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Yvonne Okwara

Also known as: YVONNNE

Yvonne Okwara — Citizen TV journalist and opinion columnist writing on Kenyan politics, governance, and social issues.

2026-05-012026-08-15

In coverage

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  1. August 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    Yvonne Okwara challenges scholars to find their voice, embrace setbacks and lead with purpose By Citizen Reporter August 14, 2026 07:21 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Yvonne Okwara speaking at Alliance Gir

    Yvonne Okwara challenges scholars to find their voice, embrace setbacks and lead with purpose
  3. The Standard

    If you listened to different pundit’s perspectives on the Yvonne Okwara interview with Senator Edwin Sifuna, you would imagine they had watched different interviews.

    Lingering questions Sifuna must answer in his latest quest
  4. July 2026
  5. Citizen Digital

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Political fog - A hiker's guide By Yvonne Okwara July 30, 2026 11:33 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The campaign has begun.

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Political fog - A hiker's guide
  6. Citizen Digital

    After party By Yvonne Okwara July 23, 2026 11:59 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Is a political party simply an election vehicle?

    YVONNNE'S TAKE: Party after party... After party
  7. Citizen Digital

    By Yvonne Okwara July 02, 2026 11:51 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize For anyone scrolling through social media this week, here's a small challenge.

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Argue, but lead!
  8. June 2026
  9. Citizen Digital

    By Yvonne Okwara June 04, 2026 11:38 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize If there is one lesson this administration still appears unwilling to learn, it is this: communication is not an aftert

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Ebola, what's the deal?
  10. May 2026
  11. Citizen Digital

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Preach water, tax wine By Yvonne Okwara May 28, 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 How unfair indeed.

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Preach water, tax wine
  12. Citizen Digital

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Africa do unto others By Yvonne Okwara May 14, 2026 11:58 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize A seat at the table means little if citizens are still locked out.

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Africa do unto others
  13. Citizen Digital

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Presidents...and fellow adults By Yvonne Okwara May 08, 2026 12:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize There is a worrying trend emerging in parts of our region.A trend where le

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Presidents...and fellow adults
  14. Citizen Digital

    By Guest Writer May 01, 2026 12:17 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Yvonne Okwara Audio By Vocalize We are a middle-income country.

    YVONNE'S TAKE: Middle income or mid-life crisis?

Yesterday

  1. Okwara urges scholarship students to embrace challenges and lead

    At the Equity Group Foundation Education and Leadership Congress at Alliance Girls High School, Citizen TV's Yvonne Okwara told Wings to Fly and Elimu Scholarship scholars to take ownership of their identities, embrace setbacks as learning opportunities, and use education to become responsible leaders in their communities.

    14 hours ago · Citizen Digital

Saturday 1 August

  1. Opinion: Analysis of Sifuna interview raises political questions

    An opinion piece examining differing interpretations of Senator Edwin Sifuna's interview with Yvonne Okwara, noting that pundits drew conflicting conclusions from the same interview.

    1 August 2026 · The Standard

Thursday 30 July

  1. Opinion: Political noise exhausts citizens before elections

    Yvonne Okwara argues that with campaigns already underway more than a year before elections, political noise has infiltrated all aspects of Kenyan life—churches, workplaces, social media—making it harder for citizens to think clearly and leaving many exhausted.

    30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 23 July

  1. German CDU pressures senior member over surrogacy policy breach

    Jens Spahn, a senior Christian Democratic Union member, faced pressure within his party after using commercial surrogacy services abroad, contrary to the CDU's stated opposition to commercial surrogacy and defence of traditional family policy. The incident raised questions about institutional integrity and whether party leaders should be held to the same principles they publicly espouse.

    23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 2 July

  1. Leaders should debate passionately without abandoning statesmanship

    Yvonne Okwara argues that Kenyan leaders have adopted inflammatory online rhetoric similar to social media influencers rather than communicating like statesmen, and that while robust political debate is essential, there is a difference between passionate disagreement and perpetual provocation that should concern the country.

    2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 4 June

  1. Yvonne Okwara criticizes government secrecy over Laikipia Ebola facility

    An opinion column argues that the Kenyan government failed to communicate transparently about a proposed Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia, with many Kenyans learning about it from foreign media outlets instead. The author calls for clarity on the terms, obligations, benefits, and safeguards of the facility.

    4 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 28 May

  1. Columnist questions state's demand for taxpayer transparency

    Yvonne Okwara argues that while the Treasury Cabinet Secretary defends greater scrutiny of taxpayer information on grounds of transparency and tax compliance, Kenyans are equally entitled to ask why the state remains reluctant to fully disclose financial information to citizens, pointing to the Standard Gauge Railway contracts as an example of costly public projects whose agreements remain hidden or redacted.

    28 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 14 May

  1. Africa demands stronger voice in global governance institutions

    World leaders are renewing discussions about giving Africa greater representation in global governance, particularly in institutions shaping finance, security, trade and diplomacy. The continent argues that current global systems, built after World War II, do not reflect modern realities and continue to disadvantage developing economies.

    14 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Friday 8 May

  1. Regional leaders frame dissent as disobedience, not participation

    Yvonne Okwara's opinion piece criticizes a trend among regional leaders who increasingly speak of dissent as something to suppress rather than engage. She notes that Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan threatened to beat activists, Kenya's William Ruto framed Gen Z protesters as children needing discipline, and Uganda's Yoweri Museveni adopts a paternal tone that reinforces a hierarchy in which citizens are reduced to children and dissent becomes disrespect.

    8 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Friday 1 May

  1. Middle-income status masks inequality, columnist argues

    Columnist Yvonne Okwara questions Kenya's middle-income classification, noting that the measure—based on average gross national income per capita—obscures inequality and is being used to justify higher fuel prices, fewer subsidies, and more taxes.

    1 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

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