Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eighty-Four
Monday Good morning my happy readers, it’s sunny in the morning but I hear it is going to be showery later. I didn’t remember it was a bank holiday until I saw how empty the [more…]
Politics
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Sixty-Eight
Monday Good morning, fellow Puffins. It’s frosty out there this morning, but the sun is on its way up. Last week, I told you Legohead was at Chequers for the weekend, but I didn’t know [more…]
Culture
The Nepo Thing
While the term “nepo baby” is a recent addition to cultural vocabulary, the phenomenon of nepotism in entertainment, fashion and media has existed for as long as these industries themselves. Family connections have always played [more…]
21st Century
Gen Z, Riggy G, and the Kenyan Pornocracy
Gen Z, Riggy G, and the Kenyan Pornocracy In a political landscape defined by opportunism, spectacle, and betrayal, Kenya’s youth-led protests offered a fleeting glimpse of change – only to be ensnared by the same [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…]
Christianity
A Natural End to The Human Experience?
On the other week’s BBC Question Time from Rotherham, when the subject turned to ‘assisted dying’, a gentleman in the audience commented politics and religion do not mix and religion should be kept out of [more…]
21st Century
Ruto the Flying Mantis Has Been Grounded
Ruto’s wings have been clipped and we are watching over him carefully, monitoring all his movements. Until he surrenders. August, 2024 When we were children, my friends and I loved hanging out every evening [more…]
21st Century
Hatuwezi Ishi Hivi (We Can’t Live This Way)
Police brutality during the #RejectFinanceBill protests has shown us that while politicians can afford to sit back and wait for the 2027 general election, we the citizens of Kenya do not have that luxury. They [more…]
Democracy
OTF: Working Towards a Stable Society
Introduction One thing no other politician seems to be doing is looking at the whole as to what is required for a stable society. Having done so, it is then possible to work backwards and [more…]