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Why Gen Z shift from the streets to ballots signals real political change
Gen Z in Kenya is one such movement.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Why Gen Z shift from the streets to ballots signals real political change
A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could
When leaders at the highest level describe opponents using crude references—especially to body parts—and offer no apology, something fundamental shifts.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could
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Nancy Gathungu: The lone prophet with the ledger holding State to account
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu delivers impactful reports through numbers and data, quietly shaking the nation without speeches or fanfare.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Nancy Gathungu: The lone prophet with the ledger holding State to account
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Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
As political power shifts, questions arise over whether morality and ethics can keep pace, especially when ousted party members are expected to vanish from the scene.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
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Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent with a solemn call to repentance and reflection, symbolised by the tracing of ash and the reminder of human mortality.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds
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Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy
Leaders must prioritise love and moral integrity over projects to build a lasting legacy and inspire true societal progress.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy
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Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative
Christian leadership, the author argues, must be central and formative rather than a marginal “alternative” that merely coexists with dominant cultural norms.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative
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Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama
Truth be told, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro embodies the skill and spirit of the leader Kenyans nationwide are thirsting for.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama
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Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life
A society that belittles medicine belittles life itself, and a faith that demonises science misunderstands the God who gives knowledge, wisdom, insight, and steady hands.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life
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Why Gen Z shift from the streets to ballots signals real political change
Gen Z in Kenya is one such movement.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Why Gen Z shift from the streets to ballots signals real political change
A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could
When leaders at the highest level describe opponents using crude references—especially to body parts—and offer no apology, something fundamental shifts.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could
Premium
Nancy Gathungu: The lone prophet with the ledger holding State to account
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu delivers impactful reports through numbers and data, quietly shaking the nation without speeches or fanfare.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Nancy Gathungu: The lone prophet with the ledger holding State to account
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Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
As political power shifts, questions arise over whether morality and ethics can keep pace, especially when ousted party members are expected to vanish from the scene.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
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Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent with a solemn call to repentance and reflection, symbolised by the tracing of ash and the reminder of human mortality.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds
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Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy
Leaders must prioritise love and moral integrity over projects to build a lasting legacy and inspire true societal progress.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy
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Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative
Christian leadership, the author argues, must be central and formative rather than a marginal “alternative” that merely coexists with dominant cultural norms.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative
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Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama
Truth be told, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro embodies the skill and spirit of the leader Kenyans nationwide are thirsting for.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama
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Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life
A society that belittles medicine belittles life itself, and a faith that demonises science misunderstands the God who gives knowledge, wisdom, insight, and steady hands.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life
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Why Gen Z shift from the streets to ballots signals real political change
Gen Z in Kenya is one such movement.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Why Gen Z shift from the streets to ballots signals real political change
A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could
When leaders at the highest level describe opponents using crude references—especially to body parts—and offer no apology, something fundamental shifts.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could
Premium
Nancy Gathungu: The lone prophet with the ledger holding State to account
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu delivers impactful reports through numbers and data, quietly shaking the nation without speeches or fanfare.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Nancy Gathungu: The lone prophet with the ledger holding State to account
Premium
Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
As political power shifts, questions arise over whether morality and ethics can keep pace, especially when ousted party members are expected to vanish from the scene.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
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Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent with a solemn call to repentance and reflection, symbolised by the tracing of ash and the reminder of human mortality.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds
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Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy
Leaders must prioritise love and moral integrity over projects to build a lasting legacy and inspire true societal progress.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy
Premium
Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative
Christian leadership, the author argues, must be central and formative rather than a marginal “alternative” that merely coexists with dominant cultural norms.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative
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Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama
Truth be told, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro embodies the skill and spirit of the leader Kenyans nationwide are thirsting for.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama
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Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life
A society that belittles medicine belittles life itself, and a faith that demonises science misunderstands the God who gives knowledge, wisdom, insight, and steady hands.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life
Premium
Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
As political power shifts, questions arise over whether morality and ethics can keep pace, especially when ousted party members are expected to vanish from the scene.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
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Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent with a solemn call to repentance and reflection, symbolised by the tracing of ash and the reminder of human mortality.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Ash consciousness: When leaders forget they are dust, nation bleeds
Premium
Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy
Leaders must prioritise love and moral integrity over projects to build a lasting legacy and inspire true societal progress.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Beyond projects: Why leaders must choose love to build lasting legacy
Premium
Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative
Christian leadership, the author argues, must be central and formative rather than a marginal "alternative" that merely coexists with dominant cultural norms.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Christian leadership is not optional, the church cannot be alternative
Premium
Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama
Truth be told, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro embodies the skill and spirit of the leader Kenyans nationwide are thirsting for.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Ndindism shows calm, competent leadership can beat political drama
Premium
Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life
A society that belittles medicine belittles life itself, and a faith that demonises science misunderstands the God who gives knowledge, wisdom, insight, and steady hands.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Why faith and science must stand together to heal and advance life
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Why the church must reclaim its moral voice from political power
Priests are human. Their clay nature will surface, robes notwithstanding.
By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago
Why the church must reclaim its moral voice from political power
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Why Kenya needs a spiritual, intellectual think tank
If the Church remains intellectually unarmed, it will have nothing meaningful to offer a public that has already moved beyond cliches.
By Rev Edward Buri 8 months ago
Why Kenya needs a spiritual, intellectual think tank
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To heal country's wounds, we must trade tribal loyalty with integrity
Time has come to rebuild not only our roads and bridges, but our souls - to reconstruct the inner highways of honesty, humility and hope.
By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago
To heal country's wounds, we must trade tribal loyalty with integrity
Life and death teach us to build what truly matters beyond a fleeting world
Burying Raila Odinga was definitely not part of the broad-based plan. They had brighter ideas that did not include this dark reality.
By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago
Life and death teach us to build what truly matters beyond a fleeting world
When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again
To form new voters, the Church must first renew the mind, sanctify the conscience and model integrity - for people vote the culture they see.
By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago
When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again
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Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters
Survival in Kenya doesn't come from podiums. It's chamas, families, and small support circles that carry us through. That is where our energy should go.
By Rev Edward Buri 9 months ago
Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters
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Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment
Kenyan-style politicians are barriers, not gateways, to the nation's creatives. They dream only for themselves, spinning the real dreams of ordinary Kenyans in circles.
By Rev Edward Buri 10 months ago
Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment
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