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The problem with Kenyan politicians

Madaraka Day celebrations at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Stadium in Siaya County on June 1, 2025.


Photo credit: Kassim Adinasi | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Bill seeking to criminalise the detention of dead bodies by hospitals over unpaid medical bills is long overdue.
  • The frequent clashes along the border between the Maasai and Kisii communities must be stopped.

Bad politics • What is wrong with politicians? poses Evans Macharia Mwangi, calling them out for their outrageous public conduct. “It pains that they politicise everything, including weddings and funerals. They are always politicking. Don’t they ever learn from their many foreign bench-marking trips? If there are any mannerless people in the world, it's these Kenyans.” His contact is [email protected].

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