Linus Kaikai

Linus Kaikai

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  • KAIKAI'S KICKER: Who killed protesters?

    KAIKAI'S KICKER: Who killed protesters?

    Now, if we heard him right, the Interior CS tried to suggest that some protestors shot dead by the police were actually not shot dead by the police.The suggestion here is there were guns other than those of the police that were in use during the deadly police killings....

  • KAIKAI'S KICKER: IG Kanja and the full force of low

    KAIKAI'S KICKER: IG Kanja and the full force of low

    Without a doubt, Inspector General Kanja has much to contend with, starting with the strong stench of contempt left in his office by his acting predecessor, convicted Deputy IG Gilbert Masengeli. It will take a lot of moral air fresheners to clear that.

  • KAIKAI’S KICKER: JKIA - Who will eat the new airport?

    KAIKAI’S KICKER: JKIA - Who will eat the new airport?

    The JKIA is badly in need of an overhaul; in fact, a complete makeover. Touted as a regional hub, the Nairobi international airport has fallen behind the times and is today one of the most embarrassing stops to be inflicted on any traveler, let alone Kenyans making the inevitable return home....

  • KAIKAI'S KICKER: Let us calculate the true cost of corruption!

    KAIKAI'S KICKER: Let us calculate the true cost of corruption!

    A few weeks ago, President William Ruto appointed a task force to carry out a comprehensive forensic audit of the country’s public debt and that team was supposed to present its report in three months.

  • KAIKAI’S KICKER: Team of rivals, beware of the rage of June!

    KAIKAI’S KICKER: Team of rivals, beware of the rage of June!

    As he embarks on the 11-point agenda for the new Cabinet, we have only one recommendation to give to the President and his Cabinet Secretaries; a good memory and a strong sense of hindsight.

  • KAIKAI’S KICKER: Gen Z protests - A turning point for Kenya

    KAIKAI’S KICKER: Gen Z protests - A turning point for Kenya

    Rex Kanyeki was unarmed. He was shot dead. David Chege was holding a flag and a water bottle. He was shot dead. Denzel Omondi had a flag and a mobile phone. He was abducted, killed, and his body dumped in a quarry. In total, 60 Kenyans were killed, a majority of them by police....

  • Kaikai's Kicker: V.I.P gun incidents and police paralysis

    Kaikai's Kicker: V.I.P gun incidents and police paralysis

    Just over a week ago, David Nduati, a resident of Thika, was shot dead in an incident in which police confirmed that only one gun—a gun belonging to an elected member of parliament—was discharged on the day.

  • KAIKAI’S KICKER: Appeal to Sonko to release the Nairobi revenue tapes

    KAIKAI’S KICKER: Appeal to Sonko to release the Nairobi revenue tapes

    Mike Sonko is not an ordinary man – indeed, he is the former Governor of Nairobi, and he was narrating how the city’s revenue was looted to the tune of hundreds of millions every day.

  • KAIKAI’S KICKER: After Bunge Tower, fix the purpose of Bunge

    KAIKAI’S KICKER: After Bunge Tower, fix the purpose of Bunge

    The Bunge Tower, conceived in 2009, had an initial budget of Ksh.5.8 billion. That was revised later to Ksh.7.1 billion.When it was launched last week, we were told it cost a whooping Ksh.9.6 billion.

  • KAIKAI'S KICKER: Fake certificates - Give DP Gachagua the microphone!

    KAIKAI'S KICKER: Fake certificates - Give DP Gachagua the microphone!

    DP Gachagua styles himself as “truthful man.” And for Kenyans sick and tired of the country’s rapid slide to the republic of the fake, Gachagua’s moment on the microphone was, well, uplifting.