There is a bit of a tendency for people in government to think that governing means ordering people around. Have you ever read headlines or statements like these: “Senate Orders […]

The manufacturing sector is over-taxed and over-regulated, says the Kenya Association of Manufacturers. This is no surprise – business probably always feels over-taxed and over-regulated. But it is not necessarily […]

There have been a lot of criticisms of Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) being heavily involved in what we can only call “campaigning”. It is clear that much confusion exists, in the […]

Unlike the system for electing presidents here, when MPs, members of county assemblies and governors are being elected the winner does not have to achieve more than 50 per cent […]

People have complained that giving Kenyan passports to dubious non-Kenyans is a betrayal of trust and bad for Kenya’s international reputation. That is no doubt true, but I have been […]

Much in the 10-point agreement and in the National Dialogue Committee report seems good – even common sense. Much of it is basically “let’s follow the constitution.” The constitution should always be the guiding […]

This article, which makes points readers may have encountered before, is by way of preparing to send a paper to the Nadco committee in response to their public invitation to us all. […]

The Nancy Baraza-led Technical Working Group (TWG) on gender based violence (GBV) report finally appeared. A lot of work went into it, and it contains snapshots of the situations in […]