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Yvonne Okwara

Yvonne Okwara

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YVONNE'S TAKE: Between sunroofs and class
October 22, 2026 11:29 (EAT) • 11 hours ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: Between sunroofs and class

Back home, our politicians are busy calling each other names, trading insults and engaging in verbal contests that seem to have very little to do with the lives of the people they want to lead.Who is empty? Who is foolish? Who is irrelevant? Who has the bigger crowd? Who can deliver the most devasta...

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YVONNE'S TAKE: 2027 - It's political dinner time
October 15, 2026 11:42 (EAT) • 1 week ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: 2027 - It's political dinner time

The ruling party is talking to its former opponents. Opposition leaders are talking to one another. Parties are exploring alliances, movements are finding their place, and political principals are working through who should lead, who should follow and who should carry the flag....

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YVONNE'S TAKE: Death by announcements
October 09, 2026 12:00 (EAT) • 2 weeks ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: Death by announcements

On December 12, 2025, President Ruto announced a new expressway from Thika to Museum Hill, modelled on the existing Nairobi Expressway, saying it would be built the following year.

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YVONNE'S TAKE: Projects - Prices and praises
October 01, 2026 11:49 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: Projects - Prices and praises

In Kenya, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discuss a project without first declaring your allegiance to the person associated with it.Take the proposed Dangote refinery in Lamu, which has just had its groundbreaking ceremony.

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YVONNE'S TAKE: New York walk of fame
September 24, 2026 11:59 (EAT) • 4 weeks ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: New York walk of fame

These days, if it didn't make it to LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook or X... did it even happen?Accountability is not a social media post. It is what happens when we ask:

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YVONNE'S TAKE: Gov't kills all the time?
September 10, 2026 11:49 (EAT) • 1 month ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: Gov't kills all the time?

Did the good governor of Kisii consider that normal at the time? Have we reached a point where the scoreboard of an administration is by how many people it has killed? Because surely, there is no prize for winning that comparison.

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YVONNE'S TAKE: When government spokesman meets society...
September 03, 2026 11:56 (EAT) • 1 month ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: When government spokesman meets society...

The Government Spokesman cannot start by telling us everything is fine and then, in the same breath, explain why the problem is somebody else’s.

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YVONNE'S TAKE: TSC jobs - Asande Omwami!
August 28, 2026 12:01 (EAT) • 1 month ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: TSC jobs - Asande Omwami!

Thank you for letting us know that TSC does not, in fact, have the mandate to hire teachers, as is enshrined in law. We have been ignorantly going to TSC and ignorantly imagining that we should follow the law. Now we know better.

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YVONNE'S TAKE: What does progress feel like?
August 14, 2026 12:15 (EAT) • 2 months ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: What does progress feel like?

We need an economy that grows. We need jobs for our young people. We need roads, hospitals, energy, technology and infrastructure. We need to produce more, manufacture more and trade more.

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YVONNE'S TAKE: Political fog - A hiker's guide
July 30, 2026 11:33 (EAT) • 2 months ago

YVONNE'S TAKE: Political fog - A hiker's guide

The slogans are here. The political arithmetic has begun. The promises have started flowing. The insults have become more frequent. Every week, there is another rally. Another declaration. Another accusation. Another viral clip. Another hashtag. Another reason to be a...

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