Category Archives: Opinion
POETIC TURN: Death, Prepare for Your Ceremony
Jun 06, 2025 at 02:02 PM
By Shem Onderi Death,prepare for your ceremony.I want to know your shape.So I take your measurements—design you a fitting dress,if woman—or an apron with shiny colors. So you can be seen from far.So humans can runthe moment they spot you. Little is known about you—your residence,your permanent address.So I write,pleading:leave humanity be. You strike anywhere—on […]
Ngũgĩ’s wa Thiong’o’s Ashes Stir the Dust of Ancestral Graves
Jun 06, 2025 at 08:36 AM
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 […]
From Ngũgĩ’s Pen to Gen Z’s Protest: The Unfinished Kenyan Rebellion
Jun 01, 2025 at 04:45 AM
By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was not just a writer. He was a rebel, a fighter, a truth-teller. His pen, sharp as a spear, cut through the falsehoods of colonialism and later, the betrayals of Kenya’s own post-independence elite. Today, as Kenya’s streets fill with the voices of a rising Gen Z demanding […]
The Day I Met Ngũgĩ: A Scribe’s Tribute to a Literary Titan
May 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
By Nyang’au Araka In 2015, I entered a hall at Kisii University with my tool of trade—the camera. I was a young journalist documenting history. Although this was an academic setting, politician Raila Odinga turned out to be the center of attention that day, his presence a gravitational force pulling every lens. But beyond the […]
Kenya’s Road to the Ballot Box and the Battle for Free Expression
May 29, 2025 at 07:20 PM
By Victor Bwire The politics of the 2027 general election are already with us, intense, tension-filled, and marked by misinformation, manipulation, and rising intolerance. This election season is shaping up to be characterized by extreme political rhetoric, insults, misuse of state power, and, most alarmingly, threats to freedom of expression, particularly targeting social media platforms. […]
Trapped Between Healing and a Hospital Bill, Eric Ayuka Needs You!
May 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
By Nyang’au Araka In the sterilized silence of a room at MP Shah Hospital, Eric Ong’uti Ayuka lies tethered to hope by buzzing machines and medication, his eyes tracing distant dreams across the ceiling. Ayuka, 39, is not only battling complications from a recent kidney transplant abroad; he and his family are now grappling with […]
Unitaid and Partners Transform TB Screening with Portable X-Ray Device
May 26, 2025 at 02:41 PM
By Omboki Monayo In a groundbreaking collaboration, Unitaid and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have announced a strategic partnership that aims to revolutionize tuberculosis (TB) screening in low- and middle-income countries. By significantly reducing the cost of a portable, battery-operated digital chest X-ray system, this initiative brings cutting-edge diagnostic technology closer to vulnerable communities, […]
The Public Seal Transfer – A Trojan Horse in Kenya Kwanza’s Power Game
May 21, 2025 at 02:29 PM
By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha The recent transfer of the Public Seal—Kenya’s ultimate symbol of state legitimacy—from the Attorney General’s office to the President’s Chief of Staff is not a mere administrative shift; it is a bold stroke in President William Ruto’s growing pattern of executive aggrandizement. In a country already grappling with runaway corruption, skewed […]
Why Media Must Bridge the Current Kenya-Tanzania Rift
May 20, 2025 at 08:07 PM
By Nyang’au Araka The unfolding diplomatic tiff between Kenya and Tanzania is not good news to both nations and by extension the East African Community (EAC). The fallout was first triggered by the arrest and deportation of prominent Kenyans including former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, and politician Martha Karua who is also a vocal lawyer, […]
Comedian Mkenya Applaudes Getembe and KPC’s Daniel Ontiri
May 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
By KPC Reporter Journalist Daniel Ontiri’s unwavering dedication has not only earned him growing admiration from viewers but also caught the attention of an unlikely fan — a popular comedian. Known for braving tough reporting conditions and delivering stories with a signature mix of clarity and composure, Ontiri who works for Getembe TV has become […]