Columnist for Citizen Digital writing on Kenya's political economy, electoral integrity, and democratic processes.
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Roadside declarations: How Ruto's remarks fuel public confusion By Sam Gituku September 09, 2026 08:44 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter President William Ruto addresses the people of Youth Farmers in Longisa …
Roadside declarations: How Ruto's remarks fuel public confusionCitizen Digital
SAM’S SENSE: The ritual of maize importation By Sam Gituku September 03, 2026 11:54 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my Sense tonight, I try to make sense of a growing demand for maize i …
SAM’S SENSE: The ritual of maize importationCitizen Digital
SAM'S SENSE: Million voters, billion shillings By Sam Gituku August 27, 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 Lately I have been thinking about, what is the actual cost of a vote? …
SAM'S SENSE: Million voters, billion shillingsCitizen Digital
SAM’S SENSE: Counties and Singapore By Sam Gituku August 13, 2026 10:22 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize This week on my sense, I look into the state of counties and what governments there …
SAM’S SENSE: Counties and SingaporeCitizen Digital
… By Sam Gituku July 30, 2026 11:39 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize On my Sense, I focus on the importance of citizen participation in the political direction of the country. …
SAM'S SENSE: Politicians are ready, are you?Citizen Digital
SAM'S SENSE: Money for the vote By Sam Gituku July 03, 2026 12:05 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize It's just about 13 months to the General Election, when millions of voters will troop to t …
SAM'S SENSE: Money for the voteCitizen Digital
SAM’S SENSE: Public projects, private praise By Sam Gituku June 25, 2026 11:40 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize This week, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) directed state an …
SAM’S SENSE: Public projects, private praiseCitizen Digital
SAM'S SENSE: The sense in tolerance By Sam Gituku June 18, 2026 11:44 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Tonight on My Sense, I want to speak about tolerance.For the past many months, the spa …
SAM'S SENSE: The sense in toleranceCitizen Digital
SAM'S SENSE: Education, mind the gaps By Sam Gituku June 05, 2026 12:05 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Last week, during the Elimu Mashinani show at Wagberi Primary School in Wajir County …
SAM'S SENSE: Education, mind the gapsCitizen Digital
Inside the 10,000-seater stadium in Wajir set to host Madaraka Day celebrations By Sam Gituku May 31, 2026 11:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter An image of the Wajir stadium under construction. …
Inside the 10,000-seater stadium in Wajir set to host Madaraka Day celebrationsPresident William Ruto's recent public remarks, including a directive that triggered anxiety among Burundian nationals and statements on tax thresholds for traders, have sparked confusion and forced government officials into damage-control mode.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto's recent public remarks, including a directive that triggered anxiety among Burundian nationals and statements on tax thresholds for traders, have sparked confusion and forced government officials into damage-control mode.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's government has announced a duty-free window to import 500,000 tonnes of yellow maize for animal feeds and up to 25 million bags of white maize, citing rising annual demand of 75 million bags and expected shortages from the current season. Sam Gituku's analysis questions whether the yellow maize importation is backed by publicly demonstrated evidence of shortage.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The IEBC estimates that Kenya's next general election will cost upwards of Ksh.74 billion, or approximately Ksh.3,000 per voter based on 25 million registered electors — significantly higher than the global standard of about Ksh.600 per voter. The author notes that total election costs extend beyond IEBC spending to include security provision and preparations by multiple institutions.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Parliament report on county fiscal performance found that 74 per cent of counties scored a Grade C, with only three counties scoring Grade B and none achieving Grade A, suggesting systemic weaknesses in county government performance.
13 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A columnist urges citizen participation in Kenya's political direction, noting that with the next General Election roughly one year away, politicians are intensifying campaigns through rallies, slogans, and social media displays of crowd sizes, while the political class trades barbs and claims about legacies.
30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Sam Gituku writes that Kenya's political class has systematised the practice of paying stipends to voters during campaign visits, a manipulation tactic that he argues undermines democratic processes ahead of the 2026 General Election.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has directed state and public officers to ensure that no public projects bear the names, images or identities of public officials or their political parties. The columnist argues this directive is overdue, noting that politicians have long branded public infrastructure and programmes with their names and images, from cattle dips to school feeding schemes.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Sam Gituku writes that Kenya's space for freedom of expression has been shrinking as political polarisation divides citizens, with social media fighting, regionalism and tribalism intensifying months before the General Election, harming ordinary Kenyans unable to distinguish truth from propaganda.
18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Following a fire at Utumishi Girls Senior School that revealed the institution had admitted 715 students despite a 650-student capacity, questions have emerged about communication breakdowns between the ministry headquarters and schools, including delays in admission reporting and uncertainties around capitation disbursement and textbook distribution.
5 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 10,000-seater stadium in Wajir County has been completed in just over 100 days under Kenya Defence Forces project management, featuring a water purifying system and enhanced electrical capacity. The stadium will host the 63rd Madaraka Day Celebrations and is the first of more than 20 stadiums the KDF is expected to implement across the country.
31 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Charles Gimose, a 13-year UDA MP and lawyer, told delegates in Western Kenya to "make high-quality repairs" at polling stations during elections, prompting opposition parties to accuse the ruling party of intending to rig the election, while UDA leaders defended the party as democratic.
29 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A columnist reflects on French President Emmanuel Macron's ordering of a noisy University of Nairobi audience to keep quiet during a culture and creative industry presentation, using the moment to argue that Kenya has become an intolerant society that prefers speaking over listening.
15 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Analysis of Kenya's GDP growth statistics: the government statistician reported 4.6 per cent growth, and budget estimates for 2026/2027 set the economy at more than Ksh.20.8 trillion, a figure used to calculate key metrics like the budget deficit-to-GDP and public debt-to-GDP ratios that affect borrowing decisions.
7 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah revealed in an interview that he received Ksh.5 million in cash from then Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, with Ksh.1 million later donated at a harambee. The disclosure has prompted questions about money exchange procedures in government and whether the funds were private or public.
30 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →