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When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again
To form new voters, the Church must first renew the mind, sanctify the conscience and model integrity — for people vote the culture they see.
By 2 months ago
When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again
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Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters
Survival in Kenya doesn’t come from podiums. It’s chamas, families, and small support circles that carry us through. That is where our energy should go.
By 2 months ago
Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters
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Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment
Kenyan-style politicians are barriers, not gateways, to the nation’s creatives. They dream only for themselves, spinning the real dreams of ordinary Kenyans in circles.
By 2 months ago
Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment
Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power
Money never answered the deepest questions. It never did. Justice, mercy, love, sacrifice, and hope have always required something far greater.
By 3 months ago
Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power
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Why Ruto, MPs standoff over graft is good news for Kenyans
The ruling elite once fought Gen Z to the death for daring to speak against corruption. But now the fire burns in their own courts, in parliament and the executive.
By 4 months ago
Why Ruto, MPs standoff over graft is good news for Kenyans
When demeaning demands turn politics into a humiliation theatre
Politics can be messy, even desperate. But to cross the line into the indignification of women — reducing them to objects for male amusement — is not desperation. It is degradation.
By 4 months ago
When demeaning demands turn politics into a humiliation theatre
Pride is our nation's real pandemic and only humility can save leaders
Kenya does not need another strongman. It needs strong hearts—soft before God, firm for justice. Pride is the powder barrel beneath our feet.
By 4 months ago
Pride is our nation's real pandemic and only humility can save leaders
Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think
Kenya finds itself in a moment of spiritual contradiction where those who birth, nurture, and mentor life are being scapegoated by the very powers meant to protect them.
By 4 months ago
Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think
Church rooted in the public square must fearlessly bear fruit of justice
A public square church must first look inward. Justice is not an optional add-on to our spiritual programmes — it is a core indicator of our authenticity.
By 5 months ago
Church rooted in the public square must fearlessly bear fruit of justice
When the State hires thugs to fight its citizens, it loses war on criminals
A system that uses criminals to fight its battles cannot fight crime. It’s not merely a contradiction but it’s a confession.
By 5 months ago
When the State hires thugs to fight its citizens, it loses war on criminals
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Gen Zs never left, they changed lanes from streets demos to the podcast mic
The Gen Z uprising wasn’t organised in smoky backrooms, nor powered by billionaires. It was born in tweets and tears, in slogans and songs, in grief and grit.
By 6 months ago
Gen Zs never left, they changed lanes from streets demos to the podcast mic
When priests are killed, the killers also strangle a community's soul
Killing a priest is not just taking a life; it is wounding a community, defiling a calling, and challenging the place of the sacred in public life.
By 6 months ago
When priests are killed, the killers also strangle a community's soul
When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again
To form new voters, the Church must first renew the mind, sanctify the conscience and model integrity — for people vote the culture they see.
By 2 months ago
When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again
Premium
Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters
Survival in Kenya doesn’t come from podiums. It’s chamas, families, and small support circles that carry us through. That is where our energy should go.
By 2 months ago
Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters
Premium
Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment
Kenyan-style politicians are barriers, not gateways, to the nation’s creatives. They dream only for themselves, spinning the real dreams of ordinary Kenyans in circles.
By 2 months ago
Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment
Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power
Money never answered the deepest questions. It never did. Justice, mercy, love, sacrifice, and hope have always required something far greater.
By 3 months ago
Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power
Premium
Why Ruto, MPs standoff over graft is good news for Kenyans
The ruling elite once fought Gen Z to the death for daring to speak against corruption. But now the fire burns in their own courts, in parliament and the executive.
By 4 months ago
Why Ruto, MPs standoff over graft is good news for Kenyans
When demeaning demands turn politics into a humiliation theatre
Politics can be messy, even desperate. But to cross the line into the indignification of women — reducing them to objects for male amusement — is not desperation. It is degradation.
By 4 months ago
When demeaning demands turn politics into a humiliation theatre
Pride is our nation's real pandemic and only humility can save leaders
Kenya does not need another strongman. It needs strong hearts—soft before God, firm for justice. Pride is the powder barrel beneath our feet.
By 4 months ago
Pride is our nation's real pandemic and only humility can save leaders
Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think
Kenya finds itself in a moment of spiritual contradiction where those who birth, nurture, and mentor life are being scapegoated by the very powers meant to protect them.
By 4 months ago
Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think
Church rooted in the public square must fearlessly bear fruit of justice
A public square church must first look inward. Justice is not an optional add-on to our spiritual programmes — it is a core indicator of our authenticity.
By 5 months ago
Church rooted in the public square must fearlessly bear fruit of justice
When the State hires thugs to fight its citizens, it loses war on criminals
A system that uses criminals to fight its battles cannot fight crime. It’s not merely a contradiction but it’s a confession.
By 5 months ago
When the State hires thugs to fight its citizens, it loses war on criminals
Premium
Gen Zs never left, they changed lanes from streets demos to the podcast mic
The Gen Z uprising wasn’t organised in smoky backrooms, nor powered by billionaires. It was born in tweets and tears, in slogans and songs, in grief and grit.
By 6 months ago
Gen Zs never left, they changed lanes from streets demos to the podcast mic
When priests are killed, the killers also strangle a community's soul
Killing a priest is not just taking a life; it is wounding a community, defiling a calling, and challenging the place of the sacred in public life.
By 6 months ago
When priests are killed, the killers also strangle a community's soul
When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again
To form new voters, the Church must first renew the mind, sanctify the conscience and model integrity — for people vote the culture they see.
By 2 months ago
When pulpits are reformed, polling stations redeem themselves again
Premium
Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters
Survival in Kenya doesn’t come from podiums. It’s chamas, families, and small support circles that carry us through. That is where our energy should go.
By 2 months ago
Kenya doesn't need new leaders to steer progress, it needs new voters
Premium
Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment
Kenyan-style politicians are barriers, not gateways, to the nation’s creatives. They dream only for themselves, spinning the real dreams of ordinary Kenyans in circles.
By 2 months ago
Kenyan politicians fail export test but they make the cut for shipment
Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power
Money never answered the deepest questions. It never did. Justice, mercy, love, sacrifice, and hope have always required something far greater.
By 3 months ago
Our leaders worship money and not morality in their pursuit for power
Premium
Why Ruto, MPs standoff over graft is good news for Kenyans
The ruling elite once fought Gen Z to the death for daring to speak against corruption. But now the fire burns in their own courts, in parliament and the executive.
By 4 months ago
Why Ruto, MPs standoff over graft is good news for Kenyans
When demeaning demands turn politics into a humiliation theatre
Politics can be messy, even desperate. But to cross the line into the indignification of women — reducing them to objects for male amusement — is not desperation. It is degradation.
By 4 months ago
When demeaning demands turn politics into a humiliation theatre
Pride is our nation's real pandemic and only humility can save leaders
Kenya does not need another strongman. It needs strong hearts—soft before God, firm for justice. Pride is the powder barrel beneath our feet.
By 4 months ago
Pride is our nation's real pandemic and only humility can save leaders
Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think
Kenya finds itself in a moment of spiritual contradiction where those who birth, nurture, and mentor life are being scapegoated by the very powers meant to protect them.
By 4 months ago
Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think
Church rooted in the public square must fearlessly bear fruit of justice
A public square church must first look inward. Justice is not an optional add-on to our spiritual programmes — it is a core indicator of our authenticity.
By 5 months ago
Church rooted in the public square must fearlessly bear fruit of justice
When the State hires thugs to fight its citizens, it loses war on criminals
A system that uses criminals to fight its battles cannot fight crime. It’s not merely a contradiction but it’s a confession.
By 5 months ago
When the State hires thugs to fight its citizens, it loses war on criminals
Premium
Gen Zs never left, they changed lanes from streets demos to the podcast mic
The Gen Z uprising wasn’t organised in smoky backrooms, nor powered by billionaires. It was born in tweets and tears, in slogans and songs, in grief and grit.
By 6 months ago
Gen Zs never left, they changed lanes from streets demos to the podcast mic
When priests are killed, the killers also strangle a community's soul
Killing a priest is not just taking a life; it is wounding a community, defiling a calling, and challenging the place of the sacred in public life.
By 6 months ago
When priests are killed, the killers also strangle a community's soul
Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think
Kenya finds itself in a moment of spiritual contradiction where those who birth, nurture, and mentor life are being scapegoated by the very powers meant to protect them.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Politicians criticise modern families because they fear children who think
Church rooted in the public square must fearlessly bear fruit of justice
A public square church must first look inward. Justice is not an optional add-on to our spiritual programmes - it is a core indicator of our authenticity.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Church rooted in the public square must fearlessly bear fruit of justice
When the State hires thugs to fight its citizens, it loses war on criminals
A system that uses criminals to fight its battles cannot fight crime. It's not merely a contradiction but it's a confession.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
When the State hires thugs to fight its citizens, it loses war on criminals
Premium
Gen Zs never left, they changed lanes from streets demos to the podcast mic
The Gen Z uprising wasn't organised in smoky backrooms, nor powered by billionaires. It was born in tweets and tears, in slogans and songs, in grief and grit.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Gen Zs never left, they changed lanes from streets demos to the podcast mic
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