BWIRE: Kenyans must stop cheering ‘siasa mbaya’

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire We are at that stage where the country would be described as moving towards the brink of the precipice. Political extremism is b...

BWIRE: Radio is still king

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Radio is now ninety-three years old in Kenya and with nearly 200 radio stations, it’s one of media medium with the widest reach i...

OPINION: BBI and the problem with Kenya

By Citizen,

The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, which is a product of the famous ‘handshake’ between long political antagonists President Uhuru Keny...

BBI , raila , ruto

BWIRE: Kenya should establish a Media Diversify Fund

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire It is time a media diversity fund is established in Kenya as a way of enabling the industry respond to the current financial and pr...

OPINION: Why it is wise to build trust before pushing policy

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos The recent move announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Jamhuri Day that the government will rescind the 1.5 per cent housin...

BBI , housing levy , President Uhuru Kenyatta

OPINION: Decentralisation of politics translates to a more equal and fair society

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos As a fervent believer, it was always a struggle for me to accept any true authority other than God. How could one possibly con...

BBI

OPINION: On BBI, let’s work on overcoming our differences, not arguing

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos A great deal of hype around the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) involves discussion of the future of the executive branch. W...

BBI report , raila odinga , Uhuru kenyatta

OPINION: Political reforms should champion for more women in power

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos Statistically, Africa is not doing badly in terms of female representation in politics. According to UN Women data as of Fe...

FIDA Kenya , Women and power

OPINION: Foreigners increasingly impressed with Kenya’s progress

By Citizen Reporter,

By MICHAEL CHERAMBOS A well-known idiom has it that sometimes we can’t see the woods for the trees. Meaning that by focusing on the details, we f...

BBI , handshake

MULINGE: How to lose weight through intermittent fasting

By Citizen,

By Eunice Mulinge Is there a 'best' way to cut weight? This is perhaps one of the most common questions anyone planning to embark on a weight loss ...

Intermittent Fasting , weight loss

Sponsored: Infrastructure projects: Being on the lookout for cost overruns

By Sponsored,

“48 percent of projects were over budget and 87 percent of projects have a time overrun.” – Deloitte East Africa [1] It’s all fine and dand...

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BWIRE: It’s time to tone down political heat

By Victor Bwire,

If the current political, social and economic events in the country over the last few weeks is anything to go by, then Kenyans must be very worried as...

BWIRE: It’s time to discuss viability and sustainability of the media

By Victor Bwire,

The World is marking the World Press Freedom Day, amidst mixed indicators on the state of media especially in Kenya. The media environment has chan...

Media Council of Kenya. , world press freedom day

UMI: Gov’t communication must take a seat at the high table

By Citizen Reporter,

By Umi Wabomba As a young girl growing up, I remember vividly the prominence of the national broadcaster radio and later on black and white TV we h...

Jideonwo: Sorry Nelson Mandela, my generation has failed you

By CNN,

As we celebrate the Nelson Mandela Centenary, the question that hangs in the continental air is: "Who are the potential Mandelas of our generation?...

desmond tutu , Kwame Nkrumah , Martin Luther King Jr , Mohandas Gandhi , Nelson Mandela

NDUBI: Party-Hopping Law Betrays Parliament as House of Puppets

By Eric Ndubi,

The passing of the Parliamentary joint select committee’s report on IEBC with no changes is a cause for alarm. Without trivialising the apparent ...

anti-party hopping bill , parliament

WANJURAH: My free advice to Matiang’i: Praise loudly, blame softly

By Jeeh Wanjura,

I know the phrase has existed long before Fred Matiang’i popularised it in Kenya but I just can’t trace its origin on Google. That is because �...

arson , Matiang’i , schools , wanjurah

NAITORE: Sexual violence is a crime; we should treat as such

By Citizen Reporter,

By Naitore Nyamu-Mathenge  When a prosecutor asked a rape victim to prove she was a virgin before rape, otherwise the perpetrators should be set f...

gender , Girl-Child , rape , sexual violence

NDUBI: RIP Twitter? Relax, it’s just a false alarm!

By Eric Ndubi,

A report from Buzzfeed that twitter is planning to introduce an algorithmic timeline very soon has sent ripples across twitter users all over the worl...

Men’s simple guide to weight loss

By Mark Maina,

A lot of weight loss advice is aimed at women, but men often want to lose weight too. Some men struggle with their weight their whole lives. Others...

men , WEIGHT , weight loss