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How Artificial Intelligence could shape 2027 polls
As Kenya approaches its pivotal 2027 General Election, Artificial Intelligence is poised to play a transformative role in the democratic process for better or worse.
By 1 month ago
How Artificial Intelligence could shape 2027 polls
Lessons for Nairobi in Lilongwe elections drama
In Malawi, optimism has given way to disillusionment and a failing economy.
By 1 month ago
Lessons for Nairobi in Lilongwe elections drama
Bunge la Mwananchi is new face of democracy
The rise of the citizen parliament is a direct response to a crisis of legitimacy facing modern representative democracy.
By 1 month ago
Bunge la Mwananchi is new face of democracy
Premium
Uniforms are just the start: Why Kenya's police service still fails its women
As post-colonial theory reminds us that the police was a colonial institution designed for violence and coercion, not public service.
By 2 months ago
Uniforms are just the start: Why Kenya's police service still fails its women
Men's role in achieving two-thirds gender rule
If Kenya is to fulfill its constitutional promise, male leaders must step up not as gatekeepers but as genuine allies in gender justice.
By 2 months ago
Men's role in achieving two-thirds gender rule
Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027
Gen Z protests forced the withdrawal of a punitive Finance Bill. But a protest is not a political strategy. For the energy to be more than a fleeting moment, it must be institutionalised.
By 2 months ago
Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027
The scramble for Gen Z vote is a sign of panic
The political class has a deep-seated fear of an organised, disillusioned youth that could upend the old order.
By 2 months ago
The scramble for Gen Z vote is a sign of panic
Why Kenyan youth are tired of political gaslighting
The government’s mindset seems to demand unquestioning blind respect from the youth without reciprocity.
By 3 months ago
Why Kenyan youth are tired of political gaslighting
Dear Mr Ethekon: An open letter to new IEBC chair, commissioners
A public perception survey today would likely reveal that Kenyans perceive the IEBC negatively, viewing it as weak and vulnerable to political interference.
By 3 months ago
Dear Mr Ethekon: An open letter to new IEBC chair, commissioners
Third liberation lies in actualisation of Article 43
The Kenyan Gen Z set the stage for the Third Liberation when they protested against the tax-laden Finance Bill.
By 3 months ago
Third liberation lies in actualisation of Article 43
Why it should concern all of us that Kenya is heading to a digital apartheid
Kenya is learning the digital bad manners pretty fast from our neighbours in Tanzania and Uganda and internationally to implement a digital apartheid upon us.
By 4 months ago
Why it should concern all of us that Kenya is heading to a digital apartheid
Goon Zs, gangs and goons should be reminded war is not porridge to be enjoyed and easily digested
Some of the goons are now whistle-blowing, but not because they feel bad about their looting, but because they were not paid
By 4 months ago
Goon Zs, gangs and goons should be reminded war is not porridge to be enjoyed and easily digested
How Artificial Intelligence could shape 2027 polls
As Kenya approaches its pivotal 2027 General Election, Artificial Intelligence is poised to play a transformative role in the democratic process for better or worse.
By 1 month ago
How Artificial Intelligence could shape 2027 polls
Lessons for Nairobi in Lilongwe elections drama
In Malawi, optimism has given way to disillusionment and a failing economy.
By 1 month ago
Lessons for Nairobi in Lilongwe elections drama
Bunge la Mwananchi is new face of democracy
The rise of the citizen parliament is a direct response to a crisis of legitimacy facing modern representative democracy.
By 1 month ago
Bunge la Mwananchi is new face of democracy
Premium
Uniforms are just the start: Why Kenya's police service still fails its women
As post-colonial theory reminds us that the police was a colonial institution designed for violence and coercion, not public service.
By 2 months ago
Uniforms are just the start: Why Kenya's police service still fails its women
Men's role in achieving two-thirds gender rule
If Kenya is to fulfill its constitutional promise, male leaders must step up not as gatekeepers but as genuine allies in gender justice.
By 2 months ago
Men's role in achieving two-thirds gender rule
Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027
Gen Z protests forced the withdrawal of a punitive Finance Bill. But a protest is not a political strategy. For the energy to be more than a fleeting moment, it must be institutionalised.
By 2 months ago
Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027
The scramble for Gen Z vote is a sign of panic
The political class has a deep-seated fear of an organised, disillusioned youth that could upend the old order.
By 2 months ago
The scramble for Gen Z vote is a sign of panic
Why Kenyan youth are tired of political gaslighting
The government’s mindset seems to demand unquestioning blind respect from the youth without reciprocity.
By 3 months ago
Why Kenyan youth are tired of political gaslighting
Dear Mr Ethekon: An open letter to new IEBC chair, commissioners
A public perception survey today would likely reveal that Kenyans perceive the IEBC negatively, viewing it as weak and vulnerable to political interference.
By 3 months ago
Dear Mr Ethekon: An open letter to new IEBC chair, commissioners
Third liberation lies in actualisation of Article 43
The Kenyan Gen Z set the stage for the Third Liberation when they protested against the tax-laden Finance Bill.
By 3 months ago
Third liberation lies in actualisation of Article 43
Why it should concern all of us that Kenya is heading to a digital apartheid
Kenya is learning the digital bad manners pretty fast from our neighbours in Tanzania and Uganda and internationally to implement a digital apartheid upon us.
By 4 months ago
Why it should concern all of us that Kenya is heading to a digital apartheid
Goon Zs, gangs and goons should be reminded war is not porridge to be enjoyed and easily digested
Some of the goons are now whistle-blowing, but not because they feel bad about their looting, but because they were not paid
By 4 months ago
Goon Zs, gangs and goons should be reminded war is not porridge to be enjoyed and easily digested
How Artificial Intelligence could shape 2027 polls
As Kenya approaches its pivotal 2027 General Election, Artificial Intelligence is poised to play a transformative role in the democratic process for better or worse.
By 1 month ago
How Artificial Intelligence could shape 2027 polls
Lessons for Nairobi in Lilongwe elections drama
In Malawi, optimism has given way to disillusionment and a failing economy.
By 1 month ago
Lessons for Nairobi in Lilongwe elections drama
Bunge la Mwananchi is new face of democracy
The rise of the citizen parliament is a direct response to a crisis of legitimacy facing modern representative democracy.
By 1 month ago
Bunge la Mwananchi is new face of democracy
Premium
Uniforms are just the start: Why Kenya's police service still fails its women
As post-colonial theory reminds us that the police was a colonial institution designed for violence and coercion, not public service.
By 2 months ago
Uniforms are just the start: Why Kenya's police service still fails its women
Men's role in achieving two-thirds gender rule
If Kenya is to fulfill its constitutional promise, male leaders must step up not as gatekeepers but as genuine allies in gender justice.
By 2 months ago
Men's role in achieving two-thirds gender rule
Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027
Gen Z protests forced the withdrawal of a punitive Finance Bill. But a protest is not a political strategy. For the energy to be more than a fleeting moment, it must be institutionalised.
By 2 months ago
Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027
The scramble for Gen Z vote is a sign of panic
The political class has a deep-seated fear of an organised, disillusioned youth that could upend the old order.
By 2 months ago
The scramble for Gen Z vote is a sign of panic
Why Kenyan youth are tired of political gaslighting
The government’s mindset seems to demand unquestioning blind respect from the youth without reciprocity.
By 3 months ago
Why Kenyan youth are tired of political gaslighting
Dear Mr Ethekon: An open letter to new IEBC chair, commissioners
A public perception survey today would likely reveal that Kenyans perceive the IEBC negatively, viewing it as weak and vulnerable to political interference.
By 3 months ago
Dear Mr Ethekon: An open letter to new IEBC chair, commissioners
Third liberation lies in actualisation of Article 43
The Kenyan Gen Z set the stage for the Third Liberation when they protested against the tax-laden Finance Bill.
By 3 months ago
Third liberation lies in actualisation of Article 43
Why it should concern all of us that Kenya is heading to a digital apartheid
Kenya is learning the digital bad manners pretty fast from our neighbours in Tanzania and Uganda and internationally to implement a digital apartheid upon us.
By 4 months ago
Why it should concern all of us that Kenya is heading to a digital apartheid
Goon Zs, gangs and goons should be reminded war is not porridge to be enjoyed and easily digested
Some of the goons are now whistle-blowing, but not because they feel bad about their looting, but because they were not paid
By 4 months ago
Goon Zs, gangs and goons should be reminded war is not porridge to be enjoyed and easily digested
Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027
Gen Z protests forced the withdrawal of a punitive Finance Bill. But a protest is not a political strategy. For the energy to be more than a fleeting moment, it must be institutionalised.
By Wanja Maina 2 months ago
Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027
The scramble for Gen Z vote is a sign of panic
The political class has a deep-seated fear of an organised, disillusioned youth that could upend the old order.
By Wanja Maina 2 months ago
The scramble for Gen Z vote is a sign of panic
Why Kenyan youth are tired of political gaslighting
The government's mindset seems to demand unquestioning blind respect from the youth without reciprocity.
By Wanja Maina 3 months ago
Why Kenyan youth are tired of political gaslighting
Dear Mr Ethekon: An open letter to new IEBC chair, commissioners
A public perception survey today would likely reveal that Kenyans perceive the IEBC negatively, viewing it as weak and vulnerable to political interference.
By Wanja Maina 3 months ago
Dear Mr Ethekon: An open letter to new IEBC chair, commissioners
Chema arrest AP Kenya as KPA, KDF make three wins on the trot
Volleyball and Handball
By Elizabeth Mburugu
1 hr ago