Opposition bigwigs Kalonzo Musyoka flanked by Rigathi Gachagua, Fred Matiang’i, Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa dance to a Maasai tune during an Interdenominational thanks giving and prayer at Wamunyoro in Nyeri County on May 04, 2025. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Since jetting back to the country recently, Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has caused a seismic impact on the country’s political scene with renewed talks about his maiden stab at the presidency. His recent triumphant tour of his Gusii backyard has evidently raised political stakes in the region, traditionally controlled by Orange Democratic Movement party leader Raila Odinga. The…
Author: By Vivere Nandiemo
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta during the requiem mass of Pope Francis at Holy Family Minor Basilica, Nairobi, on April 25, 2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta suddenly seems to have discovered the power of the youth in Kenya and Africa. He has been calling on young people to boldly rise up and agitate for change and good governance, terming them the ultimate ‘saviours’ of a nation—and by extension a continent. This call has put him on a collision path with President William Ruto’s regime, which has been warding off the Gen Z’s simmering revolution since the protests against…
An anti-riot police officer kicks away a tear gas canister during a demonstration against the government in Nairobi, Kenya. August 8, 2024. [Tony Karumba, AFP] President Ruto should end police brutality to repair the government’s damaged image. The BBC Africa Eye’s exposé revealing the macabre killing of protesters during the Gen Z protests in the country last year is yet another damning indictment on the police service and by extension President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza government. The exposé, dubbed ‘Blood Parliament,’ has brought to light the brutal manner in which the lives of unarmed young people were cut short by…