Macharia Gaitho

Caption for the landscape image: The government is clearly on tenterhooks ahead of the June 25 protests called to commemorate victims of the massacre that crushed the Gen Z anti-tax uprising of two years ago.

Caption for the landscape image: It may well have been a coincidence that President William Ruto received the report on reparations for

Saba Saba should be a day of celebration, but it will be more likely to be a story of sad reflection on stolen dreams.

Caption for the landscape image: We are reaching the tipping point where we might justifiably say that we have no country.

Ruling party mandarins have tried putting on brave faces after their violence and handouts blitzkrieg suffered a humiliating defeat.

Caption for the landscape image: As electioneering gets increasingly frenzied ahead of the 2027 General Election, we are being reminded time and time again that the tongue is a dangerous thing.

Caption for the landscape image: President William Ruto's unveiling of a roadmap towards Kenya's next long-term development plan has ignited the expected level of debate.

Caption for the landscape image: Some pretty interesting developments within the opposition formations have opened up likely scenarios for

We are regressing to a leadership that is so insecure and paranoid that it can only counter opposition with threats and organised violence.

Scroll down to read the article Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration Kipchumba Murkomen speaks during a service at AIC Plainsview Church service in South B, Nairobi on June 14, 2026.