Commentaries

The PM’s wife, Mrs Ida Odinga, balances a traditional pot she was given by women in Bondo when Raila was made a Luo community leader on Sunday.

Colonialists used land as a weapon on Mau Mau
Hardly a day goes by without the mention of Mungiki in the mainstream electronic and print media. [Updated on May 15, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Referendum not needed to change Constitution
The National Dialogue and Reconciliation Committee has asked Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister, Ms Martha Karua, to prepare a Draft Bill for a new constitution. [Updated on May 14, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Wildlife trade won’t end rural poverty
Should wild animals be shot for sport or sold to improve rural livelihoods in Africa? Some conservationists and international development agencies think so. Their thinking, unfortunately, ignores the question: Why are rural people poor in the first place? [Updated on May 13, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

New ministry holds hope for future of arid lands
After 44 years of Independence, the Government had realised that there are parts of the country that have been deprived and marginalised for too long. Government policies usually favour settled farming and crop production, and are implemented at the expense of pastoral livelihoods. [Updated on May 12, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Much work to do in criminal justice sector
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) commissioned a survey on reforms initiated in [Updated on May 12, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

We can’t allow another ECK mess
Somewhere in East Karachuonyo, Nyanza, Mr Bernard Orinda is still as distraught as he was three mont [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Kivuitu team should heed calls and quit
While calls on the Electoral Commission of Kenya chairman, Mr Samuel Kivuitu and his team to resign, [Updated on May 11, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Is dialogue or gun solution to the Mungiki menace?
The Mungiki solution is as enigmatic as the problem. The Police Commissioner, Maj Gen Mohammed Al [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Moral ethics should guide MPs into House committees
The raging controversy around the new membership to various Parliamentary committees has largely tar [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

New law will help boost war on HIV/Aids
More than 30 women will benefit from training on leadership and advocacy against HIV/Aids. The w [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Of African leaders and their thirst for power
THE issue of leadership and governance in Africa raises more questions than answers. It is tragic th [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

True African leaders must speak out
LAO-TZU, a Chinese philosopher in the sixth century BC, tells us of four kinds of leaders. First, th [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Youth need information on reproductive health
THE report on adolescent sex released last Tuesday had some startling findings, again. The research [Updated on May 10, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

IDPs return needs wider consultation with locals
Operation Rudi Nyumbani (Return Home) is meant to see displaced persons (IDPs) get back to what they [Updated on May 9, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more

Wage policy change can raise living standards
When President Kibaki ended his Labour Day address without mentioning wage adjustments, scores of wo [Updated on May 8, 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 8, 2008, 12:00 am ] ... Read more