Tag: Headline|Public Square
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Raila Odinga’s Mass Miscalculation?
Our history shows that mass action works where there is a generalised belief that the target is engaging in manifest political and economic exclusion of the masses per se. This is extensively analysed in Musambayi Katumanga’s paper on the foremost mass action movement of the 1990s the National Convention Executive Council. In summary, we as…
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It Tolls For Thee…
A month ago, after a trial that lasted six years, the High Court of Kenya sentenced four police officers to death and long prison terms for the brutal torture and killing of human rights lawyer Willy Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda, and their taxi driver Joseph Muiruri. In June 2017, during a memorial service held…
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The Anatomy of an Anxious mind
I am a Time Traveler. I live in the nebulous space between today and tomorrow; somewhere between this second and the next. I see the future laid out before me during every waking moment. All the endless possibilities compete for my attention and I, a mathematician by default, continually calculate my odds. Anxiety disorder is…
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Freedom For All, Including The LGBTQ+
It is with some trepidation that I share my views on the hot-button issue du jour of the Supreme Court decision which recognized the rights of association of the LGBTQ+ community in Kenya. In April 2012, Eric Gitari, a lawyer and human rights activist wanted to establish a non-governmental organisation (NGO), and as required by…