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With the statement of the Catholic bishops affirming Uhuru and Ruto's right to contest the presidency with ICC trials hanging over the two politicians' heads, which comes right on the heels of NCCK's support for tribalist political groups (whom Karanja erroneously calls tribes or communities), I have one question for the men (they are never women) of God: whose side are you on?

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Rev Canon Peter Karanja Mwangi

General Secretary,

National Council of Churches of Kenya

Dear Rev Karanja

The Bible records different occasions when the Lord used the least expected members of society to express the Lord's displeasure with those who were publicly recognized as the Lord's servants.

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I've always wondered why Kenyans cling onto narratives even when you present the evidence that contradicts that narrative.

One of these narratives is that everything women do that is not evidence of subjugation under colonialist patriarchy, and everything men do that is dysfunctional, must be the result of women being empowered, abandoning tradition and taking over men's roles.

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On March 22 this year, Captain Amadou Sanogo overthrew Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure (also referred to as ATT), accusing him of incompetence in handling the rebellion in the north by the mainly Toureg community. The rebels, who had revived their struggle in January this year, promptly took advantage of the instability and declared the independence of the state of Azawad. Meanwhile, ECOWAS reigned in on the military junta by imposing sanctions. The mounting pressure has now forced the military to support an interim leader as the country heads to elections.  read more »