Sam Gituku
136 Articles
SAM’S SENSE: Education ministry, welcome back to real conversations
When Kenyan voices resisted a policy direction to have Math at senior secondary limited to some of the learners, the government was quiet at first but now appears to have listened.
SAM’S SENSE: More money for MPs, why?
In a letter dated March 20, 2025, SRC communicated to the parliamentary service commission that, after consultations, they had resolved to grant every member of parliament some Ksh.366,011 per month as the standard mileage allowance.
DATA POINT: New mileage allowance for MPs' set to cost taxpayers Ksh.1.8B yearly
From April 1, 2025, all 416 MPs in the National Assembly and the Senate would be entitled to a mileage allowance of Ksh.366,011, translating to Ksh.152.3 million monthly and Ksh.1.82 billion yearly cost on taxpayers.
SAM’S SENSE: Leadership and integrity chapter - What sense?
There is one chapter in that Constitution that, back in 2010, was hailed as the nation’s moral compass. Chapter Six. The chapter on Leadership and Integrity.For many state officers –who double as political leaders – this chapter has become more of an inconvenience than a guide....
SAM’S SENSE: Garissa attack - Ten years on
I was there on the 2nd of April 2015 when terror reigned on over 600 students who had left their homes to the oasis of innovation as the motto of the university was and still is.On that night, the late General Joseph Nkaissery, the then Interior Cabinet Secretary had been making press updates....
SAM’S SENSE: Should Linda Kiome select IEBC Commissioners?
Linda Kiome, a lawyer, currently serves as the Vice Chair of the IEBC Selection Panel, leading the search for the next IEBC Chair and Commissioners. Those interviews have been running since Monday this week.
SAM’S SENSE: A case for Mathematics
Last week, the Ministry of Education released guidelines for transitioning Junior Secondary students to Senior Secondary under CBC. These guidelines will shape career choices for current Grade 9 learners as they enter their final phase of basic education in 2026.
SAM’S SENSE: Honorable surprises
Lately, Members of Parliament have been displaying unusual…sorry, usual…No, let’s go with unusual for this to make sense: Unusual unawareness of facts.Just recently, it occurred to the House leadership that a certain Member of Parliament who has been chairing a crucial House committee has been takin...
SAM’S SENSE: Storming in, storming out!
The MCAs complained to City Hall that, for the last two months, they have been forced to borrow to pay salaries.What is the sense of the title honourable when a society turns to bullying? When a country is in dire need of leadership, despite having leaders in office....
SAM’S SENSE: The politics of garbage – Nairobi County’s tool for settling scores
Garbage is now an asset at the City County and can be deployed from time to time to settle long-running financial disputes.