Our Obsession with Niccolo
Seldom has a single book influenced so many, for so long – and often with so disastrous consequences – as The Prince. Written 500 years ago by Niccolo di Bernardo Machiavelli, it is taken by many as the definitive guide to power politics; a book whose prescriptions are taken by many political scientists as having […]
2015 is Predictably Unpredictable
I was flattered the other day when a friend asked me to comment on what 2015 portends for Kenya. He said the country had gone through a tough time in 2014 and wanted to know what my crystal ball says about 2015. I was flattered and amused that he would think I have a crystal […]
Kenya Security (Amendment) Bill
Some of the provisions are an overreaction; it is the kind of bullheadedness that leads to more trouble ahead.
Uhuru’s Uhuru
So, did lady Justice peep through the blindfold on Uhuru’s case at the ICC? Depends on how you look at it. One thing is clear: in the trial of serving presidents, the International Criminal Court needs to go back to the drawing board.
Delusion of control
It turns out that delusion has its uses: the illusion of control is the psychological fuel that keeps many of us sane!
Human Emotions
Human emotions always bubble up with intensity but they tend towards equilibrium in the long run – even though the tendency is always erratic.
The human mind
The human mind: it gets used to big predictable danger (1 m dead yearly from Malaria) but is terrified by small danger (Ebola)
Human beings
We are truly a work in progress; turns out there is much in our external & internal environment that makes “free will” an illusion.
KQ results
KQ results: no need to seek refuge in a “perfect storm”. Turbulence is the nature of the beast. In strategy, caution preferred to boldness.
Human beings
Human beings are truly a work in progress. Turns out there is so much in our external and internal environment that puts paid to the notion of free will.
