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4 Dec 2020
Beyond Ruto’s issues, BBI needs more verve
Deputy President William Ruto thrives in contests. He was in the winning team that rejected the draft Constitution in 2005, used the No movement to build his influence and political mobilization in 20...
27 Nov 2020
Two weeks later, one brother remains on course, two wondering
As President Uhuru Kenyatta gathered proponents of the Building Bridges Initiative to launch the collection of signatures, his deputy took to his new favourite medium of communication, Twitter. “Eve...
20 Nov 2020
With postponements, BBI buys the president time
Mr Ruto and his
supporters appear
to have succeeded
in confusing the
pro-BBI team: they
have continuously
poked holes in
the report and its
recommendations
and Mr Ruto...
6 Nov 2020
Insights into the American Election 2020
US President Donald Trump is vying for a second term against the Democratic Party candidate and former Vice President, Joe Biden. American elections are different from the one man one vote system that...
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 ...
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