Ras Mengesha

Jan 17, 2025 | debunk.media | Isaac Otidi Amuke |Ras Mengesha |Bobby Mkangi |Chia Kayanda |Soila Kenya

William Ruto’s Grand Hustle Whether he ascends to Kenya’s presidency on August 9 or not, at 55, deputy president William Samoei Ruto has done the impossible.

Jul 10, 2024 | debunk.media | Ras Mengesha |Lilian Mutinda |Chia Kayanda |Bobby Mkangi

Dear Mr Odinga,As someone who prides themselves as being an avid student of history – at least that’s the impression we get from your perpetual recitation of this or that bit of Kenyan history whenever you get an opportunity to speak, you must beware that across the breadth of history, in Kenya and elsewhere, change in any society is always driven by the youth.

Jul 9, 2024 | debunk.media | Ras Mengesha |Chia Kayanda |Bobby Mkangi

At 79, Raila Odinga may just have made his worst political blunder. Across his chequered political career spanning over five decades, both friend and foe agree that Odinga has made significant strides and sacrifices for the struggle for Kenya’s liberation, just as he has unilaterally cut under-the-table-deals with the devil for his own personal advancement in the pretext of making tactical compromises for the benefit of the peoples’ struggles.

Jul 9, 2024 | debunk.media | Rasna Warah |Ras Mengesha

As the #Occupy movement led by Gen Z has risen, floundered and risen again over the last fortnight or so, President William Ruto’s various reactions – first calling the #OccupyParliament brigade treasonous; then doubling down and feigning a call for national dialogue; before quickly enacting a Twitter Space which has resulted in nothing more than backlash for Osama Otero (the erstwhile Gen Z mobiliser turned William Ruto co-host on the Twitter Space); to forming a national debt audit task...

Jun 24, 2024 | debunk.media | Rasna Warah |Lewis-Miller Kaphira |Lilian Mutinda |Ras Mengesha

Dear Gen Z,Please allow us to start off this epistle by referring to you by your proper epithet at this monumental juncture in our country’s history: our leaders. Yes, you are our leaders, and we write to you this love letter to express our love ❤️, solidarity ✊🏿 and pure admiration 🤗.