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A petition is before the courts pushing for the legalisation of bangi (cannabis sativa). The Rasta men and women claim they smoke it for spiritual upliftment and so it is discriminatory to allow Christians to imbibe their red wine for sacrament. After all, smokes and wines go together.I have not for
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My heart goes out to Ferdinand Waititu aka Baba Yao, the rambunctious former Kiambu Governor who has been in the cooler for corruption, for a couple of months. The actual jail term is 12 years, and Baba Yao could head back in if his appeal is not successful.Without a doubt, this is a remarkable cras
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“My fellow citizens, I’m not certain if this gives me any pleasure any more to stand before this august House, which I am accused of capturing, or even addressing this nation, when every citizen is chanting: Kasongo, Wantam, Must Go…How do Kenyans think I respond to such chants that convey utter con
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Golf has been mystified to the extent that many would-be golfers are kept off. Before I learnt the game, driven by boredom in the US Deep South and curiosity, I heard that you can’t get into a golf course in Kenya driving a Vitz or Demio!You can share other golf myths. Golfing is easy. You hit a sma
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Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has claimed that the government isplanning to rigthe upcoming by-elections scheduled for Thursday, next week.Kalonzo claimed that there is glaring evidence pointing to the State's plan to manipulate the election process in favour of the perceived government candidates.He
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Twenty-five-year-old Dr Amos Katana has big dreams. He has no funds to actualise it but hopes that the electorate of Magarini Constituency will buy into his ideas.Born on the roadside of the dry and dusty village of Kabiboni in Marafa ward within thepoverty-stricken Magarinisub-county, Katana is in
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A year ago, one of President William Ruto’s key talking points in his State of The Nation Address was the importance of citizen freedoms and fundamental rights, noting that these lie at the heart of both enterprise and democracy.“Issue-oriented politics is not only a democratic necessity and a pathw
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The opposition wants to restrict the presidential contest to the constituencies.This move is revealed in a case filed before the High Court by United Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka, Rigathi Gachagua, Fred Matiang’i, Mithika Linturi and Justin Muturi.Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekUncover the sto
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