David declared, “Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory.” Humility made him exceptional — a leader who recognized that power is borrowed and glory belongs to God alone. But in Kenya, our politicians have mastered the dark art of packaging pride — refined to export quality. It comes gift-wrapped in bravado, tied with ribbons of mockery. Pride is blind to the value of others — even those who once propelled the pride-ridden to positions of power and prosperity. It mocks those who should be honored, cutting down the very hands that lifted them…
Author: By Rev Edward Buri
Some people say the expectations placed on the Church are unrealistic. But in truth, the Church is a victim of its own gospel. When you proclaim a rugged cross and an empty tomb, you invite expectations of radical love, unshakable courage and luminous hope. To be anchored in Christ is to raise the bar — not just in what we profess, but in how we live. A Church that claims to carry the remedy cannot go unnoticed when the world is bleeding. When the Savior calls His people light, silence is betrayal. Truth must shine. Lives must speak. To retreat…
Plain cloth police officers arrest a protester along Kenyatta avenue while protesting against the killing of blogger Albert Ojwang’ while in police custody, protesters demand immediate resignation of DIG Eliud Lagat from office. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] A system that uses criminals to fight its battles cannot fight crime. It’s not merely a contradiction but it’s a confession. Such a State is not at war with crime; it is in love with it. It is not repulsed by vice but it is entertained by it. Crime, for such a system, is not a threat to be vanquished but a partner to…
A protestor demanding better governance and improved tax policies from the government during demonstrations along Moi Avenue on July 16, 2024. [File, Standard] One year ago, something in Kenya shifted. It was about truth — raw, brave, unflinching truth — spoken in the voice of a generation that had enough. They poured into the streets, placards in hand and courage in heart, not for a political party or tribal bloc, but for the soul of a nation. The Gen Z uprising wasn’t organised in smoky backrooms, nor powered by billionaires. It was born in tweets and tears, in slogans and…
The casket and portrait of Nyahururu Catholic Priest Fr John Maina on May 22, 2025. [File, Standard] Two Catholic priests have been killed in Kenya. The details remain unclear, the motives yet to be known. But even before the facts arrive, we are left with grief, a hole torn in the fabric of a people’s soul, and a silence that echoes too loudly. To kill a priest is not just to take a life; it is to wound a community, to defile a calling, and to question the place of sacred things in public life. Priests do not merely preach; they hold space in the deepest human moments…
Our Constitution reads like a moral compass, but our daily life is steered by something else: fractured loyalties, ethnic instincts, and hardened cynicism. [AFP] Kenya is a land of breathtaking beauty, cultural wealth, and constitutional promise. Yet beneath the hills, hymns, and headlines lies a deep ache — a dissonance between what we claim and what we are. Ours is a nation of grand declarations and grim realities. Our Constitution reads like a moral compass, but our daily life is steered by something else: fractured loyalties, ethnic instincts, and hardened cynicism. Kenya suffers from seven great contradictions, each pulling us…
Youths during anti-government protests along Moi Avenue in Nairobi, on July 23, 2024. [File, Standard] Three men hung on crosses that Friday afternoon. One was innocent. Two were guilty. Of the guilty, only one found mercy. The other mocked, scorned, and died as he lived—without remorse, without repentance. In many ways, Kenya is a country crucified by thieves—led and pierced by unrepentant looters who, like the criminals at Golgotha, have no remorse. But the deeper tragedy? Kenya has become a playground for these stubborn thieves. We are a country led by unrepentant thieves — people who steal with swagger, loot…
High end fuel guzzler’s SUV,S arrive at the KICC during the Africa Climate Summit 2023. [Photo/Silas Otieno Standard] Palm Sunday has always been an uncomfortable paradox. A cheering crowd, a weeping Messiah, waving palms, and a humble donkey. A celebration with an undercurrent of betrayal. And at the centre of it all: a chilling chant — “Hosanna! Hosanna!” But here in Kenya, another chant rings through the streets: “Ruto must go!”And while this may seem politically loaded, it is not far from the biblical echo of the crowd that shouted in Jerusalem. This Palm Sunday, we must ask: what does it mean when the masses chant? What do crowds want? What does…
President William Ruto, African Inland Church Jericho Rev. Josphat Musili (left), Majority Leader National Assembly Kimani Ichungw’a and Rev. Dr. Patrick Musembi during a Sunday Service at the Church in Nairobi County. [PCS] In the realm of power, courage is often associated with the conscious mobilisation of strength to effect change or execute a liberating act. Evil courage, however, is the courage to steal, kill, and destroy. But why does one need courage to kill? Because they must fight against their own conscience, which does not endorse destructive courage. They must also suppress the reality of innocence in those they target. Evil may be frequent,…