/oped/Editorial/-/440804/440804/-/qmuxi8z/-/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/Editorial/Team+was+short+changed+/-/440804/1320748/-/249bvez/-/index.html Our women’s volleyball team last weekend became the third group to fail to qualify for the London Olympic Games, after tae kwon-do and canoeing and rowing. 2012-02-05T15:09:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/New+strategy+on+HIV+funds+needs+support+/-/440804/1320742/-/ljhl7m/-/index.html Last week, the Global Fund, the world’s biggest donor in the fight against HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis celebrated its 10th birthday. 2012-02-05T15:05:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Guard+this+new+reputation+/-/440804/1320242/-/mvmbi0/-/index.html The new Constitution prescribed bold reforms of the Judiciary and, in many ways, the promise of a more robust and independent institution is being kept. 2012-02-04T14:46:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Listen+to+grievances+of+Kenyas+coastal+group+/-/440804/1320232/-/rr228jz/-/index.html A slow-burning crisis is simmering at the Coast. A group known as the Mombasa Republican Council has emerged 2012-02-04T14:43:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/A+star+in+the+making+/-/440804/1319840/-/4ejpmnz/-/index.html The performance by Kenyan junior Nikita Dawda at the International Tennis Federation’s East African 18 and Under Junior Circuit in Nairobi is inspiring. 2012-02-03T17:41:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Parties+not+in+hurry+to+abide+by+the+new+rules+/-/440804/1319838/-/6nq3vfz/-/index.html Political parties have two months to register and hold elections to conform with new rules on governance. 2012-02-03T17:40:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Is+it+healing+or+impunity/-/440804/1318878/-/4q5akz/-/index.html Leaders from Rift Valley and areas in Central Province bordering it have been agitating against pursuing the cases of people who committed mass murder, rape and arson during the post-election violence. 2012-02-02T17:10:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Interrogate+Bill+on+county+management+/-/440804/1318876/-/14xtifg/-/index.html The publication of a Bill on county management structure is a significant step in the Constitution’s implementation. 2012-02-02T17:08:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/AUs+score+just+average+/-/440804/1318156/-/11mple5/-/index.html The just-ended African Union summit in Addis Ababa arrived at the sagacious conclusion that Africa needs more aggressive trade policies, including the removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers between African countries. 2012-02-01T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Lets+make+school+life+a+learning+experience+/-/440804/1318150/-/4o38iuz/-/index.html A report to be launched on Friday proposes a major overhaul of the education system. 2012-02-01T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Dont+give+up+on+JKIA+/-/440804/1317682/-/p1m7l2z/-/index.html Infrastructure development ranks among the top priorities of the government because it is core to economic progress. 2012-01-31T17:55:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Peace+efforts+by+heads+of+business+laudable/-/440804/1317672/-/p1bhj0z/-/index.html Those foretelling the eventual death of capitalism may have a point, but if the captains of industry and commerce continue giving it a human face and combining social responsibility with the pursuit of profit, perhaps they will end up giving it a longer lease of life. 2012-01-31T17:51:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Parliament+must+get+back+to+work+with+zeal+/-/440804/1316912/-/yk79ywz/-/index.html House Speaker Kenneth Marende has recalled MPs to convene in mid-February to deal with pending pieces of legislation that are core to the implementation of the Constitution. 2012-01-30T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Sata+making+right+moves+/-/440804/1316748/-/11ngc4t/-/index.html There is something refreshing about how Zambian President Michael Sata is going about his job. Africa has never seen anything like it since Captain Thomas Sankara wrested leadership from a French stooge, and in four years set out to clean up Burkina Faso. 2012-01-30T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/We+never+learn+do+we/-/440804/1316088/-/yg9t9dz/-/index.html With the London Olympics barely six months away, Kenya’s preparations for the action are laughable. 2012-01-29T15:12:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Early+warning+system+on+weather+required+/-/440804/1316072/-/djpp5p/-/index.html It was a bad beginning of the year for tea and potato farmers in the country who lost huge amounts of their crops to frost. 2012-01-29T15:01:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Watch+private+sector+too+/-/440804/1315746/-/xee9qh/-/index.html Kenyans have spent a lot of time debating and calling on the government to set up an efficient mechanism to fight corruption in the public sector. 2012-01-28T17:43:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Time+to+act+on+this+barbaric+blood+letting+/-/440804/1315742/-/100i2n3z/-/index.html For centuries, African societies were held together by a complex web of beliefs, customs, values and norms. 2012-01-28T17:39:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Clarify+pipeline+deal+/-/440804/1315246/-/100e9lyz/-/index.html This week, Prime Minister Raila Odinga led a delegation of senior government officials to South Sudan. 2012-01-27T16:07:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Bring+to+an+end+this+senseless+bloodshed+++/-/440804/1315242/-/hnggr2z/-/index.html The senseless killings in Moyale are unfortunate and completely unconscionable. 2012-01-27T16:07:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Speed+up+building+port/-/440804/1314604/-/v35oec/-/index.html Newly independent Republic of South Sudan’s decision to build an oil pipeline to Lamu is a wake-up call for Kenya. 2012-01-26T17:38:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Uhuru+and+Muthaura+did+well+to+quit+posts+/-/440804/1314500/-/g02hdxz/-/index.html The decision yesterday by Mr Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr Francis Muthaura to resign as Finance minister and Head of Public Service respectively, is welcome. 2012-01-26T16:13:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Uhuru+and+Muthaura+must+relinquish+office+/-/440804/1313796/-/xb7riwz/-/index.html The government does not intend, for the moment, to ask two of the four Kenyans indicted by the International Criminal Court on crimes against humanity charges to resign their public service positions. 2012-01-25T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Regular+repairs+crucial+/-/440804/1313344/-/j8o9a5z/-/index.html One of the issues that is readily agreed on in any discussion of President Kibaki’s leadership is the development of infrastructure. 2012-01-24T16:37:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Spare+a+thought+for++victims+of+violence++/-/440804/1313340/-/849awo/-/index.html Even as the narrative of the Ocampo 4 takes its twists and turns after the confirmation of charges. 2012-01-24T16:33:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Political+violence+has+no+future+in+new+Kenya+/-/440804/1312722/-/15rnqngz/-/index.html The four-year wait is over, and at last we know the individuals to face charges for the violence that engulfed the nation in 2007/2008, cost 1,133 lives, and led to the consignment of more than 600,000 to tented camps for the internally displaced. 2012-01-23T16:23:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Train+hard+for+Olympics+/-/440804/1312196/-/38xgjmz/-/index.html Two committees have been formed to drive preparations of our sportsmen and women ahead of the London Olympic Games starting July 27. 2012-01-22T17:13:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/We+must+protect+the+little+food+available+/-/440804/1312194/-/ia2f6h/-/index.html At the weekend, Kenyans were treated to an unedifying spectacle of tonnes of relief food being destroyed due to aflatoxin contamination. 2012-01-22T17:13:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/ICC+ruling+on+Six+will++be+a+lesson+for+us+all+/-/440804/1311646/-/fl674q/-/index.html Within a matter of hours, the International Criminal Court will make known whether it has confirmed or dropped charges against the six Kenyans accused of committing crimes against humanity during the 2007-2008 post-election violence. 2012-01-21T15:28:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Lets+all+strive+to+be+calm+/-/440804/1311162/-/jd61w1z/-/index.html The International Criminal Court confirmed on Friday that it will deliver a ruling on Monday on whether Kenya’s six post-election violence suspects will proceed to a full trial or not. 2012-01-20T17:20:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Freeze+on+land+deals+came+at+right+time+/-/440804/1310970/-/1gg4y0/-/index.html Cabinet on Friday issued a directive to freeze all dealings in public land and extended this to renewals of leases in private, public and trust land until the Land Commission is set up. 2012-01-20T13:11:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Let+the+vetting+begin+/-/440804/1310386/-/10xkhhmz/-/index.html The Wednesday swearing-in of the last member of the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board was a milestone in the continuing reform of the Judiciary. 2012-01-19T15:25:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Quota+system+hurting+industrious+innocents+/-/440804/1310384/-/xc1qdaz/-/index.html The quota system for Form 1 selection in public secondary schools is not working well. 2012-01-19T15:24:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Justice+be+our+shield/-/440804/1309788/-/pbt3w8z/-/index.html The Commission on Administrative Justice, more simply known as the Office of Ombudsman, introduced its new look on Wednesday under an expanded mandate entrenched in the new Constitution. 2012-01-18T16:25:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Minimise+tussles+over+electoral+boundaries++/-/440804/1309784/-/10ayfsdz/-/index.html The ongoing consultations on electoral boundaries have provoked controversies that threaten to derail the entire process. 2012-01-18T16:23:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Healing+Liberia+a+priority+/-/440804/1309184/-/fwijuv/-/index.html Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was on Monday sworn in for a second term as the country’s leader after re-election 2012-01-17T16:17:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Whatever+the+verdict+Kenyans+must+be+calm+/-/440804/1309178/-/15n80tu/-/index.html The clock is ticking towards a momentous verdict by the International Criminal Court, 2012-01-17T16:07:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Is+this+war+too+costly/-/440804/1308374/-/ykv98a/-/index.html Until now, the Kenya military has been proactive in telling Kenyans what is going on in Somalia. 2012-01-16T16:29:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Explain+the+sudden+disappearance+of+fuel+/-/440804/1308368/-/9mogvrz/-/index.html On Monday, motorists wasted an inordinate amount of time queuing for fuel in those few outlets that still had any on offer for sale. 2012-01-16T16:20:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Why+we+lost+the+way++/-/440804/1306130/-/gqdwub/-/index.html The Africa Cup of Nations, Africa’s biggest football tournament, kicks off this week in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. 2012-01-15T15:48:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Stop+leaders+inciting+pastoral+communities+/-/440804/1306128/-/ksxx1p/-/index.html Dr Mzalendo Kibunjia, has singled out divisive politicians as the main cause of recent ethnic violence 2012-01-15T15:48:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Healthy+competition++/-/440804/1305660/-/ep9coe/-/index.html From tomorrow, importers of second-hand cars will be able to get inspection services 2012-01-14T14:41:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Decision+on+deputy+CJ+in+line+with+new+dawn+/-/440804/1305656/-/2tm6sez/-/index.html The expeditious manner in which Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and the Judicial Service Commission have moved 2012-01-14T14:33:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Judges+give+Kibaki+and+Raila+the+ultimate+test+/-/440804/1305242/-/fmusp7/-/index.html The Constitutional Court may not have set the date of the next elections on Friday but it deflated the anxiety that was distorting other national agenda. 2012-01-13T15:11:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Death+threats+primitive+/-/440804/1304646/-/1txph2/-/index.html Death threat leaflets circulating in a small village in Kisumu would not ordinarily raise hackles 2012-01-12T16:21:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Politicking+with+IDP+issue+morally+wrong++/-/440804/1304644/-/k214hd/-/index.html The government has finally broken its silence and ordered an MP to halt an audacious freelance move 2012-01-12T16:21:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Secure+hot+spots+now/-/440804/1303850/-/qs34un/-/index.html Kenyans who went through the 2007/2008 post-election turmoil would fervently hope the cure does not turn out to be worse than the disease. 2012-01-11T16:11:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Make+the+port+more+efficient+or+lose+it+all++/-/440804/1303848/-/dsmavf/-/index.html If the port of Mombasa is, indeed, a facility of strategic national importance, it must be managed competently and efficiently, and if those charged with running it are not up to the task, they must be removed. 2012-01-11T16:11:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/They+didnt+have+to+die/-/440804/1303142/-/q8sdp2/-/index.html Children are presumed to be innocent and vulnerable in the face of adversity. They have not lived 2012-01-10T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Top+officers+must+stop+sending+wrong+signals/-/440804/1303140/-/2ktfud/-/index.html The top commanders of the Kenya Police have launched a very public campaign against 2012-01-10T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Chase+them+to+their+dens+/-/440804/1302568/-/g39fss/-/index.html A report to the effect that two most wanted terrorism operatives are in Kenya is disquieting, and Kenyans need an assurance from the government that they will be swiftly apprehended and neutralised. 2012-01-09T15:56:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/New+boundaries+a+step+into+the+future+/-/440804/1302562/-/nhipok/-/index.html The electoral and boundaries commission has published proposed new electoral units and invited public debate on them. 2012-01-09T15:53:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Sports+wrangles+shameful+/-/440804/1302098/-/4l8n76z/-/index.html Several sporting disciplines including tae kwon-do and boxing are currently preparing 2012-01-08T16:34:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Bleak+future+despite+optimism+on+harvests+/-/440804/1302096/-/unpa8/-/index.html Government forecasts in the last few months have been quite optimistic 2012-01-08T16:34:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Shame+of+IDPs+four+years+down+the+line+/-/440804/1301592/-/c536y7/-/index.html Four years after the disputed results of the 2007 presidential election , the country is readying itself 2012-01-07T16:51:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/FKF+need+our+support+/-/440804/1301268/-/svn0bkz/-/index.html Fifa this week named Football Kenya Federation chairman Sam Nyamweya to its prestigious Under-17 World Cup Organising Committee. 2012-01-06T16:27:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Time+to+move+beyond+cosmetic+cost+cutting+/-/440804/1301266/-/12ij3w9z/-/index.html The announcement of a new round of austerity measures in a bid to cut government running costs, reported elsewhere in today’s edition, is welcome indeed. 2012-01-06T16:27:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Lynching+teachers+futile/-/440804/1300604/-/408do3z/-/index.html Parents venting their fury on teachers for the failure of their children in the KCPE examination 2012-01-05T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Baraza+Establish+the+truth+before+judging/-/440804/1300574/-/865bag/-/index.html For the past few days, national attention has been riveted on an altercation involving Deputy Chief 2012-01-05T15:28:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Clarify+poverty+ranking+/-/440804/1300134/-/sva8u9/-/index.html On Monday, Planning minister Wycliffe Oparanya was quoted as expressing doubts about the accuracy of data on wealth and poverty used to rank counties. 2012-01-04T16:23:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Policy+on+school+texts++requires+urgent+review+/-/440804/1300132/-/yq8adx/-/index.html Reports about a looming crisis in public schools over the provision of textbooks is worrying. 2012-01-04T16:22:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Sea+mishaps+preventable+/-/440804/1299640/-/198f12/-/index.html Most accidents, whether on land or at sea, are caused by human error, greed, impunity, laxity in the enforcement of the law, inadequacy of the law itself, or plain stupidity. 2012-01-03T15:20:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/A+little+civility+may+do+the+trick+gentlemen+/-/440804/1299638/-/13olsjpz/-/index.html The very public feud between Attorney-General Githu Muigai and Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution chairman Charles Nyachae is getting out of hand. 2012-01-03T15:20:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Terrorists+have+to+lose++/-/440804/1299174/-/g2i4bg/-/index.html Our security forces may urgently require assistance in fighting urban terrorists used by the besieged Al-Shabaab in Somalia to kill innocent Kenyans. 2012-01-02T16:00:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Changes+in+education+must+be+well+managed+/-/440804/1299172/-/g0nl1ez/-/index.html Millions of children troop back to school on Tuesday as the new academic year begins. 2012-01-02T16:00:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/A+good+year+for+Kenya+/-/440804/1298674/-/8gwfpa/-/index.html Last year was one another most significant in Kenyan sport. 2012-01-01T15:41:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Man+made+viruses+a+danger+to+humanity+/-/440804/1298672/-/4oe657/-/index.html The New Year finds the global scientific community divided over the recently man-made and potentially deadly bird flu virus. 2012-01-01T15:41:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/Need+for+sobriety+as+we+usher+in+the+New+Year+/-/440804/1298266/-/ogf7mmz/-/index.html Happy New Year. The country has ushered it in with a combination of hope and anxiety. 2011-12-31T17:33:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/2012+should+be+a+year+of+hope+not+bickering+/-/440804/1297824/-/10iy9b6z/-/index.html The year 2011 has been a trying one for Kenya. 2011-12-30T15:48:46Z