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- 67. WSR’s Historic Win – A tentative reflection by a war-room participant
- 66. A better Kenya for all is possible (Original 1st Draft)*
- 65. A modest proposal
- 64. How did Kenya get into this political mess?
- 63. Why Trump-ism is a necessary tonic
- 62. The Tripartite Free Trade Area: The End of Babel?
- 61. Is the Garissa-type Massacre the New Normal?
- 60. Violence is useful – or is it?
- 59. Our Obsession with Niccolo
- 58. Terrorism is Not the Bigger Danger
- 57. 2015 is Predictably Unpredictable
- 56. Of Size and Real Power
- 55. The ICC Judges made a sensible climb-down; they could do more!
- 54. The Angels of Westgate
- 53. The ICC is Interrogating a Syndrome
- 52. It is High Noon for Hypocrisy at the ICC
- 51. Uhuru’s EAC Leadership Opportunity
- 50. The labour pains of change
- 49. Stop excuses and start building Africa
- 48. The Great Illusion
- 47. Corruption stories are a cure for irrational exuberance
- 46.Kenya’s deficit is not fiscal, it is moral
- 45. No tantrums – This is geopolitics!
- 44.William Ruto Vs Quantum Physics
- 43.Dangerous Inequality and Marginalization
- 42. Africa should look beyond Obama’s visit
- 41.Mandela: The Long Goodbye
- 40.Caught between Boardroom-smart and Street-smart
- 39. Time for Africa to practice strategic humility
- 38. President Uhuru Should Consider ‘Breaking Some Eggs’
- 37. Which Path for Kenya in the Next 50 years?
- 36. In governance, statecraft is stagecraft
- 35. Justice is blind, but it is not deaf!
- 34. MPs Greed & Citizen Apathy: Quite Typical!
- 33. Mutula Kilonzo: A reflection on life
- 32. The “Fly in the Soup” Branding Challenge
- 31. Performance and Integrity Expectations
- 30. The Window of Opportunity
- 29. Of ICC, a foreign dance and domestic ennui
- 28. Challenges beyond the Court Ruling
- 27. Raila’s Inner Dialogue
- 26. Uhuru’s Inauguration Address
- 25. Challenges Facing The New President
- 24. History In A Parallel Universe
- 23. The (needless) panic scenarios
- 22. The Dilemma of Decisions and Consequences
- 21. Cats-and-Dogs-Top-Job-Debate
- 20. The March to March Madness
- 19. How bad is a UhuRuto win?
- 18. Of Bulletproof Vests and Mindsets
- 17. Of Pots, Politics and Paradox
- 16. Of heartbeats, sneezes and the stars
- 15. Musalia, the alphabet and the mirror
- 14. Two Variables and a Prayer
- 13. Pride and Power
- 12. March 4 Matters More Than Doomsday
- 11. Four Metaphors and a Wish
- 10. We know so much yet so little
- 09. Please Give Kenya Airways a break
- 08. Integrity vs Impunity: It Is a Non-contest
- 08. East Africa: The Arc of Perception is Bending
- 07. Reasons for Ethnic Syndication
- 06. Is the MRC Phenomenon a Farce or a Tragedy?
- 05. Thirty Years of Experimentation
- 04. A Scenario From the Abyss
- 03. Kenya’s oscillating pendulums
- 02. It is the bubble, stupid
- 1. Kenya’s political landscape is an oratory desert
- Poems & Others…
- 1. Now I Know Where I Am Going
- 2. Invalid. Null. Void (01.09.2017)
- 3. Our Heart’s Calling
- 4. Jacob and Rachel
- 5. When I die…
- 6. Bee Cee
- 7. Have you wondered why …
- 8. Strange Dinners
- 9. Sounds of Silence
- 10. She spoke of pangs of pain – for her baby
- 11. Sosio’s dawn
- 12. Different Types of Forever
- 13. A True Friend Is…
- 14. Creepy creeping creeper
- 15. The African Hut
- 16. Beauty – What is it?
- 17. Question!
- 18. The heart sings… for Rosa Parks
- 19. Life’s Journey
- 20. Mar-i-Age: The painfool truth
- 21. Mar-i-Age: Revisited
- 22. Dreams…
- 23. Silence!
- 24. Can you tell who I am?
- 25. Himpatience – A lesson
- 26. Thus said distant morrow
- 27. We rise and fall – Not!
- 28. Tamed by the whirlwind
- 29. Fly away, my children, fly
- 30. Today…
- 31. Sir, I spy your thoughts
- 32. Tou Emeet
- 33. Now I know where I am going. Seriously!
- 34. Soar into lofty loneliness
- 35. Kora
- 36. Raindrop
- 37. Ego
- 38. Sin
- 39. Future
- 40. Dunces
- 41. Mirror
- 42. Violence
- 43. Interlude
- 44. Tele
- 45. Mountains
- 46. Prison
- 47.Violence II
- 48. Grandmother
- 49. Mum
- 50. Thoughts
- 51. Death – what is it?
- 52. Death – what is it again?
- 53. Death – what is it, one last time?
- 54. Do not be Crowned in Terror
- 55. You Came to Where you Have Been
- 56. Overheard
- 57. Now that we are here, come, let us talk…
- 58. Fragments united
- 59. 2020 and ?
- 60. The Corona Chronicles
- 61. This Travelers Palm
- 62. The Anatomy of Political Madness
- 63. Standstill…
- 64. Music…
- 65. Lame Loyalty
- 66. We exist because we did not and will not.
- 67. It is you – again!?
- 68. It is true …but what if?
- 69. The Journey
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- The paradox of life…
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- It is true…
- Life is a library…
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- Of freedom and fools
- Of leaders and fools
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- The search continues…
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- Of eternity and illusions
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- Galaxies and Us
- Disequilibrium is good?
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