By Gadi Turuthi This week, we remember the late Hilary Boniface Ng’weno — the great Kenyan journalist, editor, publisher, historian, author and broadcaster whose death was reported to the nation around this date in July 2021. Ng’weno passed away on 7 July 2021, but for many Kenyans, the news landed heavily on 8 July — […]

By the Idler-in-Chief This year, as in years gone by, Saba Saba arrived in Nyagenke carrying two matters of importance: democracy and Monene’s birthday. You already know that democracy is important, but do not forget that it came after Monene, and so once Monene, always Monene. What you may not know is that the collision […]

By Nyang’au Araka When Brian Nyambega died last month at a cancer hospital in Kisii, doctors, nurses, caregivers and even fellow patients joined his family and friends in weeping after they saw him breathe his last. For many healthcare workers, death is an unfortunate but familiar part of their profession, but Brian’s passing was different. […]

By Moses Oburu On Thursday, Siaya Governor James Orengo was out in the streets alongside demonstrators, carrying the Kenyan flag and standing shoulder to shoulder with citizens demanding accountability and justice. At a time when many leaders prefer the safety of boardrooms and carefully scripted statements, Orengo chose to be where the action was. It […]

Title: The Surgeon Who Married Maria and Other Stories Author: Joshua Nyang’au Araka Year: 2020 Genre: Short Stories Publisher: Toz Reviewer: Abigael Kibanga Joshua Nyang’au Araka’s The Surgeon Who Married Maria and Other Stories is a captivating collection of short stories that reflects African culture, traditional beliefs and everyday life experiences. The collection comprises stories […]

By Ishmael Ole Mati Moses Kuria’s political trajectory has evolved into one of the most fascinating barometers of the ongoing realignment within Central Kenya. Previously defined by his polarizing, high-octane rhetoric, Kuria is executing a complex transition. He is attempting to evolve from an aggressive regional gatekeeper into a nationalist technocrat and cosmopolitan urban strategist, […]

By Josiah Kariuki For many Kenyans, the recent wave of unrest sweeping through some of the country’s most prestigious schools is both disturbing and deeply symbolic. The reports emerging from Nyamira County, where students at Nyambaria Boys High School allegedly set ablaze a county-owned tractor and destroyed school property, come at a time when other […]

By Mandere Onyinkwa Kenya has stepped up its Ebola preparedness measures, with the Ministry of Health prioritizing the establishment of fully operational quarantine centres in high-risk areas to prevent any potential outbreak. Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said the government is determined to ensure quarantine facilities are available across the country, […]

By Shem Onderi The room has many other animals,Some visible, others too small to be seen.The room, too, can accommodate them all. But the elephant is huge—So big that nobody can fail to see it.Yet it can never be too big for the butcher;To the butcher, no animal defeats his knife. The seat in the […]

By Dr. Timothy Ombati Mokua School fires and violent strikes are rarely isolated acts of random indiscipline; they are the tragic, visible symptoms of deep-seated systemic failures within learning institutions. When students are subjected to environments marked by chronic hunger, severe congestion, poor sanitation, and emotional neglect, a volatile undercurrent of frustration builds continuously over […]