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Luo and Luhya they intermarry, share cultural lineages, and trace political kinship to the precolonial era, with elders linking Raila Odinga's kingship to King Nabongo Mumia of the Wanga Kingdom.

Not because journalists possess some monopoly on truth. We do not. Journalists make mistakes. News organisations have blind spots.

Having abundant information does not automatically produce an informed public, particularly when misinformation, disinformation, manipulated content compete with credible sources.

East Africa's emerging food-security crisis should be treated as a financing and preparedness challenge, not merely a forecasting problem.

Meaningful education reform requires more than new laws, curricula and assessment systems

Repeatedly underfunding universities and failing to honour negotiated commitments risks weakening the institutions responsible for producing knowledge, innovation and critical thought.

After the abduction of a senior Standard Group last month, the public outrage that followed should have made those behind the abductions to slow down. But they haven't.

A reflect on signs of renewed intellectual and research activity in Kenya's universities.

Thank goodness then for the storytellers who probe, question, and irritate the powerful-the ones who sit with the grieving, listen, and try to understand those who are furious.

Foreign nationals have a corresponding obligation to respect Kenyan immigration laws. But enforcement must be fair, professional and based on conduct rather than nationality.

Can journalists publish what power wants hidden, and can they survive doing it? When they are jailed or murdered, the assault is obvious.

There are allegations that Ugandan citizens are being issued Kenyan identity cards and subsequently registered as voters ahead of Kenya's 2027 General Election.