The rains this year began promptly on the 1st of April. In the beginning there were not many flood situations, as the ground was dry and much water was absorbed. However, as the weeks went by, the rains increased, and soon the ground reached saturation point and the excess water began to flow and flood. Roads turned into rivers, and normally dry grasslands became wetlands. And the park started to look more like Nairobi Lakes Nati...

A day in politics is a lifetime in deed. Who would have thought that DPM Musalia Mudavadi would have gone separate ways with his boss and mentor PM Raila Odinga? By the time we go to the ballot, it is entirely possible that we may have a very different political landscape from the one we have at the moment. Although everybody is concerned about who will be the country’s next President, it is your county governor that you sho...

Many people are quite surprised when the church voices its opinion or makes known its stand on hot potato political issues. But as the salt and the light of the world, the church sometimes has to make strong judgments about what is false, unjust, and evil in the society and this inevitably means making forays into politics where deeply consequential value and moral judgements are made in a democratic society. The dilemma however for ...

Hate him or love him if you may, the fact remains that Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi is the man of the moment in the Kenyan political scene. Whether or not he has the clout to change the current political status quo is something only time will tell, but there is no denying the fact that he is the one man the political pundits are not only talking about but also watching very keenly. His recent move from the ODM to the UDF party was receiv...