The abduction of a Standard journalist underscores the growing pressure on Kenya's media, but history shows that silencing journalists rarely suppresses scrutiny.

The man we buried last week was popularly known as John Walker, which was a corruption of his favourite drink, Johnnie Walker.

Many of those presenting themselves as alternative leaders have yet to demonstrate a serious grasp of the country's finances or the demands of governing.

In the urban areas, most consumers are anonymous; you focus on their money, not their sentiments. Most products in rural areas are not differentiated, which keeps their prices uniform and low.

Mobilising young people to attack others is now available at the lowest price ever in every corner of Kenya.

PLO's public spat over Peter Anyang' Nyong'o's late arrival at a Kisumu event offers a humorous look at academic ego, political protocol and the pecking order among Kenya's professors.

For a long time, politicians were accorded high status in society, and therefore anyone seeking high status had incentives to become a politician.

The participatory democracy we celebrated depends on the voice, agency and organising power of communities.

Trust should be recognised as a crucial factor of production because its presence lowers the costs of supervision, compliance, fraud prevention and enforcement.

Better air links could make it easier for Africans to travel between countries without routing through Europe or Middle Eastern hubs.

The rising popularity of traditional brews is not just about hard economic times. It's about new identities.

The Sifuna euphoria means that neither the incumbent nor the other presidential candidates can afford to ignore public opinion.