Intricate Perspectives: ODM-UDA Political Dalliance and Possible Outcomes
The recent political developments in Kenya, marked by the migration of top ODM leaders to William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA), have set the stage for a critical juncture in the nation’s...
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall of Raila Odinga’s AU Bid: Imperialism, Realpolitik, and...
The African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson election on February 15, 2025, delivered a seismic shock to Kenya’s political establishment. Raila Odinga, a seasoned opposition leader and Pan-African...
View ArticleThe Controversial Legacy of Wafula Chebukati: Electoral Fraud and the...
Wafula Chebukati’s tenure as chairman of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) stands as a monument to electoral fraud, institutional decay, and national betrayal. His tenure,...
View ArticleRaila Odinga’s Political Resurrection: Strategic Paths to a Formidable Comeback
Raila Odinga’s return to the domestic political scene after his unsuccessful African Union Commission (AUC) bid heralds a pivotal moment for both his enduring legacy and the trajectory of Kenya’s...
View ArticleMartha Karua, Rigathi Gachagua, and Kalonzo Musyoka: An Alliance on Quicksand
Martha Karua’s reintroduction of her political machine, now rechristened as the People’s Liberation Party (PLP), has injected fresh intrigue into Kenya’s dynamic political stage. Determined to...
View ArticleThe Revolutionary Phoenix: Kenya’s Gen-Z Movement at the Crossroads of...
As Wednesday’s crimson dawn approaches, Kenya’s Gen-Z warriors prepare for what may become their final stand – a brutal anniversary march that could either resurrect their revolutionary fervour or...
View ArticleTOM MBOYA MEMORIAL: REVOLUTION INTERRUPTED, PROMISE DEFERRED
Long before Nairobi’s political salons took notice, Tom Joseph Mboya was honing his craft amid the clang of factory floors and the stench of colonial neglect. As a sanitary inspector, he reforged the...
View ArticleSaba Saba and Gen Z’s Rebellion: The Blood-Stained Birth of a New Republic
On 7th July 1990, the Saba Saba uprising marked a historic rupture in Kenya’s political order, as mass protests forced President Daniel arap Moi to abandon the suffocating one-party system and concede...
View ArticleBetrayal, Blood and Blindness: Kenya’s Ethnic Tragedy and the Class War We...
When the Hunters Become the Hunted: The Kikuyu Tragedy and the Politics of Amnesia In a cruel twist of history’s irony, the Kikuyu—once custodians of state power and beneficiaries of its coercive...
View ArticleThe Grand Deception: How Kenya’s Ruling Class Manufactures Ethnic Illusions...
The Choreography of Power and the Mirage of Change: Kenyan statecraft has long resembled an ever-mutating masquerade, in which a narrow coterie of elites incessantly reshuffles partners, costumes, and...
View ArticleTribute to Phoebe Asiyo: The Woman Who Carried a Nation’s Hope
On July 17, 2025, a mighty soul slipped quietly into the silence. Dr. Phoebe Muga Asiyo—trailblazer, mentor, rebel with a purpose—died peacefully in North Carolina at 93. And with her passing, Kenya...
View ArticleThe Tyranny of the Learned: Unmasking Empire’s Legacy in Uganda
Obote Odora’s Betrayal and Dependency: The Legacy of British Colonialism in Uganda is no ordinary postcolonial tract. It is a fierce reckoning, a meticulously sourced jeremiad, and an eloquent...
View ArticleThe Counterrevolution Exposed: Terror Charges Against Boniface Mwangi Dropped
Manufactured Mayhem: Goons in Uniform, Chaos by Design What began as a grassroots revolt led by Kenya’s disenfranchised Generation Z has morphed into a high-stakes battle between a corrupt ruling...
View ArticleHas Raila Odinga Betrayed the Kenyan Struggle? An Ideological Interrogation
Capitalist Foundations: Raila’s Reformist Mission, Not a Revolutionary Betrayal From a pedestrian standpoint, Raila Odinga has betrayed the Kenyan struggle by failing to join hands with Gen Z to...
View ArticleODM’s Dual Game with UDA: Why Raila’s Support of Sifuna Signals a Shaky Deal
Raila’s Support for Sifuna: A Calculated Signal, Not Just Party Democracy Raila Odinga’s public endorsement of Edwin Sifuna’s fierce criticism of the ODM-UDA deal is no minor footnote in Kenya’s...
View ArticleODM’s U-Turn: The Collapse of Opposition and the Rise of Opportunist Politics
The Death of Dissent: Edwin Sifuna’s Retreat and the End of Illusions Edwin Sifuna once stood as a fiery voice within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)—a figure who appeared to embody the last...
View ArticleAugust 1st: 43 Years After the Coup, Kenya Is Still Stuck in a Capitalist...
Celebrating a Coup That Shook a Dictatorship, Yet Failed to Dismantle It On August 1st, 1982, a group of Kenya Air Force servicemen led by Senior Private Hezekiah Ochuka and Sergeant Pancras Oteyo...
View ArticleWas James Orengo Poisoned? Dissecting the Rumours, the Politics, and the Truth
The Silence and the Speculation: How the Rumour Took Off This week, credible reports from Nation Africa and The Standard confirmed that Siaya Governor James Orengo had been flown to India for...
View ArticleRigathi Gachagua: The Bourgeois Charlatan Kenya Must Reject
Rigathi Gachagua embodies the most corrosive traits of Kenya’s post-independence political elite—a bourgeois charlatan whose ascent has been fuelled not by visionary leadership or commitment to the...
View ArticleHouse of Cards: A Marxist Dissection of Kenya’s Bursary Scandal
Corruption as the Logic of Capitalist Rule The revelation that Members of Parliament in Kenya cannot account for Sh 4.1 billion in bursary funds is not an isolated scandal, nor a mere case of...
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