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The Great Deception: When SRC Misled a Nation and Beneficiaries Turned Bullies

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A call for honesty, integrity, and respect in higher education University employees nationwide have been on strike for months, not just for compensation but also for justice, truth, and dignity. What started as a pay issue has now exposed a governance instability, disinformation, and disdain for intellectual labor. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is […]

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The Domesticated Intellectual: How Professors Become Decorated Slaves

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Intellectuals become slaves when they surrender their independence in pursuit of proximity to power.   The Fall of the Free Mind Professors used to be the university’s conscience; they were courageous intellectuals who fought for what was right and challenged authority. Many intellectuals nowadays are tamed, refined, obedient, and reliant on the very structures they

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Public Universities: Centres of Enlightenment Now Theatres of Internal Warfare

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Once strongholds of moral authority and intelligence, many of our public universities are today resounding with strikes, distrust, and silence. This article examines how internal power struggles, politics, and mistrust are transforming enlightened hubs into battlegrounds and what it means for higher education going forward. From Beacons of Knowledge to Battlegrounds of Power Historically, public

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Educated to Death: The Silent Poverty of Kenya’s University Workers

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They produce business moguls, judges, engineers, presidents, and CEOs, but they end up dying poor. It is a national failure rather than a case of laziness—the suffering of the enlightened wounds the nation’s conscience. When the people who train business moguls, judges, engineers, presidents, and CEOs end up in poverty, we know something is severely

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Universities on Fire: Betrayal, Broken Promises, and the Silent Halls of Learning

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Our public universities are not characterized by the silence of learning. It is not the silence that comes when a professor makes an insightful comment or when students bend to learn. No, there is something unusual about the silence. It is the silence of empty lecture halls, abandoned libraries, and unhappy students waiting in despair.

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The Culture of Silence in Institutions: When Speaking Up Becomes Dangerous

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In our previous article, we discussed how institutions appear to favor sycophancy when leaders advance by appeasing those in positions of authority rather than standing with their peers. But sycophancy is only part of the story. The other half is silent. Let’s continue the discussion. If sycophancy is one aspect of our institutions, then silence

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When Truth Becomes Inconvenient: Leadership, Sycophancy, and the Academy

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Let us be honest. Have you ever noticed how academics and professors frequently lose contact with the people they once walked with after moving up to top offices? Previously, they had pushed for better working conditions and fair compensation among their colleagues, but all of a sudden, they appear to have forgotten. In meetings, they

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The Language of a Leader: Words To Inspire, Influence, or Destroy

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Today we delve into the language of a leader and why a leader must weigh their words. Leadership has its roots in communication and is not solely about position, power, or strategy. A leader’s words have the power to inspire or demoralize, to bring people together, or to drive them apart. Leaders in education, industry,

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Sycophants in Politics – The Architects of Failed Leadership

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In politics, sycophants are crucial in misleading politicians, subverting governments, and facilitating corruption. Being surrounded by yes-men and yes-women causes leaders to lose touch with reality and frequently create policies that benefit a select few at the expense of the majority. Sycophants are parasites who take advantage of leaders while offering nothing in return. They

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