Linus Kaikai
116 Articles
KAIKAI'S KICKER: RSF passports: Uta do?
The silence could mean many things. First, and I offer this as the worst-case scenario, the silence could mean that the government or the particular authorities concerned, including the Ministry of Interior and National Administration and the Directorate of Immigration Services, do not care about th...
KAIKAI'S KICKER: RSF passports...bei ya Jioni!
As a reporter some years back, I witnessed firsthand the atrocities and suffering visited upon non-Arab citizens of Sudan by an Arab militia group called the ‘Janjaweed’. I visited the strife-torn Darfur region and the camps of the internally displaced where I saw non-Arab Sudan citizens nursing var...
KAIKAI'S KICKER: John Mbadi's 3-letter treasure
Tribe is something to be proud of. And indeed I am just following this as a proud Maasai and I can't help wondering, what can John Mbadi Ng'ong'o tell Rigathi Gachagua?
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Let State House remain State House
When all else fails, can State House be kept what it was named, and that is ‘State House’? Like, state… not party house, just State House.
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Tribute to school headteachers, walk tall!
The Grade 10 transition has in the last few weeks been nothing short of a nightmare for the majority of parents and teachers. To headteachers across the country, count yourselves as some of Kenya’s valued miracle workers.
KAIKAI'S KICKER – Hello Mt. Kenya, please don’t downgrade
You must have heard of calls to split Mt.Kenya into two distinct blocks – Mt Kenya east and Mt.Kenya West.
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Reflections on Uhuru Talks at Lancaster House
We are officially 62 years old as an independent nation; two years older than Singapore, another former British colony that lately fires up our imaginations.How would we perform if those Lancaster House independence talks were held today?
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Museveni's path to the Indian Ocean
Away from metaphors, Idi Amin Dada is one of Museveni’s predecessors as president of Uganda. Back in 1976, President Idi Amin made open territorial claims over parts of Kenya.
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Elections and power of darkness
For election results to be verifiable, one thing must be present: light. That can either be natural light or generated light — the two that literally went missing in Tanzania between election day and results day.
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Restore the honor of national awards
The list has kicked up a storm, especially inside Kenya’s vibrant online community. Sections of the media have greeted the list with outrage, with The Standard newspaper stating without compromise: “Not our heroes.”