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By Sebastian Karani, DMCP   Kenyan politics is a well-choreographed circus, with the same actors switching roles every election season. Today’s government is tomorrow’s opposition, and the policies they once championed become the very ones they fight against. The irony? When the dust settles, it is the ordinary mwananchi left to suffer, struggling under broken promises, bad policies, and economic hardship. Take the sugar industry, for example. Before the 2022 elections, the Uhuru Kenyatta government commissioned a task force to investigate the failures of state-owned sugar factories. The findings were simple: government is terrible at business.  The only way to revive struggling factories like Nzoia, Mumias, Chemelil, and Sony was to lease them out or privatize them. At the time, Western Kenya leaders allied with Raila Odinga, who was in the Handshake government, agreed with the plan but warned against its timing. They feared that if leasing was done before elections, the Hust...

By EoK Editorial  Nairobi, Kenya – March 18, 2025 Phone Credits: State House Kenya  Dutch King Willem-Alexander has urged President William Ruto’s administration to respect human rights and uphold accountability, even as the two nations signed critical agreements aimed at boosting trade, agriculture, and tourism. The monarch, on a three-day State visit, stressed that Kenyans "want their rights as free citizens to be respected," underscoring rising global attention on Kenya’s governance record. During a discussion at the Netherlands Embassy, King Willem-Alexander engaged young Kenyans on issues of human rights, good governance, and accountability. His comments come at a time when Kenyan authorities face scrutiny over alleged police brutality and disappearances linked to anti-government protests. Official data shows that 29 people remain missing since demonstrations began in June last year, raising fresh concerns about the country’s human rights climate. Despite these concerns,...