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Why I Think Ruto Deserves a Second Term

Adapted from a Facebook reflection by Maina P Kiromo. I know most people on my timeline will disagree. Judging by personal interactions I think this is probably not the right forum but I will carry on because my people too must be told the truth. From the onset, let me say President Willi…

Nairobi on a Sunday

Adapted from a Facebook reflection by Maina P Kiromo. Nairobi on a Sunday.! 😱 Mko serious ama mnataka tu kuona sifuna? What exactly has this first-time Senator done to warrant such a following? I think this illogical fanaticism is what will land Kenya in a ditch. "Kufuata tu blindly…

Boldness Without Experience Is Still Immaturity

Adapted from a Facebook reflection by Maina P Kiromo. I watched in disbelief as Nyandarua Senator John Methu told the President to his face that he doesn't fear him. He thought he was showing bravery but it was a display of inexperience. John Methu is just 31 years old and barely 3 ye…

The Seven LAPSSET Projects

Do you know the seven projects that constitute the LAPSSET Corridor? The ‘LAPSSET Corridor’ stands for Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor. It is Eastern Africa’s largest infrastructure project.  It brings together Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan. The entire p…

Why Al-Shabaab targets Kenya – and what the country can do about it

Photo By Homekyle (Own work) [ CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons By:  Brendon J. Cannon , Khalifa University   Kenya has suffered the far-reaching effects of repeated attacks by Somalia-based Al-Shabaab terrorist group for years. Tourism has…