Topic: #Independence
Not Just 'Lucy': Kenya's Currency Chronicles
25 Jun, 2024 09:00 AM
DIMES OF YORE
In 2002, when Mwai Kibaki won as Kenya's 3rd president, breaking a 24-year streak by his predecessor, he had a 40 shillings coin minted bearing his face. The coin, nicknamed 'Lucy', was met with criticism and backlash by many.
In 2002, when Mwai Kibaki won as Kenya's 3rd president, breaking a 24-year streak by his predecessor, he had a 40 shillings coin minted bearing his face. The coin, nicknamed 'Lucy', was met with criticism and backlash by many.
Eric Chamweni: Break That Knot Which Binds a Party to Its Leader
07 Jun, 2024 04:22 PM
FREE PARTIES
Since independence, the country’s political space has assumed a common shape. Leaders formulate their political parties to propel them into power and form governments, but upon their retirement, the parties eventually lose command.
Since independence, the country’s political space has assumed a common shape. Leaders formulate their political parties to propel them into power and form governments, but upon their retirement, the parties eventually lose command.
