By Prof Olola Achieng Oneko Original title: The Raila I’ve Known Since Childhood Owadwa Wuod Nyalego (My brother, son of the daughter of Alego), when we spoke on the morning of your departure to India, you were upbeat and confident we would meet at a later date to continue with our usual engagements. I have […]

By KPC Reporter The late Raila Amolo Odinga has been posthumously awarded the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (First Class – Chief of the Order), the nation’s highest civilian honour. The award, conferred through a Special Issue of the Kenya Gazette dated 20th October 2025, was signed by President William Samoei Ruto in […]

By the Idler-in-Chief This column exists to make you laugh, but I do not expect laughter today because it would be the surest sign that one’s mind has lost sound. You see, the Nyagenkeans have unanimously agreed that death is stupid. Snatching Agwambo from the world? That’s not strategy but stupidity on a celestial scale. […]

By Wesa Sitati The nation has lost a great hinge of its recent history, and with him goes a voice that for decades kept the promise and the pain of Kenyan democracy alive. On the morning of 15 October 2025, in a quiet hospital far from the clamour of Nairobi, Raila Amolo Odinga’s long walk […]

By Nyang’au Araka When punda imechoka — the donkey is tired — Raila Odinga warned, the cart must stop. It was one of his most famous metaphors, delivered with the authority of a village sage and the wit of a street philosopher. The “donkey” was the ordinary Kenyan, overworked, underfed, and pushed to exhaustion by […]

By Dr Reuben Kigame “The years of our life are seventy, or eighty if we are strong; but they are filled with struggle and sorrow, for they quickly pass away.” (Psalm 90:10). I met him only a couple of times, mostly during funerals, and I wish the meeting that was being planned between us had […]

By Nyaboke Marube On the screen stands a man who defined resilience, who bled for Kenya’s democracy and gave his life to the people. May his legacy remind every leader that true power lies in service, not in position. We are crying, mourning and celebrating the life of a man who became known as Baba […]

A Tribute by Nyar Murima — Wangari Mwai The quiet waters ofNam Lolwe —They are no more.Only harsh waves of tears,They crush and hurtThe shores ofNam Lolwe. The winds in the waters ofNam LolweCan’t stop their roaring cry.The waves rise and runAcross the ever-dry sandy shores ofNam Lolwe. High waves rise in murmur,Rising and falling,All […]

By Victor Bwire The demise of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, though inevitable in the course of life, came at the least expected time. His sudden death marked the end of a political giant who, for over four decades, stood at the center of Kenya’s political journey and transformation, from opposition icon to prime minister, […]

By Victor Bwire The demise of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, though inevitable in the course of life, came at the least expected time. His sudden death marked the end of a political giant who, for over four decades, stood at the center of Kenya’s political journey and transformation, from opposition icon to prime minister, […]