A rather depressing development after our recent change of government (and Parliament) was the scramble by political parties (to be precise Kenya Kwanza and Azimio) to control who was elected […]

Dear Mheshimiwa, Congratulations on your recent election. I hope you will find being an MP a worthwhile occupation, and that in five years’ time you will feel able to say […]

There are various bits of the Constitution that have received little attention. One is Article 7 clause (3). It says, “The State shall–– promote and protect the diversity of language […]

The strains between the current President and his Deputy have drawn much attention to the role of deputies. And perhaps it is in the light of this that both the […]

In the past it is clear that many societies – and by no means only in Africa – assume the role of women was to be wives and mothers, and […]

Freedom Corner in Uhuru Park memorializes the struggles of Kenyans for freedom, including during the 1950s. The Mau Mau memorial, paid for by the British government, recalls the period when […]

As we head towards August 9 elections, hate speech is liable to become a genuinely important issue, as recent headlines have shown. Here I want to raise a few questions […]

This piece appears on October 22 – 291 days before the election. But it feels as though the election is much closer. How exhausted – and for many people how […]