America
Army vs Navy
Bear with me Puffins. Murcan fitba. Have patience, your sanity will be preserved. Most of us have probably heard of the NFL and their Superbowl. Well you can forget that. There is another league of [more…]
Democracy
Democracy
The last dance for democracy?
Let’s examine the raw, pulsating heart of today’s governance crises in the West. Populist movements, those so-called ‘disruptors’ of the status quo, aren’t just random eruptions of public discontent; they are the inevitable backlash against [more…]
Authoritarianism
Uprising in Kenya
Broadcasted for the world to see through TikTok live stream before quickly going viral across several other social media platforms, a video shared early Tuesday, 25 June 2024, by a young Kenyan TikTok user showed [more…]
Authoritarianism
Public Perception of Kenya’s Judicial Independence
In recent years, the Kenyan judiciary has faced intensified scrutiny and criticism from political figures, reflecting a broader public distrust of the judiciary. As a political scientist examining the evolving dynamics between Kenya’s judiciary and [more…]
Authoritarianism
First Came The Floods…
First came the floods that washed away people’s homes, then came the bulldozers that destroyed everything that was left. Before the mass revolt in Kenya spread countrywide in June, it had already started in the [more…]
America
Remember, Remember, the 5th of November (2024)
On that day, the American people gave a new reason to remember, remember the 5th of November. Unlike the original Gunpowder Plot, the 2024 version succeeded, and blew the establishment/ruling class/elite all to hell. There [more…]
America
Presidential Election Results Timeline
American presidential elections are decided by an Electoral College, in effect an Electoral College swung by the voters in a small number key ‘battleground’ states which may tip either way in a presidential election. In [more…]
Authoritarianism
The Problem Is Systemic
October 15, 2024 If you asked a think-tank team leader, a social sciences professor at Nairobi University if they anticipated the scale and popularity of the protests that rocked East Africa’s economic powerhouse Kenya, only [more…]
21st Century
Kenya’s Climate Agenda
While international collaboration and aid have offered crucial assistance, they have also prompted concerns regarding national sovereignty. 07 October, 2024 A little over a month after Kenya adopted the amended Climate Act, the government evicted [more…]