The political class is gearing for a confrontation that, if not halted, is likely to suck Kenyans into conflict, again. The signs are ominously clear for anyone bothering to look. Not to be alarmist but there is inevitability to where the current political trajectory will end-up; we have seen this movie before! It goes like …
Continue reading The BBI Hide and Seek, and the Rising Partisanship
Politics, especially in Africa, is conducted in a laissez faire manner, with little strategy on how to harness its power to effect change or fulfil political targets. Typically, politicians on the continent consider politics as the politics of winning. This has been a successful mentality so far. However, as more and more Africans are educated …
Continue reading The Triple Bottom Line of Democratic Politics (TBLP)
The politics around the BBI discourse has, so far, centred on the structure of executive, distribution of resources to counties, and perhaps most importantly on the political machinations heading into the 2022 polls and the succession of President Uhuru Kenyatta. One crucial issue escaping the entire establishment and a vast majority of Kenyans - is …
The political elite in Africa have succeeded to make democracy and development mutually exclusive; the promise of development is used as replacement for freedom and democracy in Africa. Often, when African regimes face challenges to their authority or democratic surges seeking economic and political accountability, their favourite rhetorical responses focus on "winners and losers" in …
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Did DP William Ruto make his case for the Presidency to the country in the interview with Ken Mijungu? Deputy President Ruto is an experienced political operator who understands the value of the media, especially television, in connecting with his base and reaching out to his detractors. His interview with NTV's Ken Mijungu on Thursday …
Continue reading DP Ruto Passionately Makes his Case in the Mijungu Interview
Charisma, charm, and inspiration are but some of the characteristics world-renowned leaders possess and wield to achieve a great deal of success in business and politics. They are also tools that in the right hands can bring about far-reaching change to society. In the wrong hands though, these traits can breed totalitarianism, repression, and strongman …
Continue reading Obsequiousness, Idolatry, and the Rot in the Kenyan Political Class
Why Unlearning the Colonial Legacy is a Necessity for Africa Image Rights: mpc Journal By Geoffrey Mbosero | @geombos As far as legacies go, colonialism casts a massive shadow over the African psyche. Everywhere you look, there are constant and ostensibly permanent reminders that Africa is joined at the hip to its former colonial masters …
By Geoffrey Mbosero | @geombos Whether you have an advance copy of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Report or not, whether you support the existence of the report in the first place or not, and whether you are agnostic to the entire conversation or not, you have to agree that it has kicked quite a …
Continue reading On the BBI Brouhaha and the Fights we need to have
By Geoffrey Mbosero | @geombos Credit: Citizen TV After a long and grueling campaign, Bernard Okoth was declared a comfortable winner of the Kibra by-election. Seen as a bellwether for 2022, the lessons gleaned from the sometimes raucous but eventually easy ODM win in Kibra constituencywill go a long way to measuring the political temperature …
Continue reading The Five Main Lessons from the Kibra By-Election
By Geoffrey Mbosero | @geombos Kenya has some distance to go to build a coherent multicultural society with national values.Credit: 123rf.com The success of a country primarily emanates from its social fabric. Finding a 'working social experiment" drives economic and social progress of many nation states. Such a social construct taps into beneficial cultural aspects …
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