Felix Kilonzo

When I see Mutula Kilonzo jnr, I see strength of a person who is chosen by the people to lead them. I don’t see just a young  lawyer but a prolific equal of the biblical King Solomon. He reminds of a lady who defied all odds and challenged the long serving president Paul Biya of Cameroun, Wallah Kah.  I remember wallah kah when she said that the time is now and not tomorrow. Its a great gesture to see a brother and sister fitting in the shoes of their father and take up the challenge head on. When I first saw Kethi at work, I was convinced that the Late Mutula Kilonzo was a Hero. They say you know a man by the children and for sure for people of Makueni County requires both of you to complete the agenda. I endorse Mutula Kilonzo jnr  as the senator for Makueni County for the following reasons. To begin with, I am well aware that politics is an open game of numbers that has the Electoral Commission as the referee and has a stipulated timelines. For Mutu...

PRESS RELEASE/STATEMENT ON THE SUMMONS ISSUED BY THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT (CID) AGAINST ELIUD OWALO FOR ALLEGED PLANS TO DISTABILIZE THE JUBILEE GOVERNMENT. Fellow Kenyans as the Country marks and discusses the 100 days of Jubilee government it is only fair that we issue a caution Kenya must not revert to the dark days of repression, indeed many a Kenyan are scared, worried, and concerned about the perception that individual liberties and freedoms are being rolled back and curtailed not only for the lowly person but unbelievably even for principals and icons of democracy in Kenya. It is only two days ago that the Deputy President William Ruto was quoted in the media calling for the possible arrest of the Prime minister Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga because of serious issues he raised concerning the IEBC. As they say the guilty are afraid, barely days after Hon. Raila Odinga chastised the disgraced commission his aide Eliud Owalo is being accused by the Criminal Investigation...

US president Barrack Obama’s continental visit to Africa is significant not only to Africa as a continent but also to the leadership. This is not a new trend to Africa when it comes to US-Africa relations. President Obama is not the first US chief to come to Africa but joins the club of the world leaders who use their state visits to the continent as a tool to foster democracy and bring to an end to the impunity that is grossly protected by our tribal and religious affiliated governments. But as much as I agree with the US foreign policy, I think there other issues that they should consider to foster a symbiotic kind of relations with the African nations. If I take you back to the Mobutu seseko days in Zaire (now DRC), the US supported the Dictator despite the obvious that they were supposed to foster democracy. Going with Obama’s history as the president of USA, snubbing Kenya is not a new thing. In his first term as president, he visited Ghana only and ignored Kenya. Analysts...

Whoever overlooked the governors terming them as P.O Box county headquarters should reconsider the thought. This is simply because Kenya governors may be the highest paid politicians in Kenya if the current trend in Bungoma County is anything to go by. Apart from being paid by the state, Governor Kenneth Lusaka will enjoy a total of ksh53Million in the fiscal year 2013/14. Kindly have your calculators out, take 53m divide by 12 months. It’s surprisingly that the office of the governor shall be entertained by kes4.42M. If you disagreed with the Mpigs then you won’t even argue with this new Excellencies in our counties. They told you and they are now implementing the said talk. I do remember the Naivasha retreat, of course I should remember because it was the last official duty as a reporter for Chimpreports, the governors asked the SRC to review their packs to prevent what came out yesterday. I would be politically correct to say, “Kusema na Kutenda” is the govern...

By Maureen Sambu (June 2011) ‘Life is at its best described as an illusion’, those are words Felix Kilonzo. Felix is among young students who have had their story neglected. He looks charistimatic and a little bit nervous when I met him for interview. He is currently a student at the Mount Kenya University (2011).  Felix was born in on 1st January 21 years ago (2011) and is the last born of the family of  3 of the late Mr. and Mrs. Kilonzo of Machakos district currently Machakos county. Like any other child, he attended his elementary education at various schools namely St.Monica preparatory school in Kajiado County and Mung’ala Primary School 1997 before his mother transferring him to kyumbi primary in 1999. Asked why he transferred from school to school, he says, ‘my mother wanted I get closer to her because she thought I was getting out of hand.’ The year 1999 to Felix, remain a year that made him what he is perusing today. He realized his dre...

In the first part of this inside story we talked about the ceasefire and commitment of the cease fire documents signing Do you think recent attacks allegedly by Rwasa Agathon forces of national liberation (FNL) will affect the A tenuous peace reached in 2005? And Finally, what is the stand the head of the Government of The CNDD-FDD Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza on NL rebels who did not signed a cease-fire in 2005?   According to Evelyn the fragility of the peace is often threatened by the rampant rebels who have threatened the peace of the people of the country. She said in a one to one interview “I think the FNL only now does not have sufficient force to cause a release any BUT very sure that yes, the fragility of peace is already assigned!”, she adds, “I know not if you live here in Burundi but I'd say that there are no security.  People are killed from day to day especially those belonging to opposition political parties by whom it is said by the police, I ...

As Africa marks the Day of the African child today the 16 th June the main challenge that has continued to pressure the African leadership is the unchartered for orphans who have been used as a bait by NGO’s. Many orphans have been registered by the so-called NGO’s with the aim of purportedly assistance for them to access basic needs like any other child in the continent. Just the other day, I was having a conversation with my grandmother who is 83. She is the one who brought me up since I was 2yrs old and took charge of me when I lost my mother in 2000. I was 10 then and she had a huge role of ensuring that I had education and later get my dream career. She asked me, “Do you think this people who enroll our children to their organizations with the aim of helping them do so?” I understood what she meant and it was rather tricky to answer. But on a journalistic point of view I gave her my opinion. It is the same opinion I wish to share with you. My cousin was reg...