Recently, president Uhuru Kenyatta jetted into Uganda for a three day tour during which he and his team held bilateral discussions with the host nation. Of the many agreements reached in those engagements, the sugar one has apparently generated most concern. It seems to have become a sweet-sour deal for the Jubilee administration. Politicians have passed their verdict on the alleged deal one after the other. Some have raised genuine legitimate issues regarding the issue while others have simply asked questions that can only be termed as moronic and no other way. Politically, the issue has given the opposition, particularly Cord, something to start working on after seemingly getting destroyed by Obama just before he left the country a few weeks ago. There had been fears that the Jubilee administration was making unfavorable inroads to the rich vote western region and therefore Cord must make maximum use of the issue whether the deal is actually harmful or not. It doesn't matter at...

Now, I have to be quick, I know before his foot soldiers, or do I say fanatics are up in arms against me. There's no doubt that Raila Amollo Odinga alias Agwambo is one of, if not Kenya's most revered politicians the country has had so far. His ability to mobilize both political kingpins and nonentities in "agitation" for whatever he wants is second to none. He possesses a unique and unrivalled political tactical capability and charisma that even when he's not doing anything, his political foes are constantly kept at tiptoe stance knowing not what to expect next from the political monster that is Raila Odinga. However, in my honest view, the man, with all his abilities and capabilities, charisma and mammoth popularity amongst his supporters, has outlived his relevance in Kenyan politics. Raila is a natural political agitator. He is an opportunist who sees wrongs (whether real or imagined) and makes absolute use of them. He knows that creating a victim mentality...

Immense is the love that you and I shared this while, though, And thou didst show I love so strong and true, For thou art truely a woman so virtuous, And from thy well floweth forth true love, And cometh yonder life meaning in truth, Thy speech bringeth satisfaction of heart forthwith, And of soul and of mind and of body, For mine veins to cool. I have strode away from thy ways, And drifted down the mountain, The mountain that we took oath to climb in oneness, Mine faith hath shaken so wild, Mine trust I threw to the dogs, Mine conscience didst depart from I, And broke I the pledge so sacred, And wandered I far off its course, And now I wonder if thou will pardon, This wrong so grave. My worries are born of mine fears, Wilst thou after thy catch mine word, Forsake and make I thy adversary? Will this grow in thee unique hatred for Adams And brand them thy foes because of me? Will thou resign of mine mistakes And put thy trust to the dogs too? Or will thou pardon mine wrongs And embrac...

I have watched it total dismay the happenings of the past year or so as far as security is concerned. I have looked at the surprised faces of the Kenyan people as they stared helplessly at the bloody loss of hundreds of lives - hundreds!!, for heaven's sake - of innocent people. Children have been orphaned, wives widowed, families rendered hopeless, and the nation left bleeding from the wounds of a harsh reality about our limitations. The journalist has reported, the analyst has passed his opinion, the Kenyan 'Wanjiikus' have opened their mouths in wonder, and the hungry opportunistic politician has seen a beautiful ground on which to do his twist and quickly made good use of it as few others made a plunder of the dance. Amidst all this confusion, few, if any, gave suggestions for the solution to the security situation that triggered it, and in the rare occasion where anyone tried to offer a solution, I must add, it was ridiculously shallowly thought. In my opinion though...

There's a very distorted notion, or should I say narrative among Kenyans that tribalism only involves favouring in some way persons from your tribe especially in politics and voting. Nay. Tribalism is far much deeper than we all think and sadly it has eaten deep into our nerves. So much so that even those who make the loudest noises about it seem to be the most affected. It's quite a dynamic subject and requires quite exceptional skills (which I doubt I possess) to properly and exhaustively discuss it. But let me try in as short terms as I can. A few days ago, I held a discussion with a friend, a very passionate guy, who happens to be a big critic of the current Kenyan government. He's not a person you would ordinarily enjoy holding such debates with especially if you give the slightest indication that you support Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee administration. He spoke all manner of vitriol against the regime citing every single case he could his hands, sorry..., his mo...