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In my column this week!
Why Raila's daughter must cross the Rubicon standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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MARK OLOO: In traditional African society as we know it, celebrating someone’s death isn’t only taboo but a distasteful abomination of unimaginable proportions.
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if no one celebrates your death, you definitely didn't make an impact(positive or negative) in the society
I have said it…..😃
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Chivayo didn't drink our blood or steal our goat standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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MARK OLOO: In traditional African society as we know it, celebrating someone’s death isn’t only taboo but a distasteful abomination of unimaginable proportions.
standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/…
I have said it…..😃
@wicknellchivayo
@edmnangagwa
@SundayMailZim
@HeraldZimbabwe
@Zimpapers
@NewsDayZimbabwe
Chivayo didn't drink our blood or steal our goat standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
My column today!
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OPINION: Woman Representative Esther Passaris is losing sleep over what she calls gender-based political violence.
Her fears are so grave that she recently summoned a press conference at the Parliament Buildings to accuse DCP boss Rigathi Gachagua of bullying female incumbents and aspirants. In her view, the former DP has ‘something’ against ladies. But having offered no evidence to back her claims, the County MP went for the victimhood card. Nevertheless, she was right that women politicians should be judged on their performance, not personal circumstances or physical attributes. Their challenges, society must admit, are variably unique.
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Saboti MP Caleb Luyai Amisi has lately been generous with political innuendos but stingy with the truth. He has overtly claimed that Baba Raila Odinga asked him to form ‘Linda Mwananchi’ as an exit strategy, or Plan B, in the event the ODM-UDA union collapsed.
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Three rhetorical questions here:
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Saboti MP Caleb Luyai Amisi has lately been generous with political innuendos but stingy with the truth. He has overtly claimed that Baba Raila Odinga asked him to form ‘Linda Mwananchi’ as an exit strategy, or Plan B, in the event the ODM-UDA union collapsed.
standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/…
In my column today….
“If agriculture is to drive our ‘Singapore’ transformation, we must embrace technology, innovation and research towards viable farming. And in it, Mama Mboga should sit at the table…..”
Why next revolution belongs to Mama Mboga standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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Senegalese company produces first Africa-made treatment for sickle cell disease.
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Kenyan writer Gladwell Pamba has been shortlisted for the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story The Last Shop, published by Jahazi Press in August 2024.
“I supposed I was a good writer, but I never imagined I would land on Caine’s radar. I feel validated to keep trusting my voice and to keep telling my truths through fiction,” Pamba told The Caine Prize.
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My take this week…..
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Tale of Kalonzo's last bullet from a cranky gun standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
My column this week!
But beneath @HEAhmedJiir’s joke lies the reality that perceptions about media firms and where they supposedly stand will be more entrenched ahead of 2027.
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Media should heed Hungary's cautionary tale standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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The six elephants in Oburu and Wanga closet standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
Health summit 2026 and Duale's icing on cake standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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One year to go
Aug 10, 2026 🗞️ 📰
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Muturi and the making of a Ruto prodigal son standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/… #
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Best and worst governors
Aug 7, 2026 🗞️
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OPINION:If there’s any doubt about Ms Pauline Njoki Njoroge’s place in our politics, then the torrent of reactions to her resignation from Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party on Tuesday settles it.
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