Mwihaki Hegel Fredrick

  I t is now clear that the battle lines between Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja have been drawn and each is now going after the other jagular. Both have managed to attract factions who are holding the candle on their behalf behind them. For Governor Sakaja, his Western region political honchos have come to his aid by telling off DP Gachagua to keep off from meddling on Nairobi County politics and concentrate on the politics of his Nyeri County backyard. On the other side , political factions from Nyeri County and not the larger Mt Kenya region have come forward to spiritedly defend DP Gachagua by telling off Sakaja and his Western region kinsmen and women who have been throwing tirades towards the DP and even mooting an impeachment motion against him once Parliament recess is over. The late Nigeria literati Chinua Achebe in his novel , Things fall apart , he opines that things fall apart when the centre cannot hold. So far , the centre...

  W hen Morgan Heritage's family Gramps Morgan looked at what his fellow Jamaicans are going through especially in Kingston, he summed it up that there is nothing to smile for. Yes!! Life was unbearable, desolate and extremely hard. The cost of living had skyrocketed to astronomical levels. The government which could have stepped in to solve the problem became the problem itself. Here in Kenya, we cannot afford to hide our heads in the sand abd assume everything tfine. There is nothing to smile about and those few who are affording to smile are the political elites and any hoi polloi doing it is just feigning a smile. Feigning is the best word to use because, the 100 days since this new administration was sworn in has been a hell of time. The many things which were promised inorder to reduce the cost of living has turned to be black smoke which is billowing in a spiral manner in all corners of this Country. Kenya's economy is nose diving in an alarming rate. This is something w...

  T he 2022 KCPE results are out. In many parts of Kenya, parents, guardians , teachers and pupils are celebrating their victory and other are sobbing, blaming each other and disillusioned by the results they received. Again, you cannot plant wheat and expect to harvest Rice. It isn't possible. Again, in the history of Kenya and the KCPE exams , this is the year this results were casually released by a cabinet secretary of education. The fanfare and pomp that usually took place before, during and after the release of this exam was absolutely lacking. The CS Education hurriedly conducted this exercise as if he was squizzed by his itinerary. It is the media which is doing much of the statistical analysis of the general performance of this results. What was the hurry? Does it mean the CS has this kind of contempt towards the docket he is holding? How will he behave when he will be releasing the KCSE results come January? As the pomp and fanfare is taking place across the Country, ther...

  I t is now clear that the impeached Meru County Governor Kawira Mwangaza will face the Senate but this time round in a committee and not the plenary. Yesterday, a majority of senators agreed to investigate and prosecute Meru County affairs which were taken in that house by the MCAs of Meru County Assembly after impeaching their Governor in an overwhelming manner. Out of 67 MCAs , both elected and nominated, only 2 didn't agree with them. It is cognizance to note , Senate doesn't impeach a Governor. Infact, they don't have such powers. What they will do after going through the evidence brought before them , they will ventilate on it and critically collate it with a mammoth of accusations levelled against the Governor. If the mover of the impeachment motion against the Governor will solidly prosecuting his case and nail the government, then ,the 11 member committee will unanimously vote to send Governor Mwangaza home or untie the noose on her neck. Also it is good to rememb...

The US - Africa leadership summit which took place in Washington DC , USA is over after three days of exchanging ideas , taking orders and hobnobbing between the African heads amongst themselves and their US government counterparts. It is a summit that took place at the height of the New Cold war between US on the one hand and Russia and China on the other hand. It is the new version of the scramble for Africa after the one which happened in 1886 , in Berlin led by Germany chancellor Otto von Bismarck. This is where European powers met and shared out Africa amongst themselves. US wasn't part of it. Today as we speak, the new cold war is gaining traction and it is doing so in the African soil.  The last Africa -US leadership summit took place in 2014 when by the then US President Barrack Obama and the current President Joe Biden as his Vice President. After that summit where almost all the 54 Head of States converged, nothing meaningful came out of it apart from enjoying cuisines an...

  I have tentatively watched the video going viral of brawl between Samidoh's two females, that is , his wife Edday and a chips funga in the name of Karen Nyamu , the self proclaimed youth president and UDA nominated senator. Now , look at the brains our political parties are taking to the Parliament and you expect anything good from them. Edday Muchoki went to join the husband, Samidoh who is engaging in mugithi shows in UAE. In that video which is spreading like bush fire across the social media streets has left us mouth agape. It is the last thing in the name of drama and theatrics I was expecting from Karen Nyamu. Karen always behaves like that lady who has reached the Waterloo in as far as relationships is concerned. We all know that Samidoh has children with Karen but that doesn't qualify her as his wife. Again, Samidoh should stop embarrassing himself and his fans. He either come out publicly and declare Karen Nyamu as his second wife. That's the only time Karen wil...

  D eputy President Rigathi Gachagua is a man who is both liked and loathed in equal measures. Everytime he gets hold of the microphone, there are those especially in the Kenya Kwanza goverment who will bury their faces in the palms and there are those who will adjust themselves well on their seats inorder not to miss any word that he will utter. Like today when he was the guest of honour in a graduation ceremony at Kenyatta University , he thanked the University for giving him and his boss , President Ruto good wives. Oooh!! That means, first lady Rachel Ruto and Rigathi 's wife Dorcas Rigathi are alumni of Kenyatta University while their husbands are alumni of The University of Nairobi. That coincidence is hilarious to say the least. The thing that should not escape our minds especially residents of Mt Kenya region is that , DP Gachagua is preparing himself to be the next Mt Kenya region spokesperson and kingpin. It is a quest that he is pushing with all his might though he is do...