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Otuma Ongalo is a veteran Kenyan journalist and commentator.

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UASU Secretary General Constantine Wasonga
NEWS

UASU Issues 7-Day Strike Notice As Lecturers Threaten October Shutdown

University lecturers in public universities are set to go on strike from October 2 after the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) issued a...

Strathmore University graduants during a past graduation ceremony
NEWS

Universities Urged To Attract Public Trust

Universities are facing growing scrutiny over how they govern themselves, protect academic integrity and maintain public confidence in the knowledge they produce. The...

Alex Kiprotich - abducted Standard editor
ELECTION WATCHMEDIA

Alex Kiprotich, Abducted Twice, is No Ordinary Standard Editor

The reported abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich raises a question that goes beyond the safety of a journalist: why Alex...

David Omwoyo Media Council of Kenya
MEDIA

MCK Tightens Rules On Polls And Reporting Election Results

Kenya's media houses are likely to face another delicate balancing act as the country heads towards the 2027 General Election. They will grapple...

James Orengo
ELECTION WATCH

Orengo’s Presidential Bid Tests Linda Mwananchi’s Delicate Balance

James Orengo’s declaration that he will seek the presidency in 2027 has introduced an intriguing twist into the unfolding Linda Mwananchi story and...

Eugene Wamalwa, Rigathi Gachagua and Kalonzo Musyoka
ANALYSIS

Opposition Unity Pact Faces First Test: The Gachagua Factor

The opposition is gearing closer to the unity but even as its principals signed an agreement to work together this week, one of...

Wamalwa memorial
ANALYSISELECTION WATCH

At Wamalwa Memorial in Kitale, Echoes of Opposition Unity Dilemma

Leaders appeared to understand the lesson of 2002, that a divided opposition can lose an election it has the numbers to win

KHALWALE WIFE - SIFUNA IN KAKAMEGA
ELECTION WATCHNEWS

Khalwale Wife Funeral Exposed the Soft Underbelly of Western Political Kingpins

The funeral also affirmed Sifuna’s emerging influence beyond his Bungoma home county or Nairobi base