/oped/-/1192/1192/-/13i5vkl/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Time+to+act+is+now+on++politically+inspired+acts+/-/440804/1324982/-/jmbh62z/-/index.html The most unfortunate aspect of the suspected arson at the home of Lari MP David Njuguna is that no arrests have been made nearly a week after the incident was reported. 2012-02-11T17:22:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/The+reason+I+prefer+Kilonzo+to+Kalonzo/-/440808/1324976/-/wleutcz/-/index.html What a difference one vowel makes. One is “Kilonzo” and the other “Kalonzo.” 2012-02-11T17:15:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Our+new+look+judiciary+is+the+best+lets+embrace+it+/-/440808/1324972/-/cpcgko/-/index.html Kenyans should celebrate and embrace the new judiciary instead of complaining that the courts have gone too far. 2012-02-11T17:12:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Can+we+really+handle+the+democracy+we+all+swear+by/-/440808/1324966/-/opg2gb/-/index.html We Kenyans are a funny lot. In fact we have very peculiar habits. In our politics too we are peculiar. 2012-02-11T17:11:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/ODM+may+never+be+the+same+again+/-/440808/1324964/-/4borw6z/-/index.html The decision by Musalia Mudavadi to launch an aggressive campaign for the ODM ticket for presidency has caused some interesting reactions within and without the party. 2012-02-11T17:09:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Where+is+the+sense+in+lawyers+going+on+strike/-/440808/1324960/-/lp7j1kz/-/index.html The Constitution has been an unimaginable boon for workers. That is beyond dispute. 2012-02-11T17:07:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Will+the+Lands+ministry+deliver+or+abort+reforms/-/440808/1324956/-/96ma58z/-/index.html I had kept away from writing on land or land reforms since some time last year. 2012-02-11T17:03:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/The+change+promised+under+new+order+is+almost+with+us+/-/440808/1324952/-/3in0adz/-/index.html The change Kenyans have been yearning for has to be the transformation from a government-centred operation to a people-focused 2012-02-11T17:01:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/ODM+must+pass+internal+democracy+test+/-/440808/1324950/-/y6h1anz/-/index.html The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) must not only preach about the absolute necessity for internal party democracy, but must absolutely practise internal democracy. 2012-02-11T16:59:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Address+root+of+societal+rot+rather+than+symptoms+/-/440808/1324944/-/cj8e2c/-/index.html The proposal by the Nairobi City Council to license prostitution is an indication of the level of moral rot in our society and a clear sign that some leaders have resigned to its fate, which is unacceptable. 2012-02-11T16:53:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/A+rule+of+life+If+its+free+its+very+expensive+/-/440808/1324940/-/qg8txq/-/index.html People everywhere love freebies. If it is “free”, we want it. And we want lots of it. 2012-02-11T16:50:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Time+to+implement+the+health+task+force+report+/-/440808/1324938/-/ob9i7cz/-/index.html At the height of the doctors’ strike last December, sceptical observers wondered whether doctors would be willing to go back to work if nothing but their pay demands were met. 2012-02-11T16:46:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Police+wage+war+against+the+two+minute+burglar+/-/440808/1324910/-/n0vuj3z/-/index.html A house in Britain is burgled every two minutes, but capturing the burglar is not easy. 2012-02-11T16:23:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Deluge+of+online+data+a+recipe+for+burnout+/-/440808/1324898/-/we5btm/-/index.html Sometimes, the web can be very aptly named. Before you know it, you are caught in it, stuck on an endless treadmill of barrage of tweets, 2012-02-11T16:15:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Expired+drugs+on+sale+at+supermarket+/-/440806/1324894/-/g8v9ut/-/index.html Last Monday, I went to buy tablets from an established supermarket to relieve my sore throat. 2012-02-11T16:12:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Raila+now+facing+acid+test+in+ODM+/-/440806/1324892/-/smwaroz/-/index.html ODM deputy leader Musalia Mudavadi knows that if the party decides to adopt the county-based delegates system, then he stands a good chance of defeating Raila Odinga in the presidential primaries. 2012-02-11T16:09:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Ocampo+Four+surrounded+by+hypocrites+/-/440806/1324882/-/w2js90z/-/index.html The Sunday Nation of February 5, 2012, was a reminder of the kind of “honourable” legislators this county refers to as people’s representatives. 2012-02-11T16:03:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1324872/-/12e1s9lz/-/index.html Could history be repeating itself? poses Nickson Orwa, in response to the growing competition for the ODM presidential nomination between party leader Raila Odinga and his deputy Musalia Mudavadi. 2012-02-11T15:51:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Proposed+education+system+a+step+in+the+right+direction+/-/440806/1324868/-/12gofdb/-/index.html Proposals on the new envisaged education system and format in Kenya are well thought-out. 2012-02-11T15:49:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Mutula+a+prophet+of+both+the+letter+and+spirit+of+law+/-/440808/1324852/-/q89cvgz/-/index.html John Whyatt was a legalist if ever there was one. Serving as Kenya’s Attorney-General (AG) during the Mau Mau confrontations, he frustrated Governor Evelyn Baring 2012-02-11T15:35:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/I+dont+see+a+happy+ending+in+the+Raila+and+Mudavadi+battle/-/440808/1324836/-/ujfb13z/-/index.html Musalia Mudavadi is belatedly learning that nothing comes on a silver platter, but the price is steep indeed for ODM. 2012-02-11T15:23:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/South+Africa+should+head+the+AU/-/440808/1324824/-/lfxj7i/-/index.html One year on, the revisions are flowing in. It is always difficult to predict how a war will turn out, but Libya was a disaster foretold. 2012-02-11T15:13:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Clear+the+air+on+matatus+/-/440804/1324364/-/d7h5ft/-/index.html The attempt by the ministry of Transport to streamline public transport by phasing out 14-seaters looks headed for collapse. 2012-02-10T15:39:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Proper+plan+needed+for+chaos+cases+to+succeed+/-/440804/1324362/-/21cax6z/-/index.html The debate about punishment of perpetrators of the post-election violence has largely revolved around the six suspects 2012-02-10T15:39:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1324134/-/14v4jr6z/-/index.html The jitters in some quarters in ODM over Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi challenging party leader Raila Odinga for the presidential nomination confirms the mistrust and lack of democracy in parties, remarks Jim Webo. 2012-02-10T12:27:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Tuju+machinery+set+to+shake+up+2012+politics++/-/440806/1324132/-/w4c740/-/index.html The recent revelation that presidential aspirant Raphael Tuju has set up serious campaign structures for his bid is welcome news 2012-02-10T12:25:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/No+place+in+country+for+monarchical+leadership+/-/440806/1324130/-/3wb73p/-/index.html Kenya has no place for monarchical leadership arrangements but yearns for visionary 2012-02-10T12:25:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Attack+on+Lari+MP+must+be+condemned+/-/440806/1324128/-/cctyvbz/-/index.html I read with great consternation of some youths in Lari constituency who visited violence on the homestead their area MP. 2012-02-10T12:25:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kenya+is+becoming+a+haven++for+international+criminals++/-/440806/1324126/-/ibja5w/-/index.html While he was still a senator, Mr Barack Obama, now the US president, accused Kenya of harbouring Felicien Kabuga 2012-02-10T12:25:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/No+one+should+face+more+than+one+case+at+the+same+time+/-/440808/1324122/-/15xum5/-/index.html It is now official. No one should be subjected to “multiple concurrent legal processes,” 2012-02-10T12:18:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/We+should+reject+nepotism+in+leadership+/-/440808/1324118/-/ljnxi/-/index.html The sight of ODM legislators grovelling and imploring President Kibaki to declare ‘Raila Tosha’ was both embarrassing and ill-conceived. 2012-02-10T12:16:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/The+media+is+reluctant+to+report+on+full+content+/-/440808/1324114/-/669wywz/-/index.html A friend of mine attended the Ruiru prayer-cum-political rally of January 28, 2012, held ostensibly to pray for the “Ekaterina 4”, following the confirmation of charges, transforming them from suspects to accused persons on some of the most serious crimes imaginable, including crimes against humanity and forced displacement. 2012-02-10T12:13:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Economics+For+Everyone+Development+Discourse+/-/440808/1324108/-/twxp2cz/-/index.html The scene repeats itself daily. At a remote border crossing between two east African countries, a woman carrying an impossibly-heavy load of eggs on her back is harassed — or worse — by custom officials. 2012-02-10T12:06:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Sex+work+must+never+be+carried+out+in+the+open+we+are+Kenyans+/-/440808/1324050/-/hni944z/-/index.html Someone needs to check what Nairobi Mayor George Aladwa has been taking. 2012-02-10T11:20:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/So+much+to+learn+about+business+in+the+slums+/-/440808/1324048/-/mjr8g5z/-/index.html For many years, I’ve spent part of my summers volunteering in a medical clinic deep in the slums of San Salvador, El Salvador. 2012-02-10T11:20:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Writers+are++not+responsible+for+headlines+/-/440808/1324046/-/11xaok4/-/index.html Talking of sub-editors, one recently gave me the headline: “Thank God, I am an atheist”. Even I was a tad puzzled. 2012-02-10T11:20:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/FM+radio+talk+show+reflects+real+life+/-/440806/1323438/-/1010icqz/-/index.html I feel it is not in good faith for the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) to reprimand Classic FM on what it calls offensive content. 2012-02-09T13:46:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Quality+of+interviewing+for+public+posts+poor/-/440806/1323436/-/2ai84u/-/index.html I’m finding the level of interviewing and selection of key public officers rather poor and confusing. 2012-02-09T13:46:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Readers+idea+of+taxing+prostitutes+not+funny++/-/440806/1323434/-/enjj56/-/index.html A proposal by Mr Benjamin M. Ngugi that the Nairobi city council taxes vices to pay for education may have been made tongue in cheek 2012-02-09T13:46:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Give+mayor+a+break+over+prostitute+tax/-/440806/1323432/-/pkqw0wz/-/index.html Once a while, a forward-looking Kenyan comes along and tries to make us think out of the box. 2012-02-09T13:46:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Welcome+move+on+IDs+/-/440804/1323412/-/8if1eu/-/index.html The government’s announcement that it will issue new identity cards should be implemented to the letter. 2012-02-09T13:29:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Heed+advice+on+General+Election+date/-/440804/1323410/-/hpvwkq/-/index.html The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is proposing that the General Election be held before the end of this year. 2012-02-09T13:29:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1323402/-/12e2kvsz/-/index.html With aides like Lands minister James Orengo and Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo, Prime Minister Raila Odinga does not need any enemies 2012-02-09T13:19:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Contracts+will+entrench+accountability+/-/440808/1323394/-/t4m158/-/index.html It seems that whenever performance contracting is mentioned, a chill runs down the spines of teachers in public schools. 2012-02-09T13:07:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Our+future+lies+in+integrating+economic+concerns++/-/440808/1323392/-/4heo9t/-/index.html The world is on an unsustainable path, and must urgently chart a new course forward 2012-02-09T13:05:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Do+not+allow+loopholes+to+trip+civil+servants/-/440808/1322760/-/9qdkhn/-/index.html Access to quality health care is an important goal for the Ministry of Health. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Attacking+MP+for+supporting+Raila/-/440806/1322750/-/b3i3m5/-/index.html News has it that Lari MP Njuguna Kiburi Mwaura is under attack for supporting a call to have President Kibaki endorse Prime Minister Raila Odinga for presidency. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Success+not+related+to+years+spent+in+school++/-/440806/1322742/-/106lruez/-/index.html Spending more years in school will not necessarily translate into great education, and will not predispose the learner to be a high achiever. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Teachers+not+against+contracts+but+ambush++/-/440806/1322740/-/a17snc/-/index.html Martin Kamau Ngugi comment in the Nation mailbox on Wednesday concerning performance contracts for teachers is misguided and laced with ignorance. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Land+marginalised+coastal+groups+a+ticking+time+bomb++/-/440806/1322746/-/11a5rybz/-/index.html I’m tired of seeing “Pwani si Kenya” and its rival’s “Pwani si ni Kenya” graffiti on community walls, halls and trees every morning I go to work. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Judicial+officers+should+expect+public+scrutiny+/-/440804/1322986/-/uhfcofz/-/index.html Chief Justice Willy Mutunga on Wednesday gave a robust response to the numerous criticisms being levelled against the Judiciary in regard to recent controversial rulings, stating that the institution would not bend to external pressure. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Legalising+prostitution+may+lead+to+more+jobs+and+tax/-/440806/1322730/-/f20r0iz/-/index.html Wednesday’s letter by Benjamin Ngugi in support of taking taxes from prostitutes as suggested by Nairobi mayor George Aladwa is ridiculous. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Punish+rogue+brokers+/-/440804/1322990/-/lm1r14z/-/index.html Tuesday’s announcement by the Capital Markets Authority that investors who lost money with the collapse of Discount Securities stockbrokers three years ago will be compensated is welcome news. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+cutting+edge+/-/440802/1322776/-/14v5sl6z/-/index.html A resident of Mukoma at Lang’ata, Nairobi, Jan Allan, is not convinced that the Kenya Wildlife Service is taking seriously people’s worries about a lion or several of them that have been roaming the neighbourhood. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Parties+can+easily+avoid+election+tensions+/-/440808/1322770/-/6u491v/-/index.html The history of the Kenyan political party has been that of an institution with one powerful individual at the top, with insignificant commoners making up its body. 2012-02-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Somalia+seems+ripe+for+the+picking/-/440808/1322912/-/bairckz/-/index.html On February 23 something very important for East Africa, and indeed all of Africa, will happen in London. 2012-02-08T15:51:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Integrity+law+should+cover+all+civil+servants+/-/440804/1322114/-/gx9v0pz/-/index.html A new Bill that spells out high ethical and integrity standards for State officers is a welcome initiative in the ongoing efforts to reform the public service. 2012-02-07T16:23:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Rows+derailing+truth+team+/-/440804/1322064/-/kk6pa7/-/index.html In many countries coming out of conflict, restorative justice has been key in telling the truth about injustices and reconciling warring groups. 2012-02-07T15:40:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/New+partnership+heralds+fresh+hope+for+victims/-/440808/1321966/-/sku9h8/-/index.html Although much of the world has never heard of diseases like lymphatic filariasis or schistosomiasis, these and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a daily reality for many living in Africa and across the world. 2012-02-07T14:01:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Say+no+to+land+related+election+violence+/-/440808/1321944/-/9jo1wq/-/index.html We had ethnic clashes in Kenya in 1992, 1997, and 2002 and tension in 2005. 2012-02-07T13:42:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1321928/-/12e3ujwz/-/index.html The ODM politicians who attempted to blackmail President Kibaki to endorse Prime Minister Raila Odinga as his possible successor during an official function in Kisumu behaved badly and owe fellow Kenyans an apology, remarks Wambua Musembi. 2012-02-07T13:22:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Decades+later+party+pledges+still+unfulfilled+/-/440806/1321924/-/75t1va/-/index.html Political parties fielding various candidates in the coming elections must tie the delivery of promises to the pledges they make. 2012-02-07T13:16:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Tax+prostitutes+and+invest+in+education+/-/440806/1321922/-/nn6cbl/-/index.html Our holier-than-thou reaction to Nairobi mayor’s suggestion that some areas could be set aside for prostitutes is baffling. 2012-02-07T13:13:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Musalia+has+the+right+to+seek+delegates+support+/-/440806/1321920/-/x2jxftz/-/index.html The recent declaration by deputy ODM party leader Musalia Mudavadi that he will be battling it out with Mr Raila Odinga caught political pundits napping. 2012-02-07T13:11:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Teachers+should+be+subjected+to+performance+contract+/-/440806/1321918/-/ec3nvw/-/index.html The vehement opposition by the teachers’ union on performance contracts by school heads smacks of insincerity and hypocrisy. 2012-02-07T13:07:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Its+unfair+to+use+political+districts+for+Form+One+selection+/-/440806/1321914/-/125bhot/-/index.html The method used to distribute students to national schools is a distortion of merit, equity and fairness. 2012-02-07T12:59:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Pass+ethics+legislation+/-/440804/1321528/-/115s8ogz/-/index.html A proposed law intended to give teeth to constitutional provisions on leadership and integrity has been published. 2012-02-06T17:04:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Stop+lawlessness+in+row+over+park+fees+/-/440804/1321526/-/xmad7mz/-/index.html The controversy about introduction of an electronic system in the collection of fees in the Maasai Mara game park is getting out of hand. 2012-02-06T17:04:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Its+polls+season+again/-/440808/1321488/-/k4ha1cz/-/index.html The silly season is upon us. Premature campaigns for a General Election that has not even been called are already in full swing. 2012-02-06T16:46:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Proposal+to+control+interest+rates+is+a+simplistic+solution/-/440808/1321364/-/v5v2s6z/-/index.html Parliament intends to, once again, introduce interest rate controls. Unlike the Donde Bill of 2000, the latest proposed legislation has not attracted much attention from the public. 2012-02-06T14:40:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Taskforce+should+have+consulted+experts+/-/440808/1321362/-/oaisfoz/-/index.html Kenya could face disaster if the recommendations of the taskforce on the realignment of the education sector to the new Constitution are implemented. 2012-02-06T14:34:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Power+blackouts+denying+residents+their+livelihood++/-/440806/1321358/-/9ho4o9/-/index.html As a resident of Eldama Ravine constituency, I’m concerned about frequent power interruptions in the area for the past three months. 2012-02-06T14:31:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Tough+laws+to+halt+poll+gravy+train+significant++/-/440806/1321356/-/bg75vfz/-/index.html The introduction of tough laws seeking to curb hate speech, voter bribery and party hopping is a step in the right direction. 2012-02-06T14:30:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Mudavadi+Raila+contest+healthy+for+Orange+party+/-/440806/1321354/-/14vdfvdz/-/index.html Many never expected Deputy Prime Musalia Mudavadi would seriously challenge a person he has been so loyal to. 2012-02-06T14:28:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kenyans+in+the+diaspora+are+not+doing+enough/-/440806/1321350/-/8qh03sz/-/index.html A Nigerian government minister on a trip to New York found himself in an odd situation when he was confronted by a lone protester who challenged him to account for corruption plaguing the West African nation. 2012-02-06T14:26:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/New+laws+make+fighting+hard+for+presidency/-/440806/1321348/-/14d8d2k/-/index.html One of the main reasons why Kenyans agitated for a new constitution was the overbearing Executive. 2012-02-06T14:24:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Change+the+8+4+4+system+urgently/-/440806/1321338/-/b7rh7qz/-/index.html The proposed education system and format are undoubtedly well thought out. 2012-02-06T14:03:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Cutting+Edge/The+Cutting+Edge/-/440802/1321320/-/12e409vz/-/index.html Keenly watching developments on the national political scene, Jared Mayaka is getting more and more convinced that the country could be headed for a repeat of the mayhem witnessed after the 2007 elections unless Kenyans change their ways. 2012-02-06T13:46:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Police+should+position+road+blocks+prudently+/-/440806/1320762/-/tdqikmz/-/index.html The Mamboleo area located along Kisumu-Kakamega highway has become an abattoir. 2012-02-05T15:23:27Z