Road not taken: Sifuna has this unique ability to land a point so cleanly that it travels across tribes, classes, cities, villages, diaspora…
The message is not subtle. It is a national attempt to manage emotions. To bring the public back down to the safe, familiar posture Kenya has perfected: do not hope too hard. Hope makes you vulnerable. Here is the sobering truth although. In many homes, ambition is treated like a dangerous animal.
‘Mimi Ndio Sifuna’: How abortive ouster of ODM secretary general fuelled a situation that’s galvanised Kenyan youth against power wielders
You cannot discuss Sifuna without mentioning Raila Odinga. Love him or critique him, you cannot deny one thing: Baba has shaped a generation of political fighters. And he did not mentor cowards.
Romanticising fallacy that Luhyia and Luo of western Kenya are ‘genetically’ predestined to resist power
The argument that Luhyias and Luos are genetically predestined to resist power and is intellectually provocative, but it rests on a few assumptions that deserve serious interrogation. First, the framing that Molima (central Kenya) and Rift Valley or Kikuyus and Kalenjins are “trained to access power” while Luhyas and Luos...
Raila Odinga’s widow, Ida Odinga, reminds late prime minister’s elder brother he’s unwanted in ODM party
By quashing any rumours of leadership instability before the rally begins, Ida Odinga has ensured that the focus remains on the party’s populist agenda rather than internal friction.
How Uganda’s Machiavellian architecture gives way to ecocide, ethnocide and intellectual erosion
The management of Uganda’s education sector exemplifies a patronage-based, neo-patrimonial state. President Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s direct and familial oversight – with the first lady as minister of education and sport – symbolises the sector’s repurposing for political ends. This “Presidentialism in education” ensures personalist initiatives trump systemic planning.
How rhapsodic arts and social sciences instill fear in Uganda President Museveni who prefers imaginary dupes and dullards in natural sciences
The regime’s “commitment to science” is visible in targeted funding, presidential directives and the construction of specialised institutions, all while faculties of humanities and social sciences are starved of resources and morale.
How London court exposed Tatu City lie with warning: Never trust a ‘partner’ who cannot show you bank statement for their ‘deposit’
Well, tall lies are the fodder the on which Kenyan economy is runs. This encapsulates the manner in which some nondescript liars sucked a white New Zealander into a fictitious project that made headlines, casting Nairobi and its environs as a metropolis that was turning a corner and was finally embracing order and orderliness in the classical sense of humanity.
Rwandanisation of the Ugandan identity is a historical and ecological deconstruction
In a June 2025 address to the Abavandimwe community, President Yoweri Museveni invoked his authority under Article 99 of the Constitution to direct that individuals “verified by local authorities” be recognized as Ugandans and issued national documents, framing it as a constitutional right. He concurrently warned against “dual citizenship between Rwanda and Uganda,” highlighting the state’s acute concern over clear national allegiance.
It’s time US President Trump realised rules are not abstract ideals, but minimum guarantees of stability in a diverse world
For major countries, the true measure of responsibility lies not in how far they can test the boundaries of power, but in how consistently they subject it to rules. Respect for international law is what separates leadership from dominance, and order from coercion.
Intent vs process: How late PM Raila Odinga headed off apocalypse during 2024 Kenyan youth uprising
A fitting example of what would have befallen the Kenyan Gen Z played out in Tanzania during the October 29 presidential election. More than 3,000 Tanzanian youths that were agitating for regime change, democratic space, sanctity of life, social justice and freedom of expression, were mowed down by the country’s military and trigger-happy police.
