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The Earthquake That Is Yet to Strike: Musalia Mudavadi and the Long Burden of Western Kenya

By Patrick Iraki There is a cruel arithmetic at the heart of Luhya politics, one that has repeated itself with the relentless precision of a Greek tragedy for the better part of six decades. The community is Kenya's second-largest ethnic group, sprawling across Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga, Busia, and parts of Trans

April 22, 2026
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The Deputy Who Must Carry the Mountain: Kithure Kindiki and the Ghost of Moody Awori

By Patrick Iraki History, as Kenya's politicians have repeatedly refused to learn, whispers not. It shouts. And if you listen carefully enough, the story of Deputy President Kithure Kindiki- the soft-spoken law professor from Tharaka Nithi who now occupies the country's second-highest office- sounds unsettlingly familiar. We have been here before.

April 13, 2026
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