Our Views AUGUST POLL WAS THE MOST CORRUPT, LET’S PUT THE IEBC IN ORDER NOW Preventing reoccurring electoral nightmares requires work. As national and county administrations hit the mid-point for…Irungu HoughtonNovember 7, 2022
Our Views WEAK OVERSIGHT NOT A “FEW ROGUE OFFICERS” FEEDS POLICE IMPUNITY Over the last month, suspected enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of foreign nationals have burst…Irungu HoughtonNovember 1, 2022
Our Views KENYAN LEADERS, TAKE KEY LESSONS FROM PM TRUSS QUICK FIRE EXIT And just like that, the Prime Minister of the sixth richest economy in the world…Irungu HoughtonOctober 24, 2022
Our Views Cabinet Secretaries must come with new and consistent policy options Tomorrow is World Food Day. With 4.2 million Kenyans facing acute food insecurity and 24…Irungu HoughtonOctober 18, 2022
Our Views LEGAL LITERACY WILL DECONGEST POLICE STATIONS AND PRISIONS Next year marks the 50th anniversary of legal aid in Kenya. As the Interior Ministry…Irungu HoughtonOctober 9, 2022
Our Views Not the shamba system but stronger forest governance systems is what we need Last week’s column may have received an indirect scolding from Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Having…Irungu HoughtonOctober 4, 2022
Our Views Time for criminal justice reform? Azimio la Umoja decision to petition last week’s election places another checkpoint on the Kenya…Irungu HoughtonAugust 19, 2022
Elections Print CoverageOur Views The closest polls in Kenyan history? This week saw the closest electoral race in Kenyan history. Avoiding broken nails, rising blood…Irungu HoughtonAugust 12, 2022
Elections Print CoverageOur Views Time to exercise our right to vote Like Commonwealth gold winner Ferdinand Omanyala, the sprint of 16,100 candidates comes to an end…Irungu HoughtonAugust 7, 2022
Our Views Digital democracies require fidelity to the truth With elections related malicious content spiking on social media and a new Council for Responsible…Irungu HoughtonJuly 30, 2022