Raila is now the darling of Ruto government
President William Ruto (left) shakes hands with Raila Odinga during the launch of the ODM leader's bid for the African Union Commission chairmanship campaign on August 27, 2024 at State House, Nairobi.
Cause trouble • Watching the unfolding events on the national political scene, university don XN Iraki says, has left his head spinning. “Raila Odinga is now the darling of Kenya Kwanza with well-choreographed visits to his political backyard and support for the African Union Commission chair bid. The message seems clear: ‘If you want to benefit, cause trouble’. Or am I overthinking?” His contact is [email protected].
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Supreme law • After casting their ballots, Muriithi King’au notes, the citizens confer the mandate and power to their elected leaders to represent them and exercise governance only in accordance with the Constitution. “It’s for that reason that when this fails, the courts, as one arm of the government that is the Judiciary, step in to reaffirm the supremacy of the Constitution.” His contact is [email protected].
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Regressing • Contrary to popular belief, the country seems to be drifting back to the old era of the “Neglected girl child”, warns Brian Maitai. “A doctor recently took her own life, while the mutilated bodies of scores of other women were found stuffed in sacks dumped at a Nairobi quarry. But there is nothing on social media and no celebrities wearing T-shirts with victims’ portraits.” His contact is [email protected].
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Data ‘loss’ • Is “The Better Option”, as telco giant Safaricom prides itself, becoming the bitter option? asks Carey Yiembe. “When live-streaming the European football league matches on three gadgets with Airtel, Telkom and Safaricom, using 1.5GB of data, Safcom’s gets depleted before the match is over while the other two still have plenty of MBs left. Why is this so?” His contact is [email protected].
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Betting TVs • Most of the TV stations today have become more of betting platforms than information or entertainment providers, says Peter John. “Why mute a movie to display the name of a person who has sent them money? Just stop the movie first to announce the winners’ names and then continue with it. These lotteries have disorganised the TV stations.” His contact is [email protected].
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