Linus Kaikai — Opinion columnist at Citizen Digital commenting on Kenyan politics, law enforcement, and social issues.
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… By Linus Kaikai August 27, 2026 11:53 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my kicker tonight, it is such a relief that the National Police Service is finally acquiring new uniforms after suc …
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Police, stand for Constitution!Citizen Digital
… By Linus Kaikai August 14, 2026 12:21 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize I was moved close to tears early this week when I made a voluntary stop at a police roadblock somewhere in this countr …
KAIKAI'S KICKER – Police uniforms: What the fade!Citizen Digital
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Fellow Parents, Don’t Explain, Don’t Apologize By Linus Kaikai July 23, 2026 11:53 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my kicker tonight, I reach out to two parents I don’t …
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Fellow Parents, Don’t Explain, Don’t ApologizeCitizen Digital
KAIKAI’S KICKER: World Cup - An African nightmare By Linus Kaikai July 02, 2026 11:52 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my kicker tonight, I can’t even kick! …
KAIKAI’S KICKER: World Cup - An African nightmareCitizen Digital
KAIKAI’S KICKER: Martha Karua ban - Why Kenya needs a spine By Linus Kaikai June 25, 2026 11:55 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my kicker tonight, Martha Karua, an eminent Kenyan lawyer …
KAIKAI’S KICKER: Martha Karua ban - Why Kenya needs a spineCitizen Digital
… By Linus Kaikai June 04, 2026 11:51 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Linus Kaikai Audio By Vocalize Let me start with ‘full disclosure’ that I am a supporter of the English football club Arsenal. …
KAIKAI’S KICKER: Cheer Arsenal, remember Shabana!Citizen Digital
… By Linus Kaikai May 29, 2026 12:35 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my kicker tonight, the National Prayer Breakfast this year will go down as an unprecedented moral disaster. …
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Prayer? Give me breakfast!Citizen Digital
… By Linus Kaikai May 14, 2026 11:56 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my kicker tonight, we are done with the France-Africa Summit, and yes, that is the correct order of the official name, …
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Talk Africa, talk.. but act!Citizen Digital
… By Linus Kaikai May 08, 2026 12:04 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my kicker, the second President of Kenya, the late Daniel arap Moi, used to compare Kenyans to a chicken which, having …
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Let the Supreme Court remain Supreme!Citizen Digital
… By Linus Kaikai April 30, 2026 11:45 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my Kicker, Kenya’s contentious security mission to Haiti has come to an end, and this week the final contingent of 1 …
KAIKAI'S KICKER: Haiti: What about officer Kabiru?Linus Kaikai's opinion column marks the 16th anniversary of Kenya's 2010 Constitution by reminding the National Police Service that it was born from painful lessons of state repression and should remain a national service, not an instrument of political control, as promised by Articles 243 and 244 of the Constitution.
11 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Linus Kaikai's opinion column marks the 16th anniversary of Kenya's 2010 Constitution by reminding the National Police Service that it was born from painful lessons of state repression and should remain a national service, not an instrument of political control, as promised by Articles 243 and 244 of the Constitution.
11 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
A columnist observed police officers at a roadblock wearing severely faded and deteriorated uniforms in shades of blue, brown, and black, contrasting sharply with their well-maintained firearms, and reflected on the difficult working conditions officers endure.
14 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Linus Kaikai's opinion column supports two parents who faced social media criticism after a relative posted a video of them using tough discipline methods on their son, who had been stealing money. Kaikai argues the parents owe no explanation for their child-rearing choices as long as they remain within the law.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Columnist Linus Kaikai expresses dismay over Senegal's loss to Belgium in the World Cup, where Senegal's 2-0 lead with four minutes remaining turned into a 2-2 draw and eventual elimination, which Kaikai calls inexplicable and humiliating for Africa.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenyan lawyer and political leader Martha Karua was denied entry to Uganda and forced to return to Nairobi after interrogation and phone confiscation, marking her second deportation in a year—she was similarly expelled from Tanzania in May 2025 while attempting to observe an opposition trial. Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces claimed responsibility for declaring her persona non grata as she travelled to support a case involving a Ugandan opposition figure.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Columnist Linus Kaikai, an Arsenal supporter, reflects on the club's first Premier League title in 22 years and the passionate celebrations among Kenyan fans, including street parades and church processions, while also noting rival supporters' contrasting reactions.
4 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Linus Kaikai's opinion piece criticizes the National Prayer Breakfast for proceeding without acknowledgment of a school dormitory fire that killed girls, calling the gathering heartless and lacking empathy for grieving families.
29 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Linus Kaikai argues that while major world powers convene multiple summits with Africa to access its minerals, markets, and coastlines, African leaders have not discovered what Africa itself wants from these talks and that summits alone cannot transform the continent.
14 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Linus Kaikai's column reflects on Kenya's constitutional independence of institutions, arguing that the Supreme Court should remain truly independent, and compares Kenyans' relationship with the Constitution to a restrained chicken unable to move freely until pushed.
8 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Multinational Security Support mission to Haiti has ended, with the final contingent of 150 police officers returning home this week. However, the family of police officer Benedict Kabiru Kuria remains uncertain about his fate after he went missing during a gang attack in March 2025, with government officials giving contradicting accounts—some categorising him as missing while President Ruto listed him among the fallen.
30 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →