Current Parliament in a class of it's own in self-preservation bid

If Parliament cannot find the political courage to legislate accountability for its own members, the courts must step in and compel them.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 1 month ago

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Why Tanzanians still side-eye Kenyans in modern day era

A look at how the Njonjo-Nyerere rivalry shaped Kenya-Tanzania relations, influencing regional politics, integration, and enduring stereotypes.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 2 months ago

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How politicised public service and toothless Parliament have failed us

Integrity is reduced to absence of a criminal conviction, while ethnic arithmetic, party loyalty, and coalition balancing decide outcomes.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 2 months ago

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Kenya's financial heartbeat should beat for you and me

An argument that Kenya's Consolidated Fund lacks transparency and accountability due to blurred roles within the National Treasury.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 2 months ago

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How MPs Bomas boycott put slow puncture on Kenya's sovereignty

In the annals of Kenya's constitutional history, one statistic should shame every MP into permanent silence.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 2 months ago

Why robots can't fix what bad teachers break in our learners

Robots cannot authentically replicate empathy, genuine esteem-building, or the reciprocal trust that emerges from shared vulnerability and nonverbal cues.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 3 months ago

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Digitise traffic system to make roads safer and more efficient

Matatus and commercial vehicles are stopped with clockwork regularity, not to ensure safety but to trigger the familiar dance of intimidation and extortion.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 3 months ago

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We must give voter registration numbers same dignity as taxes

Parliament and the IEBC have a rare opportunity to send a powerful message: voting is not secondary to paying taxes or renewing a licence. It is the supreme act of citizenship.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 3 months ago

Rid our roads of corruption by digitising traffic management

The traffic police have turned routine enforcement into a predatory ritual.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 4 months ago

How our counties have become 47 fractures of devolution dream

We are paying for duplication while the national debt climbs and youth unemployment festers. If we continue this path, by 2032, the fractures may be too deep to mend.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 5 months ago

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How NARC resuscitated imperial presidency that Kenyans loathed

In March 2004, NARC strategised to undermine Kenya's proposed constitution, with Kiraitu Murungi leading government delegates in a dramatic protest to preserve the powers of the presidency.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 5 months ago

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Why we should make rigging an election treasonable

Calls are growing to classify election rigging as treason in Kenya, following reports of widespread bribery, intimidation and disinformation in the November 2025 by-elections.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 5 months ago

Kenya's school categorisation gives us a false sense of unity

The categorisation of schools into National, Provincial (now Extra-County), County, and District (or Sub-County) tiers is sold as a masterstroke for national cohesion.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 5 months ago

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How KICD's veil of secrecy undermines our education

The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development is facing criticism over alleged opacity and actions said to undermine constitutional principles in the education sector.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 6 months ago

Why Kenya should lower voting age to 16 years ahead of 2027 poll

Kenya's youth are the real owners of the country. Yet, our electoral system sidelines them until age 18, a threshold that feels increasingly arbitrary.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 6 months ago

Kenya does not need a benevolent dictator

Benevolent dictatorship is a sugar rush offering fleeting highs but guarantees a bitter crash. The appeal is understandable.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 6 months ago

Qualitative education should be the antidote to curriculum crisis

Qualitative approaches value formative assessments over high-stakes exams, fostering resilience in a demographic dividend ripe for exploitation.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 7 months ago

What counties should do to rein in wayward motorists

Pedestrians outnumber motorists by more than 20 to one, yet we are the ones expected to apologise for existing. The injustice goes deeper than bad manners.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 7 months ago

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Kenya requires fixed ministries to stop patronage politics, instability

In the ever-shifting sands of Kenyan politics, one constitutional provision stands out as a tool for Executive convenience rather than national stability.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 7 months ago

How to rescue Kenya's opposition and oversight role after the polls

Kenya's opposition parties have collapsed into a predictable and destructive ritual.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 8 months ago

How to rescue Kenya's opposition and oversight role after the polls

Kenya's opposition parties have collapsed into a predictable and destructive ritual.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 8 months ago

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Rising goonism culture is a stark warning from French revolution

As Kenya hurtles toward the 2027 elections, the spectre of politically backed goons looms larger than ever.Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka warned lawyers in Machakos that unchecked "goonism'.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 8 months ago

Direct sovereignty was betrayed at Bomas, hence the current woes

The Bomas National Constitutional Conference promised a new social contract, one that would dismantle centralised power and usher in devolution to empower citizens.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 8 months ago

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Sovereign will: How voters can overcome political overreach

Mandating public participation to the ward level, the smallest administrative unit, could empower grassroots voices, enabling women, youth, and rural communities to shape policy.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 9 months ago

Colonial laws that keep Kenyans dancing to anarchy's tune today

Sixty-two years after waving goodbye to the British, we're still waltzing to colonial-era laws like it is 1925.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 9 months ago

Reform water management in Kenya

Water is life, yet in Kenya, it has become a commodity, a privilege, and a battleground for profit rather than a universal right.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 10 months ago

Why Kenya's democracy suffers greatly after every election cycle

Kenya's democracy is suffocating, its vitality draining with each passing election cycle.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 10 months ago

IEBC needs huge doze of citizen power and institutional reforms

The Supreme Court delivered a monumental Advisory Opinion striking out IEBC's application dated July 4, 2024 seeking a determination on the missed boundaries review deadline.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 10 months ago

Strip the President discretionary powers to appoint key officials

It is time to strip the President of these powers, vesting them instead in independent bodies to ensure true autonomy and accountability.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 10 months ago

Gen Z and Gen X in a big battle to define the Kenya they want

In the annals of Greek mythology, the Titanomachy stands as a timeless saga of rebellion and renewal.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 11 months ago

Amend Order of Precedence Act to dismantle a 'colonial mindset'

The 2010 Constitution was a covenant-a declaration that the people, not their leaders, are the ultimate arbiters of power.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 11 months ago

Why UDA-ODM oversight team risks repeating BBI's fatal flaws

On August 6, 2025, Ruto and Raila Odinga signed a statement establishing a five-member committee to oversee implementation of NADCO.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 11 months ago

How we can empower children by reforming petitions to Parliament

I have long held a critical view of the Petitions to Parliament , particularly when measured against the robust rights accorded to children.

By Lawi Sultan Njeremani 11 months ago