What Raila achieved in death may prove more consequential than his lifetime struggles.
Throughout his career, Raila demonstrated an almost supernatural ability to survive political obituaries.
Raila had quietly placed the Luo community under the political protection of President Ruto. This was not surrender but strategy, a lesson drawn from Kenya’s political...
It was the first time the full apparatus of state honour was extended to someone who never held executive office.
Raila Amolo Odinga, who has died at the age of 80, was something of a paradox in post-independence Kenyan politics. A leader who repeatedly ran for president, he...
Every president from Moi to Ruto discovered that jailing him risked explosion, while accommodating him bought stability.
Raila’s legacy lies not in the office he failed to win, but in the democratic space he helped create for future generations to contest power peacefully....
Through the long decade of the 1980s, as Moi’s regime tightened its authoritarian grip, Odinga cycled in and out of prison, spending stretches in solitary confinement...
Whether Mr Moi will join the Cabinet directly or nominate allies remains unclear, but insiders suggest he has been given the option to either take a...
Here is what critics forget: concern-trolling about an opponent’s health while hoping for their decline is perhaps the most transparent form of political cynicism.
In a jarring address to over 800 generals at Marine Corps Base Quantico this week, President Donald Trump declared that America’s military has no business “policing...
By: Mwalimu Kiama In a bold and commendable move, Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has taken a firm stand by prosecuting billionaire lawyer...
The presidency, despite its formal constitutional powers, operates within a complex ecosystem where trusted intermediaries often wield more day-to-day influence than elected officials.
The evidence overwhelmingly contradicts the Nyahururu OCS’s position.
Governor Natembeya’s rise within DAP-K represents a classic case of political miscalculation that threatens to destroy the very platform he seeks to control.
Ruto himself has previously hinted at the possibility of selecting a female running mate, suggesting that the gender factor isn’t just wishful thinking, it’s a serious...
The Senior Counsel’s analysis centers on what he describes as a fundamental disconnect between actual corruption levels and public perception.
