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The Courage To Be Free 24 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety," said Benjamin Franklin. The arrest and nine-hour detention of Brazilian David Mir...
Don't Forget The Other National Disaster 12 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
When the arrivals section of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's Terminal 1 went up in flames, it was interesting to watch the government spring into action. within hours, President Uhuru Kenyat...
Who Will Bell The Cat? 16 Jul 2013 | 06:24 pm
Less than three years after we promulgated a new constitution, meant to herald a new era of democratic governance, our polity is facing a severe crisis of legitimacy. Today few Kenyans believe their M...
The End of "Accept and Move On"? 10 Jul 2013 | 06:30 pm
For the first time in a long while, there's reason for hope. Hope that the veil of darkness and silence that had descended upon Kenya following the election has begun to lift. It may be that it is alw...
Kenya: Is The Dream Over? Wake Up And Smell The Fear. 24 Jun 2013 | 11:16 am
Lately, questions have started to be asked about the conduct and outcome of the election. And the more information leaks out, the more the questions keep coming. For me, the first significant crack in...
Devolving Media And Civil Society 21 Jun 2013 | 05:58 pm
Nakuru is impressive. Visiting for the first time in many years, I was struck by the changes in city's skyline. It has the feel of a boom town and, I was told, real estate prices have shot through the...
The Real Tyranny Of Numbers 15 Jun 2013 | 12:39 am
Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury, Henry Rotich, yesterday unveiled a budget which included measures to reintroduce the controversial VAT Bill which, he says, seeks "reduce the cost of complianc...
Media Culpa 11 Jun 2013 | 12:14 am
It is a strange world our media seems to inhabit nowadays. At the end of last week, the Star's weekly pullout, Expression Today, contained what comes perilously close to a collective mea culpa for the...
Personal Challenge: Cartooning Post-Election Kenya 31 May 2013 | 10:57 pm
Dear Cartoonist, As you know, Kenya in March underwent its first elections since the disastrous aftermath of the 2007 polls. These were conducted under a new constitution and on the ballot were two p...
The Change Merry-Go-Round 26 May 2013 | 12:53 am
The problem with revolutions is that they tend to go round in circles. Over the last half-century, Kenya has seemed to undergo its own slow-motion revolution. We have gone from an oppressive and extra...
