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Why as Rongo University students we need sanitation around Kitere improved urgently- MALACHI

BY DORICAH MALACHI A stroll through Kitere center, the one housing Rongo University College in Migori county quickly brings to reality sanitation crisis. In my own estimates as a student…

MUTHEU: Want to end femicide? tackle root causes of financial, mental struggles

BY MERCY MUTHEU It is sad how femicide these days occurs like a normality. The rate at which these incidents occur is horrifying, threatening the future if nothing is done….

OPINION: Hope for youths, Gen Z Is Why Sifuna-Babu wing offers that Oburu’s ODM can’t- MUTHEU

By Mercy Mutheu Our young leaders are beginning to shape the narrative of our nations leadership. Kenya, which has been led by older generations since it’s independence is beginning to…

OPINION: Ruto, oppositions leaders should mind their tongue in public- MUTUA

By Mercy Mutua Tensions are escalating during this political period as politicians resort to hate speech as a weapon against each other. Recently, we have witnessed our president William Ruto…

ODENY: Why Iran neighbours only sulking and rolling back Iran drone incursions shows where Middle East power truly lies

By Manuel Odeny The current US-Israel vs Iran war has made it look like Iran is a superpower in the Middle East, despite longstanding sanctions which has crippled her economy…

OPINION: Asymmetric conflict and why US-Israel vs Iran war will drag on- MUKURIMA

By Mukurima X Muriuki (On Facebook) One phrase my international conflict professor loved repeating was “asymmetric conflict.” She would say that in a war where one side is vastly stronger…

Misplaced Priorities: Why Investing Abroad Weakens Kenya’s Healthcare

By Mercy Mutheu, Rongo University  It is deeply hypocritical for the Social Health Authority (SHA) to seek licensed overseas hospitals to treat Kenyan patients abroad when citizens are already complaining…

Rising Cases of Sexual Violence Demand Immediate Action

By Mercy Mutheu, Rongo University  The escalating cases of sexual assault and the killing of girls and women are deeply alarming and demand urgent attention. Just last Sunday, 17-year-old Phedona Auwor,…