By Gilbert O Kenya The 2017 elections are now a chapter behind us, if indeed we had any. We are all ready to match forward and live our lives as we have always done. However, as a Kenyan voter, I feel cheated because I believe that something went terribly wrong with the presidential election results […]
Archives for August 2017
REVEALED: Two Facts About Kisii People That Escapes Interior CS Matiangi.
Let me tell you two things about us Kisiis. 1. We do not celebrate the death of anyone. Not even that of our worst enemy, let alone those who belong to a different ethnicity or political affiliation. So those of you mocking, taunting and insulting the bereaved families and communities are hurting us deeply and […]
Final Word on Kisumu and Nairobi Killings
By Fred G. Typically, police don’t kill protesters because of looting. If that were the case, 3/4 (estimated figure) of government workers would be dead. No, they are killed because they are poor, “scum of the earth” whose lives don’t matter. Even where teargas could have worked effectively, cops (not sure whether they have a […]
Kisumu Killings; It’s A Crime Being Poor In Kenya
By Mukami Marete I acknowledge my class privilege. It is a crime to be poor in Kenya. I can write whatever I want in the comfort of my home in a neighbourhood where not one gunshot has been fired. I can engage in heated discussions on social media with others about peace while my children […]
Orengo blasts ugly Larry Madowo over silly questioning
James Orengo: The state has the monopoly of violence in theories. Therefore the demonstrations are turning violent because of police of police killing. Larry Madowo: But Senior Counsel, why should people demonstrate when the results have been released? James Orengo: Madowo even advanced democracies experience demonstrations. The recent election of Trump in the US was […]
Raila’s NASA Statement Over Election Rigging, Police Shooting Peaceful Protestors
MEDIA RELEASE STATEMENT BY NASA COALITION Nairobi 12th August, 2017. We reiterate our total rejection of the sham presidential results announced yesterday. We know for a fact that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior Fred Matiangi and the Police command had agreed on a shoot to kill response to protests by NASA supporters following the announcement […]
NTV’s Larry Madowo Stripped Naked Over Stupid Question on Kisumu Killings
ORENGO BLASTS LARRY MADOWO : James Orengo: The state has the monopoly of violence in theories. Therefore the demonstrations are turning violent because of police of police killing. Larry Madowo: But Senior Counsel, why should people demonstrate when the results have been released? James Orengo: Madowo even advanced democracies experience demonstrations. The recent election of […]
Parliament Should Enact Laws That Will Compel President to Form an All Inclusive Government
By Elisha Ongoya Again, I have been thinking of a sociologically realistic legal solution to Kenya’s current problem. What about enacting the Inclusivity Act as the first order of business upon swearing in of the newly elected Parliament. The long title of the statute will be ‘An Act of Parliament to Create a Feeling of […]
Dr. Makodingo warns JUBILEE celebrants against irresponsible celebrating
By Alberto Amenya Jubilee Political strategist Dr. Washington Makodingo has urged Jubilee supporters to carry themselves decorously as they celebrate President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election for a second term in office. Here is what he said on his Social Media accounts: “Whereas my preferred Presidential candidate won this Election, I’m acutely aware that over 6.7m people […]
Why You Must Not Celebrate Kisumu Killings
By Silas Nyanchwani The thing is, these things are cyclic. If you have half a brain, you will know that the extra-judicial killings in slums that the government will patently deny are similar to the extra-judicial killings that Michuki once authorised against many Kikuyu youth in the 2000s. The enemy here is not tribe. The […]
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