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 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 Dr. Justus Kizito Siboe Makokha The nation has lost a part of itself, and the republic, a portion of its soul. On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, as dawn broke gently over the backwaters of Kerala, Raila Amolo Odinga took his final breath on the grounds of an Ayurvedic hospital in Koothattukulam. He had gone […]

By KPC Reporter Kenya has declared Friday, 17 October 2025, a public holiday in honour of the late former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, following his death recently in India. A special issue of the Kenya Gazette dated 16 October and signed by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen states: “It is notified for the general […]

By Nanganetvoices A baobab has fallen—and when such a tree falls,the earth trembles,the wind forgets its direction,and smaller trees bow in silence. He stood,a voluble giant,a sentinel of freedom watching over our land.Through betrayals, prisons,pain, and political droughts,he remained evergreen—a reservoir of courage,a phoenix that refused to die. Now he lies still—fallen in foreign lands,surrounded […]

By Isaac Dan Onyancha The curtain has fallen on one of Kenya’s most enduring and polarising political lives. Raila Amolo Odinga — the indefatigable agitator, reformist, and five-time presidential contender — is dead. His passing closes a chapter that spanned over half a century of defiance, detention, and dogged pursuit of power. Few men have […]

By KPC Reporter Nyamira Heights Suites is preparing for a major entertainment event, “Mashujaa Benga Night,” slated for October 18–19. The two-night celebration promises live music from top regional bands and artists including Nyamwari and Nyakoora Success, Machoge One Jazz, Riakimai 99 Jazz, Kirwanda 78 Jazz, Sunsusia.com, and several others. The event will be hosted […]