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More on Significant Political Sentiment
13 Nov 2020
Kenya appoints her first Data Commissioner
As the Data Commissioner, she will be responsible for the enforcement of the Data Protection Act...
6 Nov 2020
A lawyer’s curious surrender
Paul Gicheru surprised everybody, his lawyer included, when he surrendered himself to the International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands. The lawyer has been a wanted man since the court unsea...
23 Oct 2020
The next race for the BBI
Changes to the Constitution via Parliament mean
that there must be consensus before the Bill
is published, as it cannot be amended as it
goes through the legislative pipeline. Its
proponents must be p...
16 Oct 2020
An unpredictable coming together
But it is apparent that some, especially the politicians in either party who seek to make political capital out of the division as they seek to secure their own futures, would be unhappy with a reconc...
16 Oct 2020
Sonko’s sulking and tantrums show frustration
City Hall insiders say the Bill was rejected because the governor is unhappy with allocations that would eventually affect friendly suppliers in the few areas that he remains in charge of. ...
9 Oct 2020
U.S. fires sanctions warning shot for political leaders
We will watch closely the actions of individuals who interfere in the democratic process and will not hesitate to consider consequences – including visa restrictions – for those responsible for el...
2 Oct 2020
As the Jubilee party splits, there cannot be good tidings
A decision to resign from the party would likely mean that he
also loses the Deputy President’s seat and loses the perks, if
not the convening power, that comes with the position....
25 Sep 2020
Maraga’s moment might be magic or muddle
Dissolving Parliament would mean going into by-elections in all 47 counties and 290 constituencies, which for a country coming out of the Covid-19 slowdown would be virtually unaffordable. ...
18 Sep 2020
At the Senate, a revealing decision
On the day before the senators agreed with the proposal brokered by President Uhuru
Kenyatta, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya was the subject of a tirade by the senators,
who kept to their script ...
18 Sep 2020
Next, a fight at the Supreme Court
David Maraga, the Chief Justice, will be going on terminal leave in December and will only be
going back to work for a day early 2021 before he heads for retirement. In his opinion, he
cannot be repla...
11 Sep 2020
A season of madness and great risk
The events of the past week might as well have taken place in 2005, the year there was a referendum that broke the country and the administration of the day in half and the pressure that would explode...
4 Sep 2020
Murathe shows the Chinese hand
In an interview on Citizen TV on Tuesday, David Murathe traced the origin of his fight with Deputy President William Ruto.
His intention was to show that Ruto was involved in possibly corrupt dealing...
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