Presidential candidates are springing up each weekend. In this context let us take a look at a true national leader with a truly Kenyan legacy, and measure these weekend wonders against the true gold that is Bildad Kaggia.  Kaggia’s importance lies in the political leadership he offered. The political choices he made and offered are significant events and models for us. The second point of importance is that Kaggia ...

It is the month to spend more time on the FA, the Champions and other finals than on spectating our public affairs. There are no political finals this month in Kenya. What we are seeing now are political parties sorting themselves out and individual politicians trying out alliances. This is not the time to spend on unravelling politics – our favourite pastime – because all that is going on is coy wooing between ephemeral couples, ...

 The condemnation of the events at Limuru 2B has been of the police. This is misdirected. We have to condemn its political originators. The origin of the attack at Limuru comes not from the police but from politicians. Specifically, from whichever politician stood to lose most from the Limuru 2B meeting which was to take place. The issue is not excessive force. The issue is who benefited from Limuru 2B being stopped. Whe...

The Bill of Rights in our Constitution will have a major impact on the coming elections. The Constitution has enlarged protection from civil rights to the protection of basic rights. These contain rights like health, education, water and housing, but also specifically include political rights such as the right to participate in public affairs and the right to vote (Articles 37 and 38). The task of the political parties now is to turn tha...