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Joseph Bonyo

Joseph Bonyo

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BONYO'S BONE: South C building: Then what?
May 07, 2026 11:49 (EAT) • 1 day ago

BONYO'S BONE: South C building: Then what?

A 16-storey building under construction collapsed. Almost immediately, residents of South C, many of whom became the first responders, pointed to what they believed was the real cause.In Kenya, disaster response has become theatre. The script never changes. It seems the template has been develo...

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BONYO'S BONE: Don't argue with floods
April 30, 2026 11:50 (EAT) • 1 week ago

BONYO'S BONE: Don't argue with floods

Recent weeks have already left behind death, destruction and displacement, much of it in situations where lives could have been saved had warnings been taken seriously.My appeal is simple: let us listen. You may dislike the messenger, but the message could save your life....

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BONYO'S BONE: IEBC - Just communicate
April 09, 2026 11:48 (EAT) • 4 weeks ago

BONYO'S BONE: IEBC - Just communicate

Instead of informing, it confused and alarmed Kenyans. What should have been a simple clarification turned into unnecessary panic across the country.What Kenyans heard was something entirely different: that all voters registered before 2012 needed to register afresh....

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BONYO'S BONE: Governors v Senators - Of pots and kettles
April 02, 2026 11:53 (EAT) • 1 month ago

BONYO'S BONE: Governors v Senators - Of pots and kettles

For some time now, the governors have sounded alarm, but only at their Delta House headquarters through press conferences.

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BONYO'S BONE: Passaris na perfume
March 19, 2026 11:38 (EAT) • 1 month ago

BONYO'S BONE: Passaris na perfume

We must agree that Nairobi is not short of leaders, from the county assembly to the Senate, National Assembly to the county executive, it is fully represented. But in moments like this, leadership is not about titles, it is about something greater, presence, empathy a...

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BONYO'S BONE: My floods, Your floods
March 12, 2026 11:49 (EAT) • 1 month ago

BONYO'S BONE: My floods, Your floods

Over the last few days, as floods swept through neighbourhoods and lives were lost, I have been struck by how quickly we shift blame away from ourselves.Yet in many ways, we are participants in the very problem we condemn. We are the trash in it.

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BONYO'S BONE: Goons, executive service
March 05, 2026 11:56 (EAT) • 2 months ago

BONYO'S BONE: Goons, executive service

Every single week, we are treated to scenes of political violence and intolerance across the country. Young men and women are kept on standby — not for employment, not for innovation — but for deployment. Deployment into chaos, intimidation and violence.

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BONYO'S BONE: Onesimus, we are not safe
February 26, 2026 11:28 (EAT) • 2 months ago

BONYO'S BONE: Onesimus, we are not safe

Kenyans are living the reality of fear in real time, every single day. As we inch closer to the next general election, insecurity is becoming impossible to ignore.WhatsApp groups have turned into early-warning systems. News headlines read like security bulletins. Conversations everywhere begin...

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BONYO'S BONE: Murkomen, teargas and the truth
February 19, 2026 11:47 (EAT) • 2 months ago

BONYO'S BONE: Murkomen, teargas and the truth

Kenya does not manufacture teargas. It is imported under tightly controlled licences for one purpose, law enforcement, primarily for use by the National Police Service.This is not sugar or rice or maize that passes through open tenders. Every single canister that ente...

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BONYO'S BONE: Matatu vs Boda Boda - Who is blacker?
February 05, 2026 11:45 (EAT) • 3 months ago

BONYO'S BONE: Matatu vs Boda Boda - Who is blacker?

While this action may pass as one of the constitutionally protected rights and freedoms, it is important to remind the matatu sector of one painful truth: the boda boda operators learnt from the best. They learnt from you, and unfortunately, you have met your match.

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