By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha The recent directive by the Public Service Commission (PSC) requiring all senior civil servants in the ranks of directors and above to acquire a Master’s degree within two years or face dismissal has sparked a wave of justified concern and unease within the public service. While the desire to professionalize and […]

By Victor Bwire More than ever before, your online identity must be handled with the same seriousness as your offline identity, and by extension, your personal safety. Journalists and human rights activists are especially familiar with this reality. This has been evident, most recently, after the June 25, 2024, Gen Z demonstrations, where arrests of […]

By Nyakang’o O’Nyamota On June 10th, 2025, Albert Ojwang—a teacher, father, and outspoken blogger—was arrested in Nairobi for allegedly “defaming” Deputy Inspector General Eliud Kipkoech Lagat on social media. Two days later, he was dead. The police claim he hanged himself in custody with his jacket. But a postmortem revealed a far darker truth: blunt […]

By Chipanga Daniel Homes of the less.Dustbins suffocated in litter,popularising mosquito lounges.Insecurity takes cover,fear rents the sphere. Water bills trigger chaos,electricity seals the conflict.Tenants mumble for their rights,caretakers deaf to their cries. Hatred takes no sides.Sanitation succumbs to illness.Rent becomes a tug-of-war. Extra padlocks befriend the doors.Hammersmith comes knocking—doors swing open in defeat.Warning notes grin […]

By Nyakang’o O’Nyamota By Nyakang’o O’Nyamota Albert Ojwang, a young Kenyan man, lost his life under unclear circumstances while in police custody. His passing is not an isolated tragedy; rather, it reflects a troubling pattern of extrajudicial actions that have shaped Kenya’s history. Today, many Kenyans yearn for a nation governed by justice and accountability. […]

By Unknown I hope this letter finds you well— though I doubt it will. Today, I was meant to return. Chalk dust on my cuffs, a lesson plan in hand, a smile for my students. But I won’t be coming. Not sick. Not quitting. Just gone. I went home to Homa Bay, to greet my […]

By Nyakang’o O’Nyamota In the ancient world, rulers like Pharaoh and King Herod governed with absolute authority. Their paranoia was lethal. When Pharaoh feared the rise of a new generation among the Israelites, he ordered the mass murder of all Hebrew baby boys (Exodus 1:22). Herod, similarly, driven by fear of a prophetic king, commanded […]

By Nyakang’o O’Nyamota In recent months, the Kenya Kwanza regime has perfected a well-choreographed spectacle that masquerades as economic empowerment: the now-familiar “hustler engagements”—weekly political events in which wads of cash are handed out to groups in counties and constituencies, particularly in the informal sector. These flashy fundraisers, draped in the language of upliftment and […]

By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha American politics has long flirted with spectacle, but what we are witnessing now is no longer just political drama. It is theater in its most extravagant and unsettling form. Not even the dream-weavers of Hollywood could have scripted the current production headlining Donald Trump and Elon Musk. This is no ordinary […]

 By Silas Gisiora Nyanchwani Regarding cremation, the Kikuyus are miles ahead of other Kenyan native tribes. The list of famous and prominent Kikuyus who opted for cremation in the last 10 years grows long and longer every year. And those are the ones that we know. I think people from Western Kenya are more disappointed […]