for stability on the global stage amid domestic backlash

Ruto’s foreign policy often clashes due to shifting global dynamics, leading to confusion and instability. His efforts to engage with the West have been notable.

By 4 months ago

William Ruto's struggle for stability on the global stage amid domestic backlash

Petty political fights meant to divert public attention from serious issues

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah's unbecoming utterances are meant to divert public attention from serious problems afflicting the country.

By 4 months ago

Petty political fights meant to divert public attention from serious issues

Top officials behind the Adani deal don't have Kenya's interest at heart

The reported terms that Adani demanded angered the public so much that government officials went into defensive mode

By 4 months ago

Top officials behind the Adani deal don't have Kenya's interest at heart

Why DP Gachagua is his own worst enemy

Gachagua is disoriented partly because he reportedly advises himself. Claiming he is the best for the Mountain because he is DP, he lacks ability to gauge political reality.

By 4 months ago

Why DP Gachagua is his own worst enemy

What awaits Raila should he clinch top AU job

The AUC chairmanship is probably the next best thing to being ‘president’ for, despite lacking powers, the position is prestigious.

By 5 months ago

What awaits Raila should he clinch top AU job

Ruto-Raila pact leaves Gachagua, Azimio partners in political wilderness

Raila and his ODM party successfully played Azimio as Ruto played Kenya Kwanza, but Raila’s play on Azimio was a master stroke.

By 5 months ago

Ruto-Raila pact leaves Gachagua, Azimio partners in political wilderness

Why ruling class must solve Gen-Z grievances after 'containing' riots

Kenyans appeared docile and willing to tolerate abuse until Gen Z surprised complacent officials by bursting into the world demonstration scene.

By 5 months ago

Why ruling class must solve Gen-Z grievances after 'containing' riots

Undercurrents of public displeasure with the government are evident

With the Gen Z uprising defused, Ruto’s behaviour raises questions as to what he learned. While he and Gachagua are ‘happy’, the undercurrents of unhappiness abound.

By 5 months ago

Undercurrents of public displeasure with the government are evident

Raila Odinga's political power lies in his ability to turn weaknesses into strength

Raila contributed ODM men to Ruto’s ‘broad-based’ government and still insisted that the Gen Z agenda was his agenda because, he claimed, he had previously raised the same issues.

By 5 months ago

Raila Odinga's political power lies in his ability to turn weaknesses into strength

Policy and decision makers must understand our immediate needs

There is a need to redefine threats to Kenyan security to include, besides the various known domains, the threat of dependency and lack of critical thinking.

By 6 months ago

Policy and decision makers must understand our immediate needs

There was little to rejoice about as Kenyans shouted 'Happy New Year!'

President William Ruto started his presidency with a lot of promise only to watch it dissipate in two years mainly because of wrong policy directions

There was little to rejoice about as Kenyans shouted 'Happy New Year!'

Jesus' teachings and claims of Christian foundation

Jesus claimed to have come from God and, unlike other humans, knew exactly where he was before being conceived.

Jesus' teachings and claims of Christian foundation

Vulgar word that's now on everyone's lips, thanks to vaccine controversy

Among the policies that Kenyans are resisting is the alleged plan to vaccinate cattle because they produce methane gas when they fart.

Vulgar word that's now on everyone's lips, thanks to vaccine controversy

Will Uhuru reap personal benefits like Raila after Ichaweri meeting with Ruto?

Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto met at Uhuru’s Ichaweri home cum emerging headquarters, eliciting much curiosity. It surprised those incapable of reading signs on the political wall.

Will Uhuru reap personal benefits like Raila after Ichaweri meeting with Ruto?

Why AIPCA cannot reject Ruto's donations like the other churches

President William Ruto found himself in faith-related trouble after several religious groups castigated him for below expectation performance and purported ethical failures.

Why AIPCA cannot reject Ruto's donations like the other churches

Foreign Affairs ministry has made blunders but is doing well in this area

Kenya makes an effort to appear to be cyber literate and even boasts of a few achievements. Among them is M-Pesa that revolutionised money transactions to reach remote parts of the country.

By 2 months ago

Foreign Affairs ministry has made blunders but is doing well in this area

Cancellation of Adani's deals and the President's piling troubles

William Ruto, being president of an increasingly troubled country, is a troubled man watching the country sink into deeper troubles.

By 2 months ago

Cancellation of Adani's deals and the President's piling troubles

US envoy exits, praised by Ruto but censured by State critics

Meg Whitman’s tour of duty as US President Joe Biden’s ambassador to Kenya has ended after two years of active involvement in open Kenyan political affairs.

By 2 months ago

US envoy exits, praised by Ruto but censured by State critics

Why forgotten Mau Mau songs are resounding across the mountain

There is a sense of despair bordering on defiance, especially around Mountain Kenya, manifesting itself in songs and dances stressing the Mau Mau fighting spirit.

By 2 months ago

Why forgotten Mau Mau songs are resounding across the mountain

Ruto faces diplomatic shifts with Trump back in US presidency

President William Ruto’s government will need to take serious relook of its policies and how they might be affected by Trump’s attitude to Barack Obama’s 'home.‘

By 3 months ago

Ruto faces diplomatic shifts with Trump back in US presidency

Kalonzo has once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as Raila, Ruto disappoint

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka is beginning to look good as possible president mainly because President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga look hazardous.

By 3 months ago

Kalonzo has once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as Raila, Ruto disappoint

Mashujaa Day, Gachagua and Mau Maus' organised irrelevance

The sense of national unease was evident in the low-key 2024 Mashujaa Day celebrations in which the public failed to turn up to listen to officials speak about government achievements.

By 3 months ago

Mashujaa Day, Gachagua and Mau Maus' organised irrelevance

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