Vincent Obadha

The elephant in the room as Kenya charts Vision 2060

Public procurement scandals, inflated contracts, ghost projects and diverted development funds have shadowed Vision 2030 for most of its life. 

IEBC opens tenders for KIEMS kits, ballot papers and 2027 voter register

The tenders have been floated under open, competitive international procurement, open to both local and international firms.

UN warns strengthening El Niño will be a big threat as Kenya maps high-risk zones

Experts and officials have repeatedly pointed out that the scale of destruction linked to El Niño rains in Kenya is rarely just a function of the volume of rainfall itself. 

Who owns 'Linda Mwananchi' name? High-stakes party registration stirs legal storm

Sifuna's team met the Registrar of Political Parties, John Cox Lorionokou, after the ORPP had earlier rejected an application to reserve the name "Linda Mwananchi Party of Kenya”.The rejection communicated to promoter Charles Wanyonyi held that the name closely resembled an already reserved slogan.

A rogue house for hire: How Kenya's Parliament has sold its soul

Sifuna matrix in Western Kenya and echoes of Kijana Wamalwa, Masinde Muliro

To understand why the region is “Sifunated," it helps to recall what made the late Kijana Wamalwa and the late Masinde Muliro formidable in their days. 

The Kipipiri script: How Ol Kalou by-election revived memories of KANU's defeat in 1995

The results have raised hard questions about state resources, voter bribery and the shrinking room for incumbency in Mt Kenya

'Never forget!' Kenyans online revisit 2007/08 Post Election Violence as political tensions escalate

The capacity problem, road safety question and how NTSA is morphing into a revenue collector

Kondiwa himself admitted before the Senate that the authority does not know the precise number of vehicles currently on Kenyan roads. Chirchir told legislators in May 2026 that establishing a single government inspection center costs approximately Ksh.3 million.

To name or not to name? United Opposition's presidential candidate dilemma

Sifuna's political intelligence lies partly in his deliberate ambiguity. He has not explicitly declared a presidential candidacy.The Mount Kenya vote split is probably the biggest factor to be avoided by Karua's corner.