Blog Archive

Who’s the best bet for Homa Bay Governorship in 2017? │Could be the incumbent, Cyprian Awiti? Maybe be Kasipul Kabondo MP Oyugi Magwanga? How about Phillip Okundi? Fred Rabongo is also on the race? Then there is one Enosh Bolo? Who's left out? And who is likely to unveil his candidature soon? Read to find out.

Contentment and Happiness are Bosom Buddies │The folly is in our perception that our colleagues, friends, relatives and total strangers have better careers, better homes, prettier wives, good children and loving families.

Uhuru and Raila are NOT anti-corruption Champions │As Kidero gets deeply embroiled in the thick of 200 million shillings bribery saga, the purported anti-corruption champion that is CORD has gone dumb. No public rallies to call for his resignation.

Understanding a Town With one of the Highest HIV Infections │For the compensation of buying fish at a much lower price, the women grant sexual favours to the fishermen, a phenomenon that experts say has furthered the spread of HIV.

Politically Speaking, Ruto is only bad because he belongs to the other side │Even the much loathed Aden Duale may find himself sharing the same political bed with Raila. So, if tomorrow, the whole nation was to wake up to the unlikely yet probable news that one William Ruto, a prodigal son of ODM, found his way back into the CORD fraternity after striking a nefarious political arrangement in the middle of the night with Raila, as is the wont of many a political alliances in Kenya.

Kenyans are Guilty of Aiding and Abetting Corruption │How is anyone supposed to address this menace when Kenyans themselves have no capacity to get really angry enough and the audacity to take necessary actions? Granted, we get pissed off at the blatant thievery taking place in this country and the accompanying arrogance.

Are There Really No Good Men to Marry? │Two, just because someone does not fit within the strict and stifling confines of your husband eligibility criteria does not mean they are not eligible at all. They are eligible alright, but not just to you.

Moses or Okundi; It’s lose-lose situation for Homa Bay │Sooner or later though, as is our wont, we are bound to begin complaining about misrepresentation, or its lack thereof. In the heat of the moment, we will forget that it is our inability to think beyond the prevailing political atmosphere that put the wrong person into office, as is currently personified by the myriads of complaints emanating from the constituents of Ndhiwa who are displeased with the current MP, Augustino Neto.

Why Electing Raila-Friendly Leaders Is Detrimental To Luo Nyanza. │I do not know about you, but do know that there is little democracy in Luo Nyanza. We are a people whose only idea of democracy is blind and unquestioned sycophancy to Baba. We are yet to attain political maturity and democracy. And we are never united, do not be fooled. So talks about how some people are hell-bent on dividing us is pure balderdash.

Why Kenyan Men Cheat │Because their women let them, some men in Kenya cheat on their partners’ safe in the knowledge that the women in their lives are either too forgiving or willing to put up with his cheating ways and will have them back no matter what they do.

ICC Motion a Ruse To Draw Public Attention From Vat Bill 2013 │Believe it or not, the government is not made up of dim-wits. Neither is your president nor his deputy unintelligent. Your government knows very well the possible risks of having you – the taxpayer – become preoccupied with painful thoughts of having to part with extra cash to purchase your basic commodities from your already strained and shallow pockets.

Of Doctors & Their Allergy to Bankers!!  │ Now, if we are to conduct a mass brain transplant of the ordinary citizens so that we may adopt the clinical reasoning of the medics, and before other like-minded professional bodies, unions and organizations start voicing rejection of the rest of the nominees on such basis, let us attempt to patiently redistribute the cabinet slots in the manner prescribed by the docs in an endeavour to indulge their malarkey.

Must We Return Kalonzo To Parliament? │Does it also mean that there exists in Kenya a certain clique of individuals who must be in parliament or what? And if this is the case, then why can’t we find a ‘safe landing’ for the likes of Martha Karua, Peter Kenneth, Musalia Mudavadi and their running mates?

Save devolution, Mr. President! │An opportunity of a magnitude equal to that of the Supreme Court ruling therefore has serendipitously presented itself to you on a silver platter – an opportunity if well executed, would propel your credentials to the echelons of reform oriented leaders; in effect proving to your skeptics once and for all your commitment to the rule of law and constitutionalism.

“Weka Condom Mpangoni” – What the Ad Missed │Now, since we all are aware about the existence of HIV, the means of contracting it and the best ways to prevent its spread, the question that we should all be asking is, why are we still carefree with our lives and reluctant to employ the use of available means of preventing HIV to protect ourselves and our loved ones from the pandemic? What is it about a condom that discourages its use?

LIFE AND GREED │But, the saddening part of this charade of a life is the realization that all the achievements and acquisitions are like the blowing wind – here now, gone the next minute – never lasting.  Knowledge fades as the hands of time steadily ticks towards old age. Jobs are faced with imminent risks of retrenchment, downsizing, sacking or redundancy. Material possessions disappear like water under the bridge if spared from the itchy fingers of ‘Nai-robbers’

Why Raila Had to Face the Wrath of Nyanza │While letting the people decide, he should have labored to ensure that the elections board organizes a credible process that would have furthered his seemingly last shot at the presidency. He cannot afford to adopt a laid-back approach (reserved for Kibaki) to leadership if he expects to be elected to manage the affairs of this nation.

Pathetic Leadership our own Undoing │That achievement of development milestones are pegged on good governance borne of visionary leadership cannot be gainsaid. That visionary leadership is attainable only via rigorous vetting process of office contenders is irrefutable.

Regret Letter to Uhu-Ruto │This is to hereby inform the both of you that you do not qualify to vie for elective posts in this country – let alone manage its affairs. Your application has thus been regrettably rejected.