Authoritarianism
Kenya Is Not Asleep Anymore
Weeks of anti-government demonstrations demand an end to bad governance, corruption and for President Ruto to step down. 24 July 2024 Nairobi, Kenya – Daniel Wambua did not flinch, even as police fired tear gas [more…]
Kenya’s Protests Are Different This Time
On 25 June 2024, a youth-led protest primarily composed of Gen Zs, as they are popularly referred to, stormed Kenya’s parliament. Legislators voted to pass the Finance Bill 2024 in its third and last reading [more…]
Alternatives to Kenya’s Austerity
In short, Gen Zs must reject Ruto’s commitment to austerity and to military solutions and instead opt for peaceful solutions that are consistent with Kenya’s 2010 Constitution. 27 June 27, 2024 When Kenya’s history is [more…]
Right-Wing Wave in Europe a Reaction to EU’s Subservience to NATO
By Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. The results of the EU elections are causing despair among liberal activists around the world. Irresponsibly, some [more…]
Persecution Against Scott Ritter Shows US Not Democracy Anymore
By Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. The persecution of political dissidents in the US is becoming commonplace. People who oppose Washington’s aggressive foreign [more…]
A New Generalplan Ost
“What are you doing next week?” asked the voice on the other end of the phone, “Nothing that I cannot move or delay,” I replied; recognising the voice as Linas, a Lithuanian with whom I [more…]
A View From The Greenhouse; Fear & Loathing In Dumfries & Galloway, Hate Crimes….Innit?
It was great to meet up with old friends and meet some new ones at the “Northern” get together. The more intrepid amongst the august gathering braved a short, if wet, walk down (and back [more…]
Kenya’s ‘Hustler Man’ Vs. Burkina Faso’s ‘Upright Man’
The differences in the performance of the “Hustler Man” in Kenya and the “Upright Man” in Burkina Faso is a function of genuine belief in transformational leadership, on the one hand, and mere self-serving populist [more…]