Politicians know that public attention span is limited, and thus have, since Roman emperors, provided everything from free food to entertainment, to distract the populace from vexing political...
By
Ndiritu Muriithi
Columnist
Ecocapp Capital
Friends are usually surprised by my distaste for political banter. True, I have been an MP and a governor, but I prefer ideas that can transform society, to political gossip.
If the President shall habitually promise to deliver sundry public goods “within six months,” the media has a duty to audit him.
Kenya’s political noise reflects weak discourse, urging a shift from personal attacks to idea-based debate, drawing lessons from…
Young citizens care about systemic issues like how corruption drives up costs of living. But some political leaders continue to…
Former Senator Omar Hassan criticised the Kikuyu and personalised those attacks by targeting the Kenyatta family, but he faced no…
That you have been to State House for lunch doesn’t do very much for you.
Kenya has become a country of poor citizens who throng political rallies on a normal working week day, to receive Sh200 from…
