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Our weakness should not silence our values conversation
The language of billions should not be used to command people to bow! Economic transformation must not require moral deafness.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
Our weakness should not silence our values conversation
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An early letter to the citizen
The opinion piece urges Kenyan voters to look beyond political noise, identity and campaign promises and examine leaders through integrity, accountability, justice and their vision for the country.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
An early letter to the citizen
Should the nation expect a dividend from Christian leaders?
The Christian confession and the Christian life cannot permanently be separated without raising questions about the authenticity of the confession.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
Should the nation expect a dividend from Christian leaders?
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Faith should not withstand oppression
Oppression does not always arrive wearing a uniform. Sometimes it arrives as a regulation, a procurement file, a clause quietly inserted into a law.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Faith should not withstand oppression
Pastors, you have 51 Sundays to make things right
Pastors, you have 51 Sundays — of courage and vision, of pulpit power, of prophetic prayer.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Pastors, you have 51 Sundays to make things right
Is the church ready for the election year?
Is the Church ready for this election year? No. Not more ready than the last cycle, not measurably more trusted, not visibly braver.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Is the church ready for the election year?
Why pride is destroying public leadership
Pride's tactic is always the same: make everything else look undesirable except itself. It cannot merely exalt the ego — it must diminish every rival.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Why pride is destroying public leadership
Degoonisers and demammonizers needed
We need degoonisers. We need demammonizers. Kenya's next great vocation is not a job title — it is an exorcism ministry, open to all comers.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Degoonisers and demammonizers needed
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Why citizen capture is more dangerous than state capture
State capture steals the machinery of a nation. Citizen capture reshapes the operator.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Why citizen capture is more dangerous than state capture
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Our youth are not the problem, we are the curriculum they learn from
The family unit has been stretched to breaking point. When parents cannot feed, educate or clothe their children, authority shifts.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Our youth are not the problem, we are the curriculum they learn from
Let the murder of prophet Ndumia become the making of a movement
On the night of May 4, Reverend Julius Ngari Ndumia of Tabuga Parish in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa was murdered.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Let the murder of prophet Ndumia become the making of a movement
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Our weakness should not silence our values conversation
The language of billions should not be used to command people to bow! Economic transformation must not require moral deafness.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
Our weakness should not silence our values conversation
Premium
An early letter to the citizen
The opinion piece urges Kenyan voters to look beyond political noise, identity and campaign promises and examine leaders through integrity, accountability, justice and their vision for the country.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
An early letter to the citizen
Should the nation expect a dividend from Christian leaders?
The Christian confession and the Christian life cannot permanently be separated without raising questions about the authenticity of the confession.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
Should the nation expect a dividend from Christian leaders?
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Faith should not withstand oppression
Oppression does not always arrive wearing a uniform. Sometimes it arrives as a regulation, a procurement file, a clause quietly inserted into a law.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Faith should not withstand oppression
Pastors, you have 51 Sundays to make things right
Pastors, you have 51 Sundays — of courage and vision, of pulpit power, of prophetic prayer.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Pastors, you have 51 Sundays to make things right
Is the church ready for the election year?
Is the Church ready for this election year? No. Not more ready than the last cycle, not measurably more trusted, not visibly braver.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Is the church ready for the election year?
Why pride is destroying public leadership
Pride's tactic is always the same: make everything else look undesirable except itself. It cannot merely exalt the ego — it must diminish every rival.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Why pride is destroying public leadership
Degoonisers and demammonizers needed
We need degoonisers. We need demammonizers. Kenya's next great vocation is not a job title — it is an exorcism ministry, open to all comers.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Degoonisers and demammonizers needed
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Why citizen capture is more dangerous than state capture
State capture steals the machinery of a nation. Citizen capture reshapes the operator.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Why citizen capture is more dangerous than state capture
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Our youth are not the problem, we are the curriculum they learn from
The family unit has been stretched to breaking point. When parents cannot feed, educate or clothe their children, authority shifts.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Our youth are not the problem, we are the curriculum they learn from
Let the murder of prophet Ndumia become the making of a movement
On the night of May 4, Reverend Julius Ngari Ndumia of Tabuga Parish in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa was murdered.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Let the murder of prophet Ndumia become the making of a movement
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Our weakness should not silence our values conversation
The language of billions should not be used to command people to bow! Economic transformation must not require moral deafness.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
Our weakness should not silence our values conversation
Premium
An early letter to the citizen
The opinion piece urges Kenyan voters to look beyond political noise, identity and campaign promises and examine leaders through integrity, accountability, justice and their vision for the country.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
An early letter to the citizen
Should the nation expect a dividend from Christian leaders?
The Christian confession and the Christian life cannot permanently be separated without raising questions about the authenticity of the confession.
By Rev Edward Buri 1 month ago
Should the nation expect a dividend from Christian leaders?
Premium
Faith should not withstand oppression
Oppression does not always arrive wearing a uniform. Sometimes it arrives as a regulation, a procurement file, a clause quietly inserted into a law.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Faith should not withstand oppression
Pastors, you have 51 Sundays to make things right
Pastors, you have 51 Sundays — of courage and vision, of pulpit power, of prophetic prayer.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Pastors, you have 51 Sundays to make things right
Is the church ready for the election year?
Is the Church ready for this election year? No. Not more ready than the last cycle, not measurably more trusted, not visibly braver.
By Rev Edward Buri 2 months ago
Is the church ready for the election year?
Why pride is destroying public leadership
Pride's tactic is always the same: make everything else look undesirable except itself. It cannot merely exalt the ego — it must diminish every rival.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Why pride is destroying public leadership
Degoonisers and demammonizers needed
We need degoonisers. We need demammonizers. Kenya's next great vocation is not a job title — it is an exorcism ministry, open to all comers.
By Rev Edward Buri 3 months ago
Degoonisers and demammonizers needed
Premium
Why citizen capture is more dangerous than state capture
State capture steals the machinery of a nation. Citizen capture reshapes the operator.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Why citizen capture is more dangerous than state capture
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Our youth are not the problem, we are the curriculum they learn from
The family unit has been stretched to breaking point. When parents cannot feed, educate or clothe their children, authority shifts.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Our youth are not the problem, we are the curriculum they learn from
Let the murder of prophet Ndumia become the making of a movement
On the night of May 4, Reverend Julius Ngari Ndumia of Tabuga Parish in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa was murdered.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Let the murder of prophet Ndumia become the making of a movement
Premium
Why citizen capture is more dangerous than state capture
State capture steals the machinery of a nation. Citizen capture reshapes the operator.
By Rev Edward Buri 4 months ago
Why citizen capture is more dangerous than state capture
Premium
Our youth are not the problem, we are the curriculum they learn from
The family unit has been stretched to breaking point. When parents cannot feed, educate or clothe their children, authority shifts.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Our youth are not the problem, we are the curriculum they learn from
Let the murder of prophet Ndumia become the making of a movement
On the night of May 4, Reverend Julius Ngari Ndumia of Tabuga Parish in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa was murdered.
By Rev Edward Buri 5 months ago
Let the murder of prophet Ndumia become the making of a movement
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Why Gen Z shift from the streets to ballots signals real political change
Gen Z in Kenya is one such movement.
By Rev Edward Buri 6 months ago
Why Gen Z shift from the streets to ballots signals real political change
A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could
When leaders at the highest level describe opponents using crude references-especially to body parts-and offer no apology, something fundamental shifts.
By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago
A nation where insults speak louder than policies ever could
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Nancy Gathungu: The lone prophet with the ledger holding State to account
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu delivers impactful reports through numbers and data, quietly shaking the nation without speeches or fanfare.
By Rev Edward Buri 7 months ago
Nancy Gathungu: The lone prophet with the ledger holding State to account
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Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
As political power shifts, questions arise over whether morality and ethics can keep pace, especially when ousted party members are expected to vanish from the scene.
By Rev Edward Buri 8 months ago
Political power shifts: Will morality and ethics keep pace with change?
Lenku's FEDA party set to shake up Maa politics ahead of 2027 polls
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Police crackdown on criminals
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