NCIC’s Tough Talk on Hate Speech Sets the Stage for a Critical Test of Kenya’s Democratic Maturity
Kenya’s long-standing struggle with divisive politics has once again taken center stage, with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) issuing a firm warning to political leaders accused of fueling…
Picketing is Lawful—But Politicized Demonstrations Risk Defiling the Sacred Memory of Gen Z Heroes
By Editorial Desk As Kenya marks the second anniversary of the June 25, 2024 Gen Z protests, a solemn national moment risks sliding into a familiar trap—political appropriation. What should…
Ebola, Sovereignty and Silence: Why Kenya’s Quarantine Debate Is Deeper Than It Appears
The Kenyan state rarely loses. It absorbs pressure, recalibrates, and proceeds. The proposed US-funded Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia is no exception—likely to be built, yet already costly in public…
EDITORIAL: Orengo’s Warning—and the Dangerous Habit of Turning Luos Against Luos
Siaya Governor James Orengo’s alarm following the violent ambush on the Homa Bay–Rodi Kopany highway should not be dismissed as political theatre. If anything, history suggests his fears are not…
Ruto–Raila Pact: Can Kenya’s Fragile Truce Hold?
The images from the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on March 7 will be etched in Kenya’s political memory: President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga — bitter rivals…
Blood on the Tarmac: Kisumu Crash, Father Pesa, and the Shadows of August
On the evening of August 8, 2025, the Kisumu–Kakamega Highway became the scene of another mass tragedy. A bus carrying mourners from AIC Naki Secondary School, returning from a burial…
If it Stinks, Wobbles and Looks Corrupt, it Must be Siaya
My attention has been drawn to yet another smouldering fiasco wrongly attributed to the County Government of Siaya. There are claims appearing on certain social media platforms that the County…