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Run, hide, fight. Fight?

When I was at the local yesterday, the news on TV as has been recently was about Garissa and the atrocious attack that took place there. Everyone watched quietly and when it was all over, an elderly citizen ranted...

Mixed feelings greet Nairobi’s closed roundabouts

Nairobi County’s decision to close five roundabouts in the city has been met with a mixed responses on the first morning that the new system has been put to the test. There have been angry complaints and joyful cheers...

Garissa University attacker identified as former UoN law student

As Kenya continues to mourn the loss of an estimated 147 young students at Garissa University College, there is mounting proof that one of the Al Shabaab attackers Abdirahim Mohamed is a former University of Nairobi law student. The apparent...

Why Kenyatta ticks and why he should do more

The announcement that the American President Barrack Obama will be visiting Kenya in July this year, is the best example of the definition of news in real time. Given the kind of opposition the American government had shown towards...

Corruption: Media and civil society on the cross

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s unprecedented decision last Thursday to call on public officials mentioned in a corruption report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to step aside has whipped the local press into a frenzy. At present 27 percent...

Mixed responses to Kenyatta, Kindiki stand on corruption vs ICC cases

Is corruption a criminal offense and can it be compared to the ongoing case against Deputy President William Ruto at the International Criminal Court (ICC)? Besides, does President Uhuru Kenyatta have the moral stature to ask persons holding public offices...

Employment Bill to rub shoulders with recruitment firms

Recruitment firms stand to lose out should a Bill by Hon. Johnson Sakaja be actualized. The National Youth Employment Authority (NYEA) Bill 2015, seeks to create an authority where any job seeker can upload their details and institutions looking...

Live: State of the Nation address live stream

Welcome to our live coverage of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s State of the Nation Address before parliament. This is the president’s third such address since taking office in April 2013. Uhuru will be addressing a joint sitting of the National...

The Cost of a Parliamentary Seat; Money or Sex?

If you have paid any attention to the news lately, you know that several MPs are currently fighting allegations of bribery and sexual impropriety. The bribery claims involve allegations that some MPs were allegedly paid hush money to cover up the...

Debate rages on an unorthodox solution to corruption in Kenya

The only predictable thing about the Kenyan news cycle lately is that every week brings a new corruption scandal to deal with. From #Occopyplayground to #Chickengate to #PACgate, the hashtags can barely keep up with the torrent of sleaze....

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