Linus Kaikai

September 10, 2026 11:45 (EAT) • 1 week ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Of Kenya’s ‘Government Inspector’ development model

‘The Government Inspector’ is the title of a play written by Russian playwright Nikolai Gogol. It was a comedy about a little town that was preparing to receive a revered government inspector, and the comedy revolved around frenzied preparations to receive some powerf...

September 04, 2026 12:03 (EAT) • 2 weeks ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Politics of cutting your nose to spite the face...

Remarks by nominated Member of Parliament Joseph Wainaina Iraya made rounds on social media and are unworthy of a replay on this or any other decent platform. But MP Wainaina’s remarks got me curious; how exactly did he pull that one? Threatening members of his own community with potential displacem...

August 27, 2026 11:53 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Police, stand for Constitution!

Now, uniforms aside, we have a few things to discuss with the National Police Service on this 16th anniversary of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

August 14, 2026 12:21 (EAT) • 1 month ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER – Police uniforms: What the fade!

I was particularly alarmed by the state of the uniforms they were wearing. Their uniforms were in a pathetic state. I could tell the original colour was some shade of blue, but I struggled to describe what the intended next colour would be. From severely faded blue to hues of brown, black, and, on t...

July 23, 2026 11:53 (EAT) • 1 month ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Fellow Parents, Don’t Explain, Don’t Apologize

Apparently, these parents are having to explain themselves after a relative posted a video on social media showing them using some tough methods to discipline their son…

July 02, 2026 11:52 (EAT) • 2 months ago

KAIKAI’S KICKER: World Cup - An African nightmare

With four minutes to the end of the game, Senegal was cruising into the next round with a powerful 2-0 lead over Belgium. Then witchcraft happened. Yes witchcraft because it is now emerging that 86 minutes is the black magic moment; the moment everything African starts collapsing at this World Cup.

June 25, 2026 11:55 (EAT) • 2 months ago

KAIKAI’S KICKER: Martha Karua ban - Why Kenya needs a spine

A year ago, precisely on the 18th of May last year, Martha Karua was stopped at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, interrogated for several hours and forced onto a flight back to Nairobi on the same day.

June 18, 2026 11:54 (EAT) • 3 months ago

KAIKAI KICKER: Yes compensate, but what about impunity?

What happens to the elephant in the room? What happens to the deep-rooted deplorable culture of impunity that generates such victims almost every election since 2007? What happens to the offender now that the victim is compensated? What should we do about the impunity that creates the environment fo...

June 04, 2026 11:51 (EAT) • 3 months ago

KAIKAI’S KICKER: Cheer Arsenal, remember Shabana!

That was unmistakable passion and commitment; without a doubt, Arsenal fans love the club. Similarly, Kenyans who don’t like Arsenal, love other clubs like Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and few other English teams below that.

May 29, 2026 12:35 (EAT) • 3 months ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Prayer? Give me breakfast!

Ostensibly brought together by well-meaning religious intention, political leaders proceeded as if nothing had happened. This, hours after they all knew of a school dormitory fire that had killed more than 10 girls.