The rise of right-wing populist leaders in many countries across the globe suggests that democracy’s days are numbered. However, as PATRICK GATHARA argues, populism is less...
Attitudes about death and bodies have evolved over time writes PATRICK GATHARA. But the politics of death in today's context has been marred with colonial myths...
Still, the question remains: What would men gain by relinquishing the power that masculinity has so far unfairly accorded them? Freedom for one. Because it is...
Africa tends to be swept under the carpet in the memorials for the two World Wars, which are always couched in terms of, again to borrow...
Traditional medicine has much to offer the Kenya healthcare system if only the Kenyan government would take it seriously. By PATRICK GATHARA
Fifty-five years after independence, Nairobi's urban planning still privileges the well-heeled motorists over the walking poor. This, as PATRICK GATHARA explains, is rooted in colonial policy.
Few terrorists have actually been convicted in Kenyan courts for the taking of Kenyan lives and the violation of Kenyan laws. By PATRICK GATHARA
The history of Kenya’s flag reflects the messy tale of the country’s struggle for independence as well as the unresolved contradictions and disputes that continue to...
At Sh3 trillion, anyway you cut it, Kenya’s recently unveiled national budget is a monster. It is bigger than the combined budgets of the other four...
Thus colonialism imposed its own version of order, superimposed its idea of tribes bounded within district boundaries on this ethnic patchwork, and even created an entirely...