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Embakasi constituency aspirant, Ms Esther Passaris, joins members of Dandora Catholic Church choir in a dance shortly before she launched her campaign for the seat in Nairobi on Sunday.

The Clintons in sorrow as Obama sings ‘Yes, we can!’
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is broke. She is borrowing to stoke dying embers of hope. [Updated on May 15, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Will all the ladies in the House please stand up?
Kenyans "broke the record" last year by electing the highest number of women, 15, to Parliament since Independence. Another six were nominated by their parties. [Updated on May 14, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

PUBLIC WATCHDOG
Wait a minute, Mr PM: Is it opposition or form?
Kenyans are waking up to an unfolding political landscape and dawning realities, following the formation of the Grand Coalition Government. [Updated on May 13, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Speculative investing is not good for the economy
From initial tallying reports, the Safaricom initial public offer (IPO) has surpassed the targeted amount by almost four times. [Updated on May 13, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Reconstruction should take wider approach
Peace and security are closely linked to how successfully the National Accord lays a foundation for [Updated on May 13, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Why Barack owes a debt to past wars for freedom
As I watched Senator Barack Obama give his nearly flawless victory speech last week in North Carolin [Updated on May 12, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Rift Valley ‘Diaspora’ must integrate to end General Election cycle chaos
During my last visit to London, a friend took me to a Somali restaurant for lunch in the Whitechapel [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

America these days
US envoy’s remark on education erroneous
The comment by American ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger, that Kenya has the "highest level [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Lack of focus harmful to business
Self-made Asian local investors focus on one line of business, become experts, make good money, and [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

The food crisis is a tragicomedy
For months now, I have paid scant attention to it. Even as it has continued to dominate headlines ar [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Voice from diaspora
Castro’s nuke tale is historical asset
Fidel Castro: My Life is a Book, was first published in Spanish in 2006. Its English version was rel [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

EA administrative unit needs to be empowered
The private sector wants the East African Community secretariat transformed into a commission. I [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

GLOBAL AFRICANA
Double standards on nuclear weapons could be disastrous
Nuclear weapons are symbols of military strength. Until 1998, these weapons were a monopoly of the a [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

There is nothing alien in talking about sex
You may have heard the song, Let’s Talk About Sex, which is now played as Zilizopendwa. My four-year [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Chairing PIC not an easy task for Jirongo
Minutes of the first meeting of the Public Investments Committee of the Tenth House at Parliament Bu [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

State holding wrong end of the stick on IDP problem
There are some common denominators in everything President Kibaki’s government does, even when goade [Updated on May 9, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more