/blogs/-/446672/446672/-/format/xhtml/-/p877crz/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Fresh-Cabinet-appointment-style/-/446672/1757376/-/format/xhtml/-/mcdqg8z/-/index.html Much of the buzz around President Uhuru Kenyatta’s first slate of Cabinet appointments focused on the refreshing new style put on display 2013-04-24T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Qualifying-as-Cabinet-Secretary/-/446672/1755462/-/format/xhtml/-/dwuy0f/-/index.html I woke up this morning to a Skype call from President Uhuru Kenyatta offering me a position in his new Cabinet 2013-04-22T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Rein-in-VIPs/-/446672/1749372/-/format/xhtml/-/sa69l8/-/index.html Driving down on Lang’ata Road the other day, I courteously gave way to a vehicle approaching furiously up the wrong side of the dual carriageway with its siren blaring and strobe lights on 2013-04-15T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/William-Rutos-remarks/-/446672/1744062/-/format/xhtml/-/rswddu/-/index.html The long and largely unscripted speech Deputy President William Ruto gave at Kasarani stadium before inviting newly-inaugurated President Uhuru Kenyatta to address the gathering was significant for more than just the content 2013-04-09T17:03:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1743072/-/format/xhtml/-/7q6cgo/-/index.html There’s a new sheriff in town. That might be the message from President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto as they take office on Tuesday. 2013-04-08T17:49:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-Kenyans-will-be-watching-Uhurus-next-move/-/446672/1736520/-/format/xhtml/-/19e1r6/-/index.html It is understandable that Mr Raila Odinga came across rather grudgingly in what amounted to a belated concession speech following the Supreme Court judgment that threw out his petition challenging the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s fourth president. 2013-04-01T16:48:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Raila-holds-the-yam-and-knife-to-his-political-career/-/446672/1735816/-/format/xhtml/-/tc1f6i/-/index.html Mr Raila Odinga must be aware that he will be 73 years old when the next General Election comes along 2013-03-31T19:27:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Victories-remind-us-of-all-that-is-good/-/446672/1730364/-/format/xhtml/-/cmaft4z/-/index.html With all the dark and depressing politics that refuses to go away, Kenyans enjoyed a weekend of sunshine, courtesy of great sporting performances on the world stage 2013-03-25T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1723754/-/format/xhtml/-/gyu9l8z/-/index.html On the very same day I proudly cast my vote, no, votes — at the General Election, I penned a piece for this very page expressing my undying optimism that we’d have a result and thereafter go back to the humdrum life without smashing out each other’s brains. 2013-03-18T16:06:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Spare-a-thought-for-the-hapless-scribe/-/446672/1684528/-/format/xhtml/-/rsq2pt/-/index.html Covering elections must surely be among the most exciting times for any journalist 2013-02-04T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Our-selfless-leaders-deserve-praise/-/446672/1677950/-/format/xhtml/-/m10tjdz/-/index.html How fortunate we are to have such kind and caring politicians! 2013-01-28T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Chattering-middle-class-has-voted-in-dictators/-/446672/1671624/-/format/xhtml/-/12hqm1yz/-/index.html The chattering classes have been going through a great deal of angst in the last few days as they observed the chaotic party nominations. 2013-01-21T17:06:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Dismissing-poll-numbers-wont-help-candidates/-/446672/1665472/-/format/xhtml/-/4bsxso/-/index.html I was both bemused and outraged by the varied reactions to the latest opinion poll on the presidential and General Elections. 2013-01-14T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Law-on-alcoholic-drinks-is-simply-ridiculous/-/446672/1659776/-/format/xhtml/-/ha0uorz/-/index.html I was a strong advocate of the so-called Mututho laws. 2013-01-07T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1654966/-/format/xhtml/-/ab42ytz/-/index.html I totally agree with Jubilee Coalition presidential aspirant Uhuru Kenyatta and running-mate William Ruto. 2012-12-31T15:36:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Is-the-gentle-Musalia-his-own-man/-/446672/1646026/-/format/xhtml/-/oxp8ebz/-/index.html Mr Musalia Mudavadi is a nice guy. The Deputy Prime Minister comes across as a gentle, soft-spoken and level-headed leader 2012-12-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Legalising-prostitution-in-politics-a-fatal-mistake/-/446672/1641138/-/format/xhtml/-/pg8418z/-/index.html We came up with a really great and progressive new constitution, but it came with one fatal omission 2012-12-10T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Rallies-indicate-politicians-havent-learnt-any-lesson/-/446672/1635654/-/format/xhtml/-/lr1x00z/-/index.html From afar, the Rwanda genocide is history, an old story. 2012-12-03T19:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Turning-on-Somalis-foolish-and-self-defeating/-/446672/1624412/-/format/xhtml/-/9m8e3sz/-/index.html I spend a lot time on this page excoriating the greedy, thieving, lying, rabble-rousing, ethnic warmongers who pass for leaders in this country. 2012-11-19T16:25:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Why-are-police-being-killed-like-chicken/-/446672/1618360/-/format/xhtml/-/1169qr1/-/index.html The Kenya Police Service has suffered what must be the darkest day in its history. Forty-two officers pursuing a band of cattle-rustlers were ambushed and mown down by gun-fire. 2012-11-12T16:11:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Kenyans-need-to-learn-from-US-poll/-/446672/1614964/-/format/xhtml/-/warcq5z/-/index.html Kenyans watching live television feeds from the headquarters of the two US presidential election candidates as the results rolled in at dawn on Wednesday should have been struck by a powerful shared symbol 2012-11-08T08:29:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Obama-lustre-has-somewhat-waned/-/446672/1612452/-/format/xhtml/-/12i0dk5/-/index.html Americans vote for their President today. Within just a few hours of the polls closing, the world will know whether the skinny guy with a funny name and Kenyan father will secure four more years 2012-11-05T16:49:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/No-aspirant-wants-to-be-held-to-account/-/446672/1606210/-/format/xhtml/-/10t3dft/-/index.html I put out a questionnaire on this page last week for any presidential aspirant who wants my endorsement. 2012-10-29T15:50:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1539436/-/format/xhtml/-/k7yus3/-/index.html Trawling the Internet over the weekend, I came across The Salt Lake Tribune endorsing President Obama over the challenge of ‘favourite son’ Mitt Romney. 2012-10-22T15:31:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/In-Kenya-the-mafia-doesnt-work-on-the-periphery/-/446672/1533946/-/format/xhtml/-/j549kgz/-/index.html Kenya is truly unique. It is about the only country in our universe that has no problem about organised criminal enterprises operating on the fringes of civilised society causing major headaches for law enforcement. 2012-10-15T16:10:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Churches-have-a-right-to-own-property/-/446672/1522440/-/format/xhtml/-/709tcrz/-/index.html I am still looking forward to the day that religious organisations desist from abusing their privileged positions in search of Mammon. 2012-10-01T16:16:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1516134/-/format/xhtml/-/34di5xz/-/index.html The Communications Commission of Kenya is spending quite a packet preparing for the imminent shut-down of all telephone lines on counterfeit mobile handsets. 2012-09-24T16:04:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Emasculating-Police-Force/-/446672/1510226/-/format/xhtml/-/focb5yz/-/index.html With its almost religious devotion to guns and the preponderance of organised crime, the United States ought to be one of the most unsafe countries in the globe. 2012-09-17T17:11:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Kenya-needs-leaders-who-can-end--bloodshed/-/446672/1501808/-/format/xhtml/-/15u3hvt/-/index.html Over the past few days in placid, little Grahamstown tucked away somewhere in Nelson Mandela’s Eastern Cape Province, I have been mercifully shielded from Kenya’s depressing politics. 2012-09-10T16:34:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Mombasa-riots-sign-that-all-is-not-well-/-/446672/1495510/-/format/xhtml/-/qkrw1mz/-/index.html The execution last week of incendiary Mombasa preacher Aboud Rogo sparked riots that nearly paralysed the haven of sun, sand and sea. 2012-09-03T16:12:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/You-cant-take-away-Migunas-rights/-/446672/1488518/-/format/xhtml/-/2o3mmu/-/index.html Miguna Miguna may not be the most likeable of fellows. There are many who may have good reason to dislike him and what he stands for. 2012-08-27T17:29:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Govt-must-support-Mutula-to-end-madness-/-/446672/1483842/-/format/xhtml/-/euahenz/-/index.html Education minister Mutula Kilonzo is sure to provoke a storm. Beyond the short-skirts-for-schoolgirls brouhaha, Mr Kilonzo has now raised an important policy issue that must be addressed for the sake of our children. 2012-08-20T16:48:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Will-these-young-politicians-make-a-difference/-/446672/1478448/-/format/xhtml/-/3epa7l/-/index.html As a write this, I am facing a room full of young women. 2012-08-13T16:17:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Kabuga-mystery---other-ghosts-/-/446672/1449520/-/format/xhtml/-/6qu713/-/index.html I don’t know why anybody would be surprised that one of the most wanted men in the world should have found safe refuge in Kenya. 2012-07-09T15:58:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/The-attacks-mean-we-have-no-choice-/-/446672/1442460/-/format/xhtml/-/k3bb6y/-/index.html The dastardly twin attack on churches in Garissa provokes both shock and outrage. 2012-07-02T17:01:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1415330/-/format/xhtml/-/9thhec/-/index.html Somewhere in the family vaults, we keep a sizeable collection of vinyl. Prized offerings from Peter Tosh, Steel Pulse, Third World, I Jah Man, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear and Bob Marley make the centrepieces from the golden age of reggae. 2012-05-28T15:50:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Uhuru-can-sure-lay-out-a-party/-/446672/1410592/-/format/xhtml/-/6037clz/-/index.html Uhuru Kenyatta can pull some fancy footwork. He delivered his keynote speech at the launch of his new party in a formal business suit, then doffed jacket and tie to join the youngsters at the music concert. 2012-05-21T16:46:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1401304/-/format/xhtml/-/y8ewjnz/-/index.html Throughout the struggle for the second liberation and into the early years of the multiparty system, former Vice-President Mwai Kibaki was contemptuously derided as General Kiguoya 2012-05-07T15:34:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Gema-may-erode-Uhuru-appeal-on-national-stage-/-/446672/1373160/-/format/xhtml/-/15bwb7v/-/index.html Friday’s Limuru meeting that was intended to unite the Gema community may have unintended consequences. 2012-03-24T17:00:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Will-Uhuru-go-for-broke-and-defy-ICC/-/446672/1372432/-/format/xhtml/-/ay6mcoz/-/index.html When Mr Uhuru Kenyatta contested the presidency in 2002 as outgoing President Daniel arap Moi’s hand-picked successor on the Kanu ticket, he sought to project himself as the young, modern, cosmopolitan, detribalised, dotcom candidate. 2012-03-23T17:18:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Theres-still-work-to-be-done-to-secure-our-peace-/-/446672/1355048/-/format/xhtml/-/10qwt88/-/index.html We mark on Tuesday the fourth anniversary of the National Accord that halted the savagery out of the disputed presidential election and ushered in a mongrel called the Grand Coalition Government. 2012-02-27T17:05:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Michuki-upheld-and-broke-law-equally/-/446672/1333162/-/format/xhtml/-/qjyf10/-/index.html It was no accident that when Mr John Michuki chose a name for his exclusive swanky 2012-02-22T19:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Have-anti-reformists-found-Judiciary-Achilles-heel/-/446672/1305350/-/format/xhtml/-/m42fonz/-/index.html Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza is undoubtedly facing personal agony over the now infamous Village Market incident. 2012-01-13T17:58:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1299166/-/format/xhtml/-/dwiy9x/-/index.html As the new term opens, primary schools across the country will be celebrating their successes or mourning their failures in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination results that came out just last week. 2012-01-02T15:53:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Omar-and-his-ilk-in-high-places-must-mind-their-tongues/-/446672/1292306/-/format/xhtml/-/9h2qu2/-/index.html Nearly two months ago, a friend approached me at the local with something that was really troubling him. 2011-12-19T14:20:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1288358/-/format/xhtml/-/11doru8/-/index.html President Kibaki really disappointed me on Monday. I expected a pronouncement to cheer all Kenyans celebrating 48 years of nationhood. 2011-12-12T16:14:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1286696/-/format/xhtml/-/tfkx9jz/-/index.html Kofi Annan is the quintessential diplomat. 2011-12-09T13:15:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1284672/-/format/xhtml/-/9wvsinz/-/index.html After prostrating himself before Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, our Foreign Minister Moses Wetang’ula came home from Khartoum with a very positive spin. 2011-12-05T15:57:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1277196/-/format/xhtml/-/oktbnvz/-/index.html The military incursion in pursuit of Al-Shabaab extremists across the borders 2011-11-21T17:27:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1273290/-/format/xhtml/-/2p49b4z/-/index.html Any large concentration and movement of loaded donkeys will be considered 2011-11-14T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1268980/-/format/xhtml/-/bc1e4b/-/index.html I wonder whether Prime Minister Raila Odinga took time off on Sunday while 2011-11-07T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Al-Shabaab-ties-a-probe-is-in-order-/-/446672/1265058/-/format/xhtml/-/gjolh8/-/index.html Assistant Foreign Affairs minister Richard Onyonka seems to have suffered a bout of Foot-in-Mouth disease. 2011-10-31T16:46:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1261118/-/format/xhtml/-/hm8gk2/-/index.html To kill a snake, goes the popular truism, you cut off its head. Perhaps, then, somebody should explain why Kenyan soldiers are pursuing Al-Shabaab militants deep inside Somalia instead of taking out the nexus right here at home. 2011-10-24T17:15:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Kenyas-foray-against-Al-Shabaab-will-not-be-easy/-/446672/1257054/-/format/xhtml/-/6o5y36/-/index.html As long as Al Shabaab retains the capacity to wage terror campaigns in pursuit of some warped jihadist agenda, sitting back and praying they do not attack us would be criminal dereliction of duty. 2011-10-17T15:33:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1253220/-/format/xhtml/-/3xswxlz/-/index.html So this darned saboteur will not defy just the Central Bank, but can go ahead and treat with contempt pronouncements by the President and the Prime Minister? 2011-10-10T15:50:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Farewell-to-the-indefatigable-fighter-for-justice/-/446672/1243534/-/format/xhtml/-/vsm45k/-/index.html Prof Wangari Maathai did not sit around moaning and whining and begging the male power structure for donation of 30 per cent; she fought it out and grabbed her own 100 per cent. 2011-09-26T18:30:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1239094/-/format/xhtml/-/cs9qr9/-/index.html I fled Nairobi for brief refuge down south just before I was hung, drawn, and quartered. 2011-09-19T15:18:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Dont-blame-government-for-slum-inferno/-/446672/1235094/-/format/xhtml/-/ghkxjez/-/index.html On February 2, 2009, the Daily Nation published an article entitled “The fire next time: Slum courts doom”. 2011-09-12T16:20:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1230968/-/format/xhtml/-/y0x3nt/-/index.html The eyes of the nation have been riveted in the past five days on a courtroom in a small city in the Netherlands. 2011-09-05T17:30:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1227390/-/format/xhtml/-/ynqaxf/-/index.html Recently when I needed to look up the number of outgoing Attorney-General Amos Wako, I reached for the trusty old Telkom Kenya telephone directory. 2011-08-29T16:44:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Colonel-is-about-to-go-who-will-fund-AU-/-/446672/1223434/-/format/xhtml/-/ruch52/-/index.html Now that Brother-Colonel Muammar Gaddafi will no longer dispense his largesse, the nabobs at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa might have to look for another source of sustenance. 2011-08-22T15:24:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Starvation-Why-Kenyans-need-to-take-a-long-hard-look-/-/446672/1219458/-/format/xhtml/-/w57tyiz/-/index.html From the frying pan into the fire? The heavens have opened up and flash floods have already claimed lives. 2011-08-15T16:13:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Rather-than-donate-food-why-not-change-government--/-/446672/1215654/-/format/xhtml/-/12hixau/-/index.html My heart swelled with pride last Friday watching Kenyans happily raise hundreds of millions for the hungry. It was one of those ‘Najivunia Kuwa Mkenya’ moments. 2011-08-08T15:49:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Why-Migunas-exit-was-as-dramatic-as-it-was-predictable/-/446672/1213736/-/format/xhtml/-/qcai65/-/index.html The suspension of Mr Miguna Miguna from the Prime Minister’s office 2011-08-04T17:36:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Ministers-who-denied-famine-should-be-sacked-/-/446672/1211732/-/format/xhtml/-/ddmgw6z/-/index.html The government has rightly taken plenty of flack for being slow in response to the threat of famine. 2011-08-01T15:54:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Lesson-in-peaceful-Gor-AFC-match-/-/446672/1207682/-/format/xhtml/-/wwtfal/-/index.html That near full-house at Nyayo Stadium showed that despite mismanagement, charlatans and fraudsters, Kenyan football still has a future. 2011-07-25T16:38:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Credibility-of-2012-poll-outcome-depends-on-appointees-to-IEBC-/-/446672/1204208/-/format/xhtml/-/9v4evfz/-/index.html One can expect that appointment to the new Independent and Electoral and Boundaries Commission will provide theatre for the usual tussles 2011-07-19T16:29:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Special-constituency-seats-to-be-set-aside-for-women/-/446672/1203510/-/format/xhtml/-/ofwoahz/-/index.html Somebody has come up with a barmy idea on how gender parity can be achieved in the next Parliament. 2011-07-18T16:22:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/It-is-come-let-us-eat-together/-/446672/1198830/-/format/xhtml/-/u1e6nwz/-/index.html With the countdown beating so rapidly towards the 2012 elections, it is not surprising that our peculiar breed of leaders should shove aside critical matters on the national agenda to plunge headlong into the scramble for political office. 2011-07-11T11:56:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Move-back-shut-up-and-sit-down/-/446672/1194260/-/format/xhtml/-/89ph86/-/index.html I have a date with a magistrate on Tuesday morning. I am supposed to answer to the charge of “failing to comply with traffic signs — no right turn”. 2011-07-04T13:25:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1189806/-/format/xhtml/-/ogjhp5z/-/index.html International news agencies were reporting celebrations across the Libyan city of Misrata as news came in that the ICC had issued arrest warrants 2011-06-27T11:35:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Were-Mutunga-Baraza-signalling-end-of-old-order/-/446672/1185970/-/format/xhtml/-/6s1kr6z/-/index.html “…the English judges of the higher ranks are saddled with enormous horsehair wigs that can cost over one thousand pounds and weigh almost that much. They are also expected to wear garish robes trimmed with the carcasses of small woodland creatures. The English judicial costume is said to be itchy, unhygienic, and uncomfortable. It also doesn’t always smell terrific”. 2011-06-20T16:01:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Transition-government-in-Somalia-seems-to-have-woken-up--/-/446672/1180188/-/format/xhtml/-/ou1pwx/-/index.html I have previously had very little faith in the so-called Transitional Government that pretends to run Somalia. 2011-06-13T14:37:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Its-a-tough-budget-but-stay-ahead-of-the-thieving-hordes-/-/446672/1175984/-/format/xhtml/-/qn2mlt/-/index.html Dear Mr Kenyatta, I hope you are well-prepared to present the budget for fiscal year 2011/2012. 2011-06-06T13:56:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Ban-on-export-of-nuts-was-meant-to-exploit-farmers/-/446672/1172048/-/format/xhtml/-/n7gkrez/-/index.html Just the other day, five MPs from Murang’a and Embu counties appealed to the government to re-impose the ban 2011-05-30T16:09:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Dont-allow-our-courts-to-mess-up-justice/-/446672/1168146/-/format/xhtml/-/pomhc9z/-/index.html He can run, but he can’t hide. That is the famous quote attributed to legendary heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis 2011-05-23T16:04:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Reformist-Chief-Justice-should-expect-vicious-fight/-/446672/1163704/-/format/xhtml/-/y4tll6/-/index.html Don’t Be Fooled, Reject those Nyayos. That was the title of a tract that landed University of Nairobi law lecturer Willy Mutunga 2011-05-16T15:27:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1163352/-/format/xhtml/-/n3i7mp/-/index.html RIP Sammy Kamau wa Wanjiru. But questions, questions, questions: Should we not have read the danger signs? Did Kamau not have a recent history of domestic violence that landed him in court? 2011-05-16T05:24:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/Removing-Osama-was-the-easy-part/-/446672/1159118/-/format/xhtml/-/iv383d/-/index.html The very welcome departure of Terror Inc chief Osama bin Laden has sent hope soaring that al Qaeda and its various offshoots, including our very own al Shabaab, is in its death throes. 2011-05-09T14:52:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1154974/-/format/xhtml/-/eqwn0h/-/index.html This was a blatant case of extra-judicial execution. American soldiers flew deep into Pakistan and murdered Osama bin Laden and a few close associates. 2011-05-02T15:38:33Z