Will Ruto Divide or Unite Kenya?
What you need to know:Did Ruto contemplate the monopolisation and tribalisation of the presidency by two communities, Kalenjin and Kikuyu who have produced two and three presidents of Kenya...
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Kenyans gather at the the Moi International Sports Center Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 13, 2022 ahead of William Ruto inauguration ceremony. By Makau Professor at SUNNY...
View ArticleWhen African Presidents Are Treated Like Prefects
African leaders being transported on a coach provided by the United Kingdom government for the leaders attending the burial ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II lived and died large
What you need to know:Queen Elizabeth lived large, though on the backs of poor Britons who, however, never complained about it since her empire made them richer than they were supposed to deservedly be...
View ArticleFrom ‘God save Her Majesty the Queen’ to God save his Majesty the King’
From ‘God save Her Majesty the Queen’ to God save his Majesty the KingTHE United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, now has a new Monarch, His Majesty King Charles III. He becomes the third...
View ArticleLessons from Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
The death of queen Elizabeth II recently was received with mixed feelings globally. The queen’s an icon and anathema altogether, that’s loved and loathed in equal measures. It depends on who you are...
View ArticleWill Africa Learn from Ukraine Conflict on Food Security?
As per the Al Jazeera (11 April, 2022), the Ukraine conflict’s likely to adversely impact on African countries vis-a-vis food independence and security. I didn’t know that Africa still depends on a...
View ArticleFour imperatives for Africa’s renaissance
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses Presidents and delegates via a telecast during the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, on February 5, 2022. In its...
View ArticleKenya’s presidential election petitions: Some practical lessons in ‘democracy’
The word “democracy” has several meanings. In the context of this presentation, it is only used to mean “a system of governance in which all the people have a right to...
View ArticleWhen sorrow comes to heart
When you remember loveWhen your remember timeIf it did not workSorrow will come to the heart
View ArticleWhy’ve African Rulers Refused to Learn and Respect Themselves
Recent entombment of the late queen Elizabeth II at Windsor castle unveiled how colonial British empire mistreats/regards Africa. This is what we call coloniality in academia. Seriously, who’d believe...
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COLUMN : CURRENT AFFAIRS CORNERThe 14th day of October of every year is a scheduled public holiday, in honour of the Father of our nation, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere,...
View ArticleMuhoozi, a test tube Idi Amin?
By Makau Mutua Professor at SUNY Buffalo Law School and Chair of the KHRC.What you need to know:Perhaps Mr Museveni and his son are testing the new pretenders in Nairobi.Did Mr Museveni see in Mr Ruto...
View ArticleGuess Who's This Tweeting Berdiebrain?
Africa has all sort of namby-pamby stuff not to mention political gimmicks and hanky-panky. Many brutes can abuse power with impunity. Some allow even their offsprings to replicate the same as is the...
View ArticleWhy are coups returning to Africa?
The vehicle carrying Burkina Faso's new junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore leaves the General Sangoule Lamizana military camp in Ouagadougou on October 8, 2022, following the funerals of 27 soldiers...
View ArticleKwani dhambi ‘wanene’ kupanda daladala?
Baadhi ya marais wa Afrika akiwamo Samia Suluhu Hassan (wa tatu kulia) na William Ruto wa Kenya wakiwa katika basi la pamoja walipoenda kuhudhuria mazishi ya Malikia Elizabeth II yaliyofanyika London,...
View ArticleMEMORIES OF MWALIMU JULIUS NYERERE : ASPECTS OF HIS UNIQUE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.
This is a continuation of my October select presentations which are designed to commemorate the death, on 14th October, 1999. In last week’s presentation, we focused on...
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