Politics & Policy

Commentary and analysis on power, government and public policy.

The President’s Outreach to Mt. Kenya did more harm than Good

Researchers from the Centre for African Progress (CAP), the company that correctly predicted President Uhuru Kenyatta’s 2017 presidential win over Raila, did a simple follow up survey following President Uhuru’s recent pro-BBI pitch to his…

A government of Half the People

Legendary US President and my personal hero Abraham Lincoln once said that a government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the face of the earth.

The Devolution Debacle

Of all the evils that Kenyans have had to endure under the folly of the political class, devolution is the most devastating. Wait before you dismiss me as a devolution devil-I am not against all forms of devolution.

The Case for a Musyoka Candidacy

The Case for a Musyoka Candidacy Raila’s place in Kenyan politics cannot be contested even by the most malicious of characters.