Military officers during the burial of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Bondo, on October 19, 2025. [PCS] Following his ascension to the Office of the Prime Minister in April 2008, one of Raila Odinga’s earliest official tours was to my hometown Nandi Hills. The country was then reeling from the bloodbath that followed a disputed presidential election: A nation scarred, divided, and tentatively stitched together through a quick-fix grand coalition government meant to restore sanity. .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute; top: -80px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 60px; z-index: 1; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0), rgba(255, 255, 255,…
Author: By Manasse Nyainda
The National Assembly during a past session. [File, Standard] When Kenyans bequeathed themselves a new Constitution in 2010, the country sought to cut links with patronage that had plagued its body politic for almost half a century. With the concentration of power and resources at the centre, development and social services had effectively become tools of campaign, vote-buying and blackmail. That the extent and magnitude of resource allocation was heavily influenced by political benevolence, especially of the presidency, was a gaping drawback. To cure this malady, the people opted for a pure presidential and devolved system of government, where separation…