Tribal Democracy of one man one vote and one Kilometre one vote

"One man one vote" is not an unreasonable request, so GEMA should have it, but GEMA should accept a federal system with regional assemblies catering to the needs of the other communities, two houses of parliament, the current house which is reorganized to reflect "one man one vote" and an upper house with equal representation from all regions. This should be modeled in such a way that while the main tenet of universal suffrage is adhered to, the rights of some Kenyans are not trashed in favour of others.

Salah weighs in on Kenyanness and the representation debate.

Reformed Church erred in hosting ethnic caucus

My father is an ordained minister of the RCEA, and has served it in various parts of Kenya since the mid 1970s. I am also as Kalenjin as anything else I might be, owing to my blurred ethnic heritage and command of some Kalenjin dialects. I grew up in the RCEA, and remain committed to its confession of the Christian faith, even when I'm part of faith communities outside the North Rift, where the Church's presence is strong.

Jesse Masai testifies.

Deconstructing and Reconstructing Gender

When the Jamaican reggae maestro, Jimmy Cliff sung “Many Rivers to Cross” in far-flung Jamaica in 1972, the philosophical thread was certainly universal binding all struggling people who may or may not have envisioned the connection. But as one decodes the encrypted archeological relics of the living legend and the Noble Peace Laureate, Wangari Maathai , in her memoir: “Unbowed,” there is no doubt that she has wandered across many rivers—the pain, the frustration, the persecution and the humiliations finally gave way to the authentic and infectious smile on the back page of her book. 

A review on Wangari Maathai's Unbowed. 

Scar

A casual doctor's appointment yields unexpected results. She is diagnosed with breast cancer. She slumps into her seat in shock and sadness. Her heart sinks into her abdomen with a thud! Her first instict is denial. 'No.. This cannot be. I eat healthy and exercise regularly.. How can this be? I cannot have cancer.' "Don't worry, we caught it in its early stages," the doctor tries to reassure her, 'you'll be fine." Read more on a breast cancer diagnosis, and details on breast cancer in Kenya.

The Patriot

I can still hear J.MKariuki speaking from the grave, saying that "it takes more than a flag and anational anthem" to make a nation.

Jesse Maasai on patriotism this Kenyatta day.

Why I do not read Kenyan newspapers

The Kenyan press have reduced their journalistic investigations to harmless rumours and their analysis to regurgitation of corporate press releases and boring belches from aging technocrats.

Salah returns to KI politics with a scorcher.