7 August 1998 is one of those days - and events - where one can be asked where they were when it happened, and more likely than not, the memory won’t be pleasant. Most were going about their day when …
Mr Vice President,
In contemporary Kenyan history, no one individual holds the record of being running-mate in as many elections as yourself, particularly in instances where you weren’t seeking ree…
Waziri,
When Raila Odinga named you as his running mate on 16 May 2022, Kenya and the world lit up because all indications were that with the election being Odinga’s to lose, you were a heartbeat a…
Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas For the things in anyone's head They are fighting to win material benefits To live better and in peaceTo see their lives g…
Daktari,
A country doesn’t encounter your lot often, intellectuals who move beyond theorising by folding their sleeves and stepping into the arena, not as politicians but as the politician’s mind (…
Mr Prime Cabinet Secretary,
For the longest time, you’ve been referred to as the gentleman of Kenyan politics, mostly because of your candour and demeanour. From the time you went into competitive …
Mr Deputy President,
Few people have had the singular honour you’ve been bestowed upon by the gods - you would say by God - of working closely with three individuals who at the time of your interac…
Mr President,
Forgive us for what we’re about to do. At a time such as this, when the voices of charlatans and court jesters flood the streets of your mind - as they would the mind of anyone sitting…
Today Kenya has woken up a burdened country, heaving with the weight of fear, anxious that depending on how the day unfolds, there will be Kenya as we knew it before Wednesday 19 July 2023, and there …
For a brief moment in 2003, my favourite musician, E-Sir, would come back from the dead. It had been a few months since the news had reached us through the smuggled Palito Scan radio sets we hid from …
