Is Western Higher Education Really Relevant in The African Context?
By Ochieng’ Maddo UK and US universities have been widely credited for producing exemplary world leaders. Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron, John Kufour of Ghana and five members of … Continue reading
Why Uhuruto ‘Laptop’ Project is Shrouded in Mystery
By Ochieng’ Maddo Even before the election petition against Jubilee victory was filed before court in March 2013, the Uhu-ruto duo was already basking in victory glory. The two were … Continue reading
With ICC Cases In Mind, Uhuru And Ruto Have Messed Kenya’s Security
By Ochieng’ Maddo As the Internal Security Minister, the late John Michuki’s ‘reign’ wore two faces: The good and the ugly. His docket smuggled into the country, two ‘Armenian’ mercenaries—the … Continue reading
How Raila Carved a Niche for Himself Among The Luo
By Ochieng’ Maddo Luos of Kenya have endured all manner of insults and derogative comments from some supporters of Raila’s opponents, for ‘blindly’ following the enigma in Kenyan politics, Raila … Continue reading
To Have Credible Elections in Kenya, Unmask IEBC Puppeteers
By Maddo Ochieng’ Upon returning from a week-long tour of Australia on Sunday, Coalition for Reforms and Democracy leader, Raila Odinga, warned of a possibility of his coalition boycotting 2017 … Continue reading
Julie Gichuru Behaving Like Jubilee Sychophant
By Ochieng’ Maddo During Sunday Live interview between Citizen TV’s Julie Gichuru and Prime Minister Raila Odinga on 21st July 2013, the Prime Minister observed that sycophancy is dangerous to democracy. … Continue reading
Muthui Kariuki’s Folly Exposed His Incompetence
By Ochieng’ Maddo When Mwai Kibaki, as was expected, replaced an Alfred Mutua with a Muthui Kariuki, many Kenyans knew the appointment was not based on merit because Kibaki had … Continue reading
Why Nairobi Will Miss Miguna Miguna As Governor
By Ochieng’ Maddo The city of Nairobi—now county—has become Kenya’s monument of shame. In his novel, No Strings Attached, Dr Yusuf Dawood describes the state of Nairobi in the 60s and 70s … Continue reading
UK Scandals Unhealthy for Global Social Intellectualism
By Ochieng’ Maddo Education experts concur that taking a university degree in the UK has many advantages. There are mushroom institutions of higher learning providing places for home, EU and … Continue reading
Pertinent Questions Raila’s Opponents Failed to Interrogate
By Ochieng’ Mddo During any electioneering period, nasty memories are rekindled, propaganda flourish as emotions run high. Rational thinking and mature reasoning get clouded by strongly-worded rhetoric and their quick … Continue reading
HON. OYUGI MAGWANGA FOR HOMA BAY-GOVERNOR 2017 