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Crown? What Crown, Musalia?

May 18, 2026
by Bernard Omukuyia
7 min read
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I. A King Without a Party, a Throne Without a Following There are many ways to commit political suicide in Kenya. You can over‑promise a dual‑carriageway to a hungry constituency. You can pick the wrong color for your...

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  • Psychology

Change and Transformation: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Torn Self

May 12, 2026
by Bernard Omukuyia
11 min read
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We each live inside a quiet contradiction. We wake each morning to the same mirror, yet somewhere in the marrow we feel we are not quite the person who looked back at us yesterday. A word is spoken. A silence endures. A loss...

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You Don’t Know Your Own Mind ( Neither Does Anyone Else)

May 10, 2026
by Bernard Omukuyia
56 min read
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A Philosopher’s Guide to Thinking, Reasoning, and Pretending to Be Logical Executive Summary After centuries of what can charitably be described as “productive disagreement” and, less charitably, as...

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  • Psychology

Babe, Sina Bundles: A Satirical Anatomy of Transactional Love

March 31, 2026
by Bernard Omukuyia
11 min read
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There exists, in the great and tragic comedy of human connection, a peculiar epoch upon which we have unfortunately stumbled. It is an era where the pursuit of love resembles less a delicate dance of mutual discovery and more a...

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Edwin Sifuna and the Choice Between Party Captivity and Opposition Liberation

January 5, 2026
by Bernard Omukuyia
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Kenya’s post-Raila political conjuncture is marked by an unfolding drama whose implications reach far beyond electoral competition, placing the very soul of opposition under renewed pressure. At its center stands Edwin Sifuna...

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Educating the African Soul: Catholic Imaginaries, Political Theologies, and the Future of Learning

December 4, 2025
by Bernard Omukuyia
44 min read
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Abstract Catholic education in East Africa has made a deep yet complex impact on African societies, shaping moral and social values while also causing cultural and psychological dislocation. This article critically examines...

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  • Psychology

The Psychophilosophical Puzzle of Infidelity in Kenya: Love, Sex, and Loyalty

November 24, 2025
by Bernard Omukuyia
32 min read
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ntroduction In Kenya today, the dating scene is characterized by a mix of excitement and anxiety. Viral “loyalty test” videos show couples swapping phones in public, only to reveal secret flirtations and betrayals. Often...

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Philosopher-King or Myth Master? Plato’s Noble Lie and President William Ruto’s Rhetoric in Kenya

November 24, 2025
by Bernard Omukuyia
29 min read
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Introduction In Plato’s Republic, Socrates proposes that the ideal city be founded on a “noble lie,”  a grand myth told by the rulers to foster social harmony and justify the state’s hierarchy[1][2]. This myth...

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A Requiem for the Unsilenced: Kenya’s Gen Z and the Farce of Democracy

June 22, 2025
by Bernard Omukuyia
5 min read
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One year ago, Kenya’s parliament burned, not with the slow, bureaucratic smolder of corruption, but with the raw, unfiltered rage of a generation pushed to the brink. The Finance Bill of 2024 was the spark, but the kindling had...

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From Lagat to Ruto: The Killing of Albert Ojwang’ and the Rot at the Heart of Kenya’s Police State

June 13, 2025
by Bernard Omukuyia
6 min read
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The tragic death of Albert Ojwang, a blogger and teacher who died in police custody under suspicious circumstances, has exposed the deep seated problems within Kenya’s law enforcement and political systems, raising fundamental...

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