Opinion

By Wadaba Wadada As the dawn breaks on this hallowed day, the 7th of July 2025, Kenya holds her breath. Saba-Saba arrives as a date on the calendar, but also …

By Cindy Kirui In an age where travellers seek sights, sensations and stories, countries that master storytelling using modern communication tools such as TikTok and Instagram will easily dominate global …

By Jacinta Kamene Magical Kenya’s endowments are countless and superlatively enthralling particularly to those visiting the country for the first time. Our unmatched warmth and resplendence embody Kenya’s soul yes …

By Clement Wasike Kenya’s political arena at this point in time echoes with copious honeyed promises of liberation from hard-wired demagogues promising utopia. The opposition firebrands weaving visions of Nirvana …

By Musa Maridhawa From the acrid scent of tear gas over Nairobi’s CBD to the defiant chants echoing through city streets, a disruption of its kind seems to be gripping …

By Billy Gichohi As Kenya currently crackles with a perilous energy, we hardly realise that we are racing against time, against each other and oftentimes, against imagined foes. And as …

By Francis Kimanene In post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable pilgrimage unfolds each summer. A handful of young people from across the Balkans traverse seven cities over two weeks, visiting …

By Jackie Adhyambo There is a time to call a spade a spade and idle moments to toy with conjecture. With Kenya’s demography of under 35 years estimated at 75% …

By Francis Kimanene There seems to be a form of misguided seduction in playing risky games with flames, in the crackle and pungency of burning tyres, and in the shattering …