Politician, activists, businesses join fight against China’s abuses in Xinjiang

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos No matter how strongly China attempts to hide the genocide it perpetrated on ethnic minority in Xinjiang province, by even calling i...

High Bt maize yields impress Kenyan farmers

By Guest Writer,

By Verenardo Meeme Kenyan farmers, impressed by the high yields realized in GMO open field trials, are urging the government to speed up the proces...

Bt Maize

OPINION: U.K. can do more to strengthen security relations with Kenya

By Guest Writer,

Kenya and the United Kingdom continue to partner in key security cooperation programs exhibiting the two countries’ commitment in strengthening long...

Al Shabaab , BATUK , security , Theresa May

OPINION: KNUT must not be left to die

By Joseph Bonyo,

As a primary school pupil, I was closely surrounded by teachers’ affairs, and the politics of it. Both my parents now retired were teachers. By h...

adongo adeya , KNUT , sossion , tsc

OPINION: COVID likely to spur housing boom in counties neighbouring Nairobi

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga In a recent interview with Citizen TV’s Yvonne Okwara, Unity Homes Executive Director John Latham revealed that the Covid-19 p...

Housing

OPINION: Isolated poverty: Africa bearing burden of climate change in the Commonwealth

By Guest Writer,

By Mohamed Adow There is no region that is as badly affected by climate change like Africa. Whether it is droughts in the Sahel, coastal storms lik...

africa , CLIMATE CHANGE , Commonwealth , COVID-19 , Emmanuel Macron

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Candle in the Wind’ explores loss, grief and everything in between

By Guest Writer,

By Ricky Thomas Nyakach The spring before he was born, Stanley Kunitz’s father committed suicide in the park. It broke his mother. So one day, as...

Austine Arnold , Candle in the Wind , grief

BWIRE: Fourth estate here for the long haul

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Lest we are accused of endless lamentations and reaching a near level of writing obituaries for the media in Kenya because of the c...

GACHURI: The new Auditor General must prove her worth, raise the bar even higher

By Francis Gachuri,

Almost one year later, the country will finally welcome its second Auditor General under the 2010 constitution. The National Assembly approved the ...

Auditor General , Nancy Gathungu

OPINION: Restriction on the use of U.S Technology and its impact on the tech ecosystem 

By Guest Writer,

By John Walubego  Day by day, our lives become more digital. We use digital technology in everything from cooking to communications. As the wo...

DIAZ: Covid-19: Epoch of a new normal

By Guest Writer,

The coronavirus pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time and the greatest challenge we have faced since World War II. Since its em...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , E-Learning , IMF , Zoom

OPINION: Kenya shall triumph against Coronavirus pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

By Abraham Mariita Without a doubt, Kenya shall triumph against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, just like the rest of the world will. Simil...

OPINION: Why we need a Structured Parliamentary Diplomacy for Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Foreign Policy is Public Policy. Foreign policy has hitherto been a prerogative of the Executive arm of government despite the glob...

democracy , diplomacy

BWIRE: It’s time to revisit protection of journalists in Kenya

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The mysterious circumstances surrounding journalist Azory Gwanda, in Tanzania, whose fate remains unknown are similar to what happe...

Media freedom

Open letter to Ivy Wangechi’s mum Winfred Waithera – OPINION

By Citizen,

By Ciku Muiruri In this Holy week, your daughter Ivy Wangeci will be laid to rest. You have had to endure her being killed, twice. First, by the...

WANJURAH: A Teacher’s journey into retirement and the long wait for pension

By Jeeh Wanjura,

I still remember Mr Mate’s final day in school because of the unusually long morning assembly and the endless prayers. His soon-to-be-former coll...

pensions , teachers , tsc

Munyaga: Borderless Africa most welcome gift from Ghana

By East Africa News Agency,

When the history of Africa is written anew for the Africans themselves, Ghana will no doubt feature once more as the country that pioneered a borderle...

borderless africa , Ghana , pan africanism

OTANI: Why Uhuru must block Raila’s referendum bid at all costs

By Mac Otani,

Kenyans on 21 November 2005 rejected a proposed constitution in a divisive national referendum that saw the then President Mwai Kibaki humiliated afte...

Okoa Kenya , raila , raila odinga , Uhuru , Uhuru kenyatta , william ruto

WANJURA: Tunoi bribery claims and lessons from London’s elderly thieves

By Jeeh Wanjura,

By his own confession, John “Kenny” Collins gave up the struggle to stay awake and lapsed into intermittent sleep inside the parked car. His wa...

Bribery , corruption , Justice Tunoi , kidero , waititu

OTANI:President Kenyatta must make corruption fight his legacy

By Mac Otani,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday, December 8, declared that the renewed fight against corruption is unstoppable and will be painful to the perpe...

corruption , graft , Kenyatta , Uhuru