Title: Basic Education in Kenya: A Reality Check Publisher: Nsemia Inc. Publishers Year of Publication: 2024 Author: Henry L.N. Onderi Reviewer: Nyang’au Araka/ babahezel@gmail.com Basic Education in Kenya: A Reality Check is about what works and what doesn’t in Kenya’s basic education setup. It is an expose of a kind that delves into critical issues […]

By Nyang’au Araka Amnesty International Kenya (AI-K) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have asked the government to ensure accountability for past and ongoing human rights abuses. The authorities should also take effective measures to prevent further deaths and injuries, the two agencies said in a report titled,  “Unchecked Injustice: Kenya’s Suppression of the 2023 Anti-Government […]

By OMBOKI MONAYO Samwel Cudjoe Hanu, a leading expert on tobacco harm reduction, strikes a compassionate tone in his approach to a complex public health issue plaguing the African continent. “When a patient comes to our treatment centers for assistance, we are compelled to suspend our judgement of his or her choices by professional principles,” […]

By Nyang’au Araka The National Assembly is sometimes home to light moments, thanks to Suba North legislator, Millie Odhiambo who comes out as a stickler of house procedures. The self-branded “bad girl” often pushes for women voices in the house and does not shy from telling their male counterparts off. Recently, Odhiambo raised an issue […]

By Nyang’au Araka The first time I heard my peers sing, “Ukimwi ni hatari…kwa maisha yako”, I thought that whatever Ukimwi was had the shape of a fierce, ugly looking wild and deadly animal. Apparently, they had heard the song from the national broadcaster, KBC radio, from whence the government conducted a sensitization programme against […]

By Francis Orina Kenya is staring at a possible constitutional crisis due to delays to constitute and operationalize the Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC), two lawyers have said. Lawyers Danstan Omari and Victor Swanya said the clock is fast ticking towards the 2027 general elections and Kenyans should be worried if IEBC will have […]

Vincent Ongore Raila Odinga’s bid for the African Union Commission chairperson started in earnest when it was officially launched by HE President William Ruto at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday August 27, 2024. The regional presidents who graced the launch were the East African Community Chair and President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Yoweri […]

By Elias Kayaga Things happen quite fast these days. Some Kenyans have even joked that they are struggling to “catch up with the syllabus.” Chinua Achebe says that when you see a frog jumping in a broad daylight, just know that there is something wrong or something must be after its life. Recently, the Kenya […]

 By Dr George N. Areba Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo is my man of the moment and hero. Though not of my faith, he believes in the God I believe in. I wish all clergy were of such kind of moral standing. Perhaps heaven could have been nearer. Apart from turning down political gifts (freebies) […]

By Vincent Ongore Moi University was launched in 1984 with pomp and high expectations as the second university in Kenya. Until then, Kenya had only one university, the University of Nairobi. As the country’s population grew exponentially, there was a need to expand opportunities for university education to accommodate the thousands of students who were […]