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Brian Otieno

Concern as EAC states morph into a coalition of rights abusers

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-04 06:20:00

Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania have all played roles in abductions of sister countries. 

UhuRuto spat: Case of the pot calling the kettle black

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-05 07:00:00

Like Ruto, Uhuru experimented with the respect for human rights. By its actions, it was clear that the Jubilee administration preferred to disregard them.

Why Nairobi MPs want KDF recruitment stopped

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-05 09:00:00

The City MPs have sued Defence CS Soipan Tuya, PS Mariru and AG Dorcas Oduor, whom they accuse of unfairly discriminating against Nairobi through the recruitment exercise.

Mark of the beast? Controversy over iris data in voter registration

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-08 10:12:00

A user on TikTok has equated the collection of iris data to the 'mark of the beast,' a reference to the Biblical belief that followers of the antichrist will bear.

East African leaders accused of uniting against State critics

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-10 06:00:00

Alarmed by a spate of cross-border abductions of state critics in East Africa, activists from the region are plotting a united fightback against autocracy.

Medals for greed: Why Kenya's political class needs no integrity to shine

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-12 09:10:00

Where faith teaches us to cast our burdens on Christ, Kenya casts its hopes on leaders who create more burdens as ordinary citizens suffer daily.

Even in silence Rao summons his supporters to the streets...

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-17 08:30:00

Raila Odinga helped make a president and stabilised three hobbling regimes, but he never claimed the presidency, a prize that eluded him in five attempts.

Bondo explodes with grief, tradition as the body of their son lands home

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-18 19:26:07

Raila will be at his father's homestead. He would ordinarily be rested where he built a home, at the Opoda Farm.

Raila Odinga's final march as the People's President comes home to rest

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-20 09:00:00

Down the way, where the land hugs the lake, Raila Odinga was on Sunday delivered to his ancestors, and to the first people he ever knew when he arrived in the world he was now departing.

How lovers and haters gathered to mourn to Raila

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-26 09:00:00

The late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s death has left many political orphans

How Raila Odinga held ODM together and its members in line

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-26 06:30:00

Raila allowed rival factions in ODM to vent their differences freely while still maintaining his authority.

Why rising intolerance is a worrying trend across East Africa

By Brian Otieno   2025-10-30 07:00:00

The rise in protests across the region has been met with violence and abductions. Tanzania is he latest to face such as youth protest what they call a one-sided election

This woman Suluhu: From 'gracious mama' to agent of fear

By Brian Otieno   2025-11-01 15:10:00

As thousands protested in the streets across major cities in Tanzania, it became increasingly clear how far besieged President Samia Suluhu, the first woman to hold the high office, had fallen.

Can Oburu Odinga fill Raila's shoes?

By Brian Otieno   2025-11-02 07:20:00

Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga did not know he had been made the acting party leader of his late brother’s ODM when the decision was made, he said in a recent televised interview.

Shackled voices, inflated votes: Is democracy under threat in Africa?

By Brian Otieno   2025-11-05 06:25:00

Tanzania’s election exposed deep democratic deficits, with youth challenging inflated results and violent crackdowns.