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Remembering mheshimiwa Ojode. My piece in today’s edition of @StandardKenya
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Ojode 14 years on: When cometh another Sirikal? standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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My column this week!
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“A party official without an ‘activist instinct’ is a lame duck….”
Why ODM's Omanyo has broken the rules of power standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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Among those I bumped on was @cobbo3 . We waited for long to collect our IDs before joining a walk from the UN offices to the Rwandan High Commission. But it wasn’t the inconvenience of the security processes that lingered, it’s the message…never again!
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Apr 13
Australia has announced that its army will be led by a woman for the first time in its 125-year history, as part of a reshuffle of the country’s defence force leadership aje.news/r673n1
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Péter Magyar’s historic election as Prime Minister of Hungary could mark a definitive millennial shift in global power. At 45, his victory joins a surge of young leaders, including Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest elected president. From Europe to Africa, a youth-led era of politics is threatening to close in.
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Kwibuka 32 marked in Nairobi. Rwanda is using its past to illuminate its present. Great lessons learnt.
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I’ve said it. What do @MohaJichoPevu, @Lesuuda, @SABINACHEGE and other former media fellows who sit in the 13th Parliament have to say?
Debt saga lifts lid on scribes-turned-MPs' silence standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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My crystal ball…
Why Senate's old playbook is officially dead standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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My take on Karen Nyamu’s AI Bill
Why we should trust Karen Nyamu on AI Bill standardmedia.co.ke/columnis… #
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My column this week.
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If you've forgotten Rwanda, I have news for you standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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My column today!
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Why council of elders and professional caucuses are mere goons in suits standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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MARK OLOO: Why Nyong'o is a person of interest in ODM split
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Feb 16
France cuts funding for Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria by 58%!
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My column this week!
As early as 2013, @HonAdenDuale warned governors against misuse of public resources. No one listened!
If only governors had listened to Aden Duale standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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My thoughts on how the youth can reclaim the future!
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This week, I predict how 2026 will likely shape the Kenyan media!
Media should listen to the crystal ball in 2026 standardmedia.co.ke/columnis… #
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My column this week! A must-read for @edwinsifuna @Milliegeza @MarthaKarua @dr_oburuoginga @TheODMparty @HEBabuOwino @skmusyoka @gladyswanga @SimbaArati @A_S_Nassir @HonSenOsotsi
Azimio saboteurs belong in jail or Hollywood standardmedia.co.ke/columnis… #
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Wisdom notes for MP Babu!
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MARK OLOO: Luo 'kingpin' Babu is skating on melting ice
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My column this weekend…
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Truth be told. Something must be done to fix the brand.
Matiang'i is facing his Louis XVI reckoning standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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