Also known as: YVONNNE · Citizen TV journalist Yvonne Okwara
Yvonne Okwara — Citizen TV journalist and columnist writing opinion pieces on government accountability, political leadership, and policy transparency in Kenya.
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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 wineCitizen 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 othersCitizen 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 adultsCitizen 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?Yvonne Okwara's opinion column criticises the Kisii County Governor's apparent normalisation of police killings, questioning whether an administration's performance should be measured by death tolls and challenging the logic of accepting endorsement from a previous administration blamed for more killings.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Yvonne Okwara's opinion column criticises the Kisii County Governor's apparent normalisation of police killings, questioning whether an administration's performance should be measured by death tolls and challenging the logic of accepting endorsement from a previous administration blamed for more killings.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
In an opinion piece, Yvonne Okwara criticizes the Government Spokesman's response to police service concerns on a breakfast show, arguing that officials cannot claim all is well while attributing problems to society rather than acknowledging institutional responsibility in the police service.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
In an opinion piece, Yvonne Okwara thanks the Speaker of the National Assembly for revealing that TSC does not have the mandate to hire teachers, and that letters for such positions are issued at State House to MPs—some of whom reportedly charge Ksh. 400,000 for them.
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya has launched a National AI Strategy 2025–2030 and proposed an AI law, but confusion is mounting over which institution will regulate AI and how the strategy will be funded, as multiple agencies develop overlapping rules and oversight mechanisms.
21 August 2026 · Capital News →
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 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →