What Kenya can learn from France when politics leads to death

For instance, unlike France, where the incumbent Emmanuel Macron is serving his second and final term, Kenya’s William Ruto will be defending his seat.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Court ruling on rice importation and the separation of powers dilemma

Recently, the High Court delivered a ruling, directing the government to purchase all locally produced rice before resorting to importation.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well

The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National Assembly expected to resume next week on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Give serious attention to the mess in education sector

From the confusion surrounding placement to the challenge of students unable to afford the various schools they have been admitted to, the chaos in the basic education sector remains on full display.

By Alex Ogutu 4 months ago

For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out

Borrowing from Raila, it is possible to strike a middle ground consensus in the immediate term for the party to project the much-needed unity for its potency ahead of the 2027 elections.

By Alex Ogutu 4 months ago

What Kenya can learn from France when politics leads to death

For instance, unlike France, where the incumbent Emmanuel Macron is serving his second and final term, Kenya’s William Ruto will be defending his seat.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Court ruling on rice importation and the separation of powers dilemma

Recently, the High Court delivered a ruling, directing the government to purchase all locally produced rice before resorting to importation.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well

The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National Assembly expected to resume next week on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Give serious attention to the mess in education sector

From the confusion surrounding placement to the challenge of students unable to afford the various schools they have been admitted to, the chaos in the basic education sector remains on full display.

By Alex Ogutu 4 months ago

For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out

Borrowing from Raila, it is possible to strike a middle ground consensus in the immediate term for the party to project the much-needed unity for its potency ahead of the 2027 elections.

By Alex Ogutu 4 months ago

What Kenya can learn from France when politics leads to death

For instance, unlike France, where the incumbent Emmanuel Macron is serving his second and final term, Kenya’s William Ruto will be defending his seat.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Court ruling on rice importation and the separation of powers dilemma

Recently, the High Court delivered a ruling, directing the government to purchase all locally produced rice before resorting to importation.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well

The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National Assembly expected to resume next week on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Give serious attention to the mess in education sector

From the confusion surrounding placement to the challenge of students unable to afford the various schools they have been admitted to, the chaos in the basic education sector remains on full display.

By Alex Ogutu 4 months ago

For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out

Borrowing from Raila, it is possible to strike a middle ground consensus in the immediate term for the party to project the much-needed unity for its potency ahead of the 2027 elections.

By Alex Ogutu 4 months ago

Court ruling on rice importation and the separation of powers dilemma

Recently, the High Court delivered a ruling, directing the government to purchase all locally produced rice before resorting to importation.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well

The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National Assembly expected to resume next week on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

By Alex Ogutu 3 months ago

Give serious attention to the mess in education sector

From the confusion surrounding placement to the challenge of students unable to afford the various schools they have been admitted to, the chaos in the basic education sector remains on full display.

By Alex Ogutu 4 months ago

For crisis in ODM to end, Oburu must shape up or ship out

Borrowing from Raila, it is possible to strike a middle ground consensus in the immediate term for the party to project the much-needed unity for its potency ahead of the 2027 elections.

By Alex Ogutu 4 months ago

Senate constitutional amendment Bill deserves Kenyans' support

The Senate has made a raft of proposals, which if passed, would engender a semblance of dignity to the bicameral legislature.

By Alex Ogutu 9 months ago

Albert Ojwang's death: Kenya is experiencing a George Floyd moment

The case of Albert Ojwang evinces a unity of purpose fit enough to shake the entrenched impunity out of its debilitating complacency.

By Alex Ogutu 11 months ago

Ruto's China state visit and the trouble with Kenya's foreign policy

The hard shifts in Ruto's foreign policy orientation point to his trouble navigating Kenya in a multi-polar world.

By Alex Ogutu 1 year ago

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Malala is right to radicalise children against bad governance

The play 'Echoes of war' by Butere Girls High School was rudely disrupted as unexpected layer of drama arrested the nation's attention but it was real and serious.

By Alex Ogutu 1 year ago

Why you should not take new handshake with a lot of seriousness

After a lengthy period of vacillation, Raila Odinga finally cast his lots with President William Ruto.

By Alex Ogutu 1 year ago

MPs, don't allow Ruto to meddle with Parliament's independence

The President continues to play an outsized role, over and above the bounds defined in the country's laws.

By Alex Ogutu 2 years ago

Kenya's Foreign Policy: Strategy shift or an impulsive conduct gone rogue?

Since assuming office, President Ruto's foreign policy conduct appears to have assumed a more partisan and confrontational posture. Examples abound to bear out this assertion.

By Alex Ogutu 2 years ago