Joseph Bonyo
31 Articles
BONYO'S BONE: Who cares for Kenyans?
Today, we are losing too many lives. Not to war. Not to disease. But to failure. Failure to act, failure to plan, and failure to care. These failures are preventable and unacceptable.The rains are here and once again, tragedy flows with the storm. In Na...
BONYO’S BONE: The hollow ritual of vetting
This week, I watched on television the vetting of two Cabinet nominees before the National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments chaired by Speaker Moses Masika Wetang’ula.I cringed. I cringed because the nominees fumbled and the interviewers were uninspired, unprepared, and uninterested....
BONYO’S BONE: Nyamira County - A shame of the devolution
Today, Nyamira County stands out as an illustration of a cause betrayed. A disgrace to the spirit of devolution. An insult to the people of Nyamira and Kenya at large.What is this buffoonery that has turned County 046 into a theatre of shame?
BONYO'S BONE: Lead, not for awards or recognition
In recent months, elected leaders—MPs, Governors, and even MCAs—have been parading through swanky hotels in Nairobi, all in the name of being "recognized or receiving awards."The recognition? A flood of opinion polls, many of them with questionable sources whose credibility barely outlasts the lavis...
BONYO'S BONE: Corruption as Kenya's cornerstone
Instead of progress, corruption in Kenya has evolved. It has become bolder, more sophisticated, and deeply entrenched in the DNA of governance. Year after year, regime after regime, the gospel of corruption finds a new tune—and the actors become even more emboldened.
BONYO'S BONE: Dear churches, enough of the bans, now act
Last Sunday, I followed with great interest the pronouncements of Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit. In words that were met with cheers, he boldly declared a ban on politicians speaking in church.His statements, made at the iconic St. Stephen’s Jogoo Road Anglican Church,...
BONYO’S BONE: Lawlessness is not a way of life
Last week, in a plot so absurd it sounds fictional, police officers “stumbled upon” an illegal patrol base in Kesses constituency, Uasin Gishu County. A private citizen—Collins Leitich—had set up his own police patrol base! A civilian, without any official authority, was running a base under the gui...
BONYO'S BONE: Audit reports - Action, not charade?
Across the world, money must match evidence. Every transaction and every budgetary allocation should stand the test of transparency, and Kenya is no exception.Every year, trillions of shillings are allocated to the national government, while hundreds of billions trickle down to counties, constitutio...
BONYO'S BONE: The forgotten village of Todonyang
Militia from Ethiopia crossed into Kenyan territory, slaughtering fishermen and pastoralists in cold blood.Five days later, or if you like, 120 hours of anguish, more than 20 Kenyans remain missing. Their bodies are nowhere to be found. Atrocious, to say the least!
BONYO'S BONE: Illegal school levies
Article 53 of the Kenyan Constitution is crystal clear: every child has the right to free and compulsory basic education.This right is further cemented in the Basic Education Act of 2013, which explicitly states that no public school shall charge or compel parents or guardians to pay tuition fees fo...