Linus Kaikai

October 22, 2026 11:41 (EAT) • 2 weeks ago

KAIKAI’s KICKER: Mashujaa or political awards gala?

At independence, our founding generation gave us heroes to remember. But independence was never supposed to be a permanent museum of old heroes. It was supposed to be the beginning of successive generations of heroes and heroism.

October 15, 2026 11:36 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

KAIKAI’S KICKER: Kenya talking big, acting small

If to bolster the same aspirations, I want to invite Kenyans to cast their eyes closer home. Rwanda is a small nation. So small that many counties in Kenya are larger in size. But Rwanda is happening. You may not see or say it, but Rwanda is quietly growing into that Singapore model of your aspirati...

October 01, 2026 11:42 (EAT) • 1 month ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Samburu - Dead cows, dead objectives

The security operation was reportedly conducted in response to violent incidents involving suspected bandits around the Samburu-Isiolo border, incidents which included an attack in which security officers and innocent civilians were killed by the bandits.

September 24, 2026 11:40 (EAT) • 1 month ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Dear Luo, dear Kikuyu...

As political campaigns ahead of the 2027 General Election begin to take shape, questions around ethnicity and political mobilisation are once again entering the public conversation.

September 10, 2026 11:45 (EAT) • 1 month ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Of Kenya’s ‘Government Inspector’ development model

‘The Government Inspector’ is the title of a play written by Russian playwright Nikolai Gogol. It was a comedy about a little town that was preparing to receive a revered government inspector, and the comedy revolved around frenzied preparations to receive some powerf...

September 04, 2026 12:03 (EAT) • 2 months ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Politics of cutting your nose to spite the face...

Remarks by nominated Member of Parliament Joseph Wainaina Iraya made rounds on social media and are unworthy of a replay on this or any other decent platform. But MP Wainaina’s remarks got me curious; how exactly did he pull that one? Threatening members of his own community with potential displacem...

August 27, 2026 11:53 (EAT) • 2 months ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Police, stand for Constitution!

Now, uniforms aside, we have a few things to discuss with the National Police Service on this 16th anniversary of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

August 14, 2026 12:21 (EAT) • 2 months ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER – Police uniforms: What the fade!

I was particularly alarmed by the state of the uniforms they were wearing. Their uniforms were in a pathetic state. I could tell the original colour was some shade of blue, but I struggled to describe what the intended next colour would be. From severely faded blue to hues of brown, black, and, on t...

July 23, 2026 11:53 (EAT) • 3 months ago

KAIKAI'S KICKER: Fellow Parents, Don’t Explain, Don’t Apologize

Apparently, these parents are having to explain themselves after a relative posted a video on social media showing them using some tough methods to discipline their son…

July 02, 2026 11:52 (EAT) • 4 months ago

KAIKAI’S KICKER: World Cup - An African nightmare

With four minutes to the end of the game, Senegal was cruising into the next round with a powerful 2-0 lead over Belgium. Then witchcraft happened. Yes witchcraft because it is now emerging that 86 minutes is the black magic moment; the moment everything African starts collapsing at this World Cup.