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Thursday, 12 February 2026 — A Day of Farewell, Love, and Remembrance for Mr. Prosper Kaberwa

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Loss has a way of silencing even the strongest voices, leaving behind a quiet space filled with memory, gratitude, and shared sorrow. It is with heavy hearts that the family and community of Mr. Prosper Kaberwa announce his passing and outline the arrangements through which loved ones, friends, and well-wishers will come together to honour his life. This is not only a notice of dates and places, but an invitation to stand together in remembrance, compassion, and solidarity during a deeply emotional time. The first moment of farewell will take place on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, between 1:00 PM and…

Jan

29

2026

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Ndugu Prosper Kaberwa Passes On: Deep Condolence to the Bereaved Family

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It is with profound grief and a deep sense of loss that we announce the passing of ndugu Prosper Ross Mutta Kaberwa, who departed this life after a long illness. A son of Tanzania and a pillar within the Kenyan community in Stockholm, Kaberwa was a man of rare calm, quiet authority, and unwavering principle. Soft-spoken yet firm, gentle yet fearless in thought, he carried wisdom with humility and spoke his truth without malice or hesitation. His passing is made even more painful by the heavy sorrow he had already endured—the heartbreaking loss of his 42-year-old son in Tanzania just…

Sep

14

2025

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A farewell to Charles: Burial Date Fixed

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The Burial Committee for the late Charles Ndung’u continues to meet with solemn dedication, shaping the final farewell for a man whose sudden departure has pierced hearts and unsettled spirits. Plans have now been confirmed: Charles will be laid to rest on Monday, 6th October 2025, at the Catholic Churchyard in Solna, between 11:30 and 12:45. Thereafter, mourners will gather for a reception at Högbergsgatan 15A from 14:00 to 17:00—an occasion not merely of sorrow, but of remembrance, dignity, and collective embrace. The dress code—all black suits for men and elegant black attire for women (or, as an alternative, the…

Aug

20

2025

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Ruto’s Accusations Against MPs: A Manufactured Crisis or Prelude to a Political Realignment?

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President William Ruto’s accusations that Members of Parliament and Senators are taking bribes to pass bills have detonated a political earthquake in Kenya. The spectacle has paralyzed parliamentary committees, triggered unprecedented demands for the President to testify before the legislature, and deepened mistrust between the executive and legislative arms of government. At first glance, it seems like a bold anti-corruption crusade. Yet, if examined more carefully, it looks like something more sinister: a deliberate provocation to manufacture crisis, reset political alignments, and prepare the ground for 2027. The allegations—MPs allegedly receiving Ksh 10 million to pass the Anti-Money Laundering Bill,…

Aug

17

2025

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House of Cards: A Marxist Dissection of Kenya’s Bursary Scandal

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Corruption as the Logic of Capitalist Rule The revelation that Members of Parliament in Kenya cannot account for Sh 4.1 billion in bursary funds is not an isolated scandal, nor a mere case of mismanagement. From a Marxist perspective, it is the naked expression of the capitalist state in a dependent, neo-colonial economy. In capitalism, the state is never neutral—it is an instrument of the ruling class, a machine for managing the affairs of the bourgeoisie. The bursary funds, ostensibly created to serve the poor and ensure that children from working-class families access education, have become yet another trough from…

Aug

12

2025

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Rigathi Gachagua: The Bourgeois Charlatan Kenya Must Reject

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Rigathi Gachagua embodies the most corrosive traits of Kenya’s post-independence political elite—a bourgeois charlatan whose ascent has been fuelled not by visionary leadership or commitment to the public good, but by tribal dog-whistling, opportunistic alliances, and a long trail of corruption scandals. Draped in the language of ethnic entitlement and false populism, he projects himself as a defender of “his people” while serving the narrow interests of a rent-seeking class that thrives on state capture and resource plunder. His politics is not a project of national unity or social transformation, but a calculated performance of division and patronage, designed to…

Aug

05

2025

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Was James Orengo Poisoned? Dissecting the Rumours, the Politics, and the Truth

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The Silence and the Speculation: How the Rumour Took Off This week, credible reports from Nation Africa and The Standard confirmed that Siaya Governor James Orengo had been flown to India for specialized medical treatment. These reports, however, offered no detail on the nature of his illness. Since then, a troubling silence has persisted from both his family and the ODM party. The absence of official updates has created a vacuum now filled by swirling social media speculation. Unverified claims about his possible transfer to China or his quiet return to Kenya have proliferated across Twitter, Facebook, and closed WhatsApp…

Aug

01

2025

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August 1st: 43 Years After the Coup, Kenya Is Still Stuck in a Capitalist Dead End

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Celebrating a Coup That Shook a Dictatorship, Yet Failed to Dismantle It On August 1st, 1982, a group of Kenya Air Force servicemen led by Senior Private Hezekiah Ochuka and Sergeant Pancras Oteyo Okumu attempted to overthrow the regime of Daniel arap Moi, a man who had entrenched a brutal one-party dictatorship under the Kenya African National Union (KANU). Through the self-declared People’s Redemption Council, the coup leaders sought to end a regime defined by corruption, tribalism, dictatorship, human rights violations, unemployment, and political marginalisation—all hallmarks of the Kenyan capitalist state. The coup ultimately failed, but its motivations remain strikingly…

Jul

29

2025

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ODM’s U-Turn: The Collapse of Opposition and the Rise of Opportunist Politics

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The Death of Dissent: Edwin Sifuna’s Retreat and the End of Illusions Edwin Sifuna once stood as a fiery voice within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)—a figure who appeared to embody the last vestiges of resistance within a party that had slowly gravitated toward the state it once challenged. With passion and poise, Sifuna declared the ODM-UDA pact “dead,” openly scorning the alliance forged in backroom boardrooms between Raila Odinga and President William Ruto. He championed the voice of the angry youth, echoed the cry of Gen Z protesters brutalised by state machinery, and signalled a potential ideological breakdown within…

Jul

26

2025

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ODM’s Dual Game with UDA: Why Raila’s Support of Sifuna Signals a Shaky Deal

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Raila's Support for Sifuna: A Calculated Signal, Not Just Party Democracy Raila Odinga’s public endorsement of Edwin Sifuna’s fierce criticism of the ODM-UDA deal is no minor footnote in Kenya’s unfolding political drama. In defending Sifuna’s comments—where the Secretary-General declared the pact with President Ruto’s UDA “dead” due to ongoing state repression—Raila was not just standing for internal democracy. He was signalling that ODM’s partnership with UDA is under severe strain, if not already broken in practice. This defence comes at a time when tensions within ODM have reached a boiling point. The arrest, abduction, and killings of Gen Z…