Makau Mutua

Even chickens in Mr Sifuna’s native village in Bungoma knew his political life in ODM had voluntarily terminated.

Political competition should be a civil fight for the souls of voters, not an open season to assault, maim, and even kill opponents.

ODM needs to allow wide open competition within itself to produce the strongest and most popular candidates down-ballot.

But somewhere along the way, the word propaganda acquired a bad name.

No African country is a racial or ethnic monolith.

Caption for the landscape image: What you need to know: Like Mr Gachagua, Mr Sifuna is a one-term legislator.

I get the impression that Mr Kenyatta has personal beef with President William Ruto.

When Al Jazeera attacks Kenya for working to keep the people safe, it should look in the mirror.

Caption for the landscape image: What you need to know: With a slow and painful guillotine, a three-judge bench administered the political death penalty to Mr Gachagua.

Caption for the landscape image: I am generally a free speech absolutist unless the speaker engages in hate or defamatory utterances.