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Michael Ndonye

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Michael Ndonye’s Biography

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Michael Ndonye is an Opinion columnist for The Standard Newspaper Kenya since January 2020; a political economist of media and communication writing on political and topical issues. He is a lecturer and founding Head of Department of Mass Communication at Kabarak University, Kenya. He holds a PhD in Communication and Media from Laikipia University; Masters of Journalism and Mass Communication and Bachelor of Arts (honors) in Literature, Philosophy and Economics from Egerton University. He is th…

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Our progress will be slow if we continue ignoring professors

Our progress will be slow if we continue ignoring professors

In one of the dramatic scenes of the film The Gods must be Crazy, a white woman accompanies Nixau Toma, the n…

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Here is the trouble with Kihika's contentious bill

Here is the trouble with Kihika's contentious bill

A Trojan horse is a deceptive stallion that Greeks used to enter the city of Troy after 10 years of unsuccess…

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Is Raila part of Uhuru's 2022 succession plan?

Is Raila part of Uhuru's 2022 succession plan?

Raila Odinga is in Uhuru Kenyatta's 2022 succession plan; but can he stand a chance of endorsement for the pr…

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Unless BBI fails, Raila may not be in 2022 ballot

Unless BBI fails, Raila may not be in 2022 ballot

Today I want to entertain a scary thought that Raila Odinga may not be in the 2022 ballot. Before someone thr…

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Multi-party system is not worth the pain

Multi-party system is not worth the pain

Kenya will live under the yoke of multi-partyism until we grow restless and throw it from off our necks. I am…

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Why 71 million Americans 'held their noses' and voted Trump

Why 71 million Americans 'held their noses' and voted Trump

Anand Giridharadas, the author of Winner takes it all: The elite charade of changing the world describes Trum…

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Irony of spending billions in top seat campaigns to earn millions

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By Michael Ndonye 
| The Standard (Kenya)
President William Ruto hosts more than 10,000 grassroots leaders from Kitui, Machakos and Makueni counties at Kitui State Lodge, on November 15, 2025. [File, Standard] The presidency is not about the paycheck, but about the economic ecosystem it controls. I have isolated the presidency because it can give a picture of how much money Kenya loses every five years. The 2022 presidential election was not only a contest of ideas and personalities but also a staggering display of financial muscle.
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Kenya's premature political campaigns and their many downsides

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By Michael Ndonye 
| The Standard (Kenya)
Happy New Year! It’s nine days into 2026 and, as of today, we have 82 weeks and four days to the 2027 General Election. During the 2025 festive season, I travelled from Nakuru through Nyeri to Meru, then from Meru to Embu and back to Nakuru through Nairobi. Along the way, I counted numerous billboards featuring unfamiliar Kenyans wishing us a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. These ‘good-hearted’ Kenyans were up to something.
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Why we shouldn't vilify Ruto over his Singapore dream

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By Michael Ndonye 
| The Standard (Kenya)
President William Ruto delivers New Year message to Kenyans at the Eldoret State Lodge, on December 31, 2025. [PSCU] Every new year, we laugh at the viral clip of someone editing their resolutions: “buy a car” becomes “buy a carpet,” “save Sh1 million” shrinks to “save Sh10,000,” achieved by deleting the three zeros and “start my own business” cleverly morphs into “mind my own business.” It is funny and satisfying, but it also captures a deeper truth that dreams are not set in stone.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance Opinion writer.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

The social media is changing the nature, form and the whole political economy of newsmaking.

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