In the grand theater of politics, where ambition masquerades as principle, unity born of deceit is akin to a house built on shifting sands- a fleeting illusion destined for collapse. As Niccolò Machiavelli astutely observed in The Prince, alliances forged in the shadows of self-interest are brittle constructs, prone to fracture under the slightest pressure […]
Isiolo County—a once-promising gateway to the northern region’s untapped potential—now reels under an unrelenting wave of terror that has transformed its bustling township into a ghost town of fear and despair. Since Governor Abdi Ibrahim Hassan, better known as Governor Guyo, ascended to power in August 2022, insecurity has not just persisted but escalated into […]
In the grand theatre of politics, where alliances forge empires and betrayals carve footnotes, Niccolò Machiavelli once observed that “the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.” Governor Abdi Ibrahim Hassan(Guyo) embodies this […]
(Note: To Watch the Video, Scroll Downwards) In the ever dynamic arid heart of Isiolo County, where the winds whisper ancient Oromo proverbs and the sands bear witness to shifting allegiances, a seismic philosophical rupture has unfolded. Mwalimu Abdub Bagaja—a towering intellect, a grizzled veteran of activism’s frontlines, and once a thorn in the side […]
In the annals of leadership, wisdom often whispers what ego screams to ignore. As the ancient African proverb wisely reminds us, “The fool who persists in his folly will become wise only after the damage is done.” This timeless truth echoes through history, where countless leaders have fallen not from lack of strength, but from […]
In the vast, sun-kissed expanses of Isiolo County, where the arid winds whisper tales of resilience and the earth cradles dreams as golden as the dawn, a figure emerges like a rare bloom in the desert—Fatuma Halake Dida, lovingly dubbed “Honey.” She is not merely a candidate vying for the Women Representative seat in the […]
•This Facade Threatens to Undermine UDA and Plunge Northern Kenya into Chaos In the heart of Isiolo County, a dangerous political farce is unfolding. The impeachment of Governor Abdi Ibrahim Hassan Guyo isn’t governance—it’s a coup. A treacherous, coordinated attack by United Democratic Movement (UDM) operatives with one mission: to dismantle UDA’s only stronghold in […]
In a recent episode that laid bare the fragile boundaries between legitimate oversight and political expediency, the Senate Public Accounts Committee (PAC) session devolved into a spectacle of personalized vendetta and procedural subversion. At the heart of this political melodrama was Senator Fatuma Dullo, whose actions transformed what should have been a sober audit review […]
In a democratic and multi-ethnic society like Kenya, fair representation in national governance is not just a moral obligation but a constitutional imperative. However, the Sakuye community—a vital part of Kenya’s socio-political fabric—finds itself sidelined in the recent government appointments by President William Samoei Ruto. Despite numerous appointments made in Marsabit and Isiolo counties, spanning […]
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