Wanjala Nasong'o

Professor of International Studies.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

In a country characterised by identity politics, to have the President, the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, the Chief of the Revenue Authority, the Director of the Central Bank, and the Chief of the Defense Forces from the same identity group is highly problematic.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

My recently published book featured in Survival, a journal of the British Institute for Strategic Studies.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

https://t.co/D5SiOSREbh

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

@FNasubo @TheStarKenya These guys might be planning on giving IDs to foreigners en mass to secure votes in 2027. A birth certificate is the primary document of citizenship allover the globe.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

@TheStarKenya What kind of fallacy is this? A birth certificate is the original primary document proferring citizenahip by birth. An ID comes later in life and is based on a birth certificate as proof of citizenship. What is cooking given such statements?!

[Nordic Africa Institute @NordicAfrica]

What's the state of political science in Africa? How is it practiced at African universities? These are questions asked – and answered – in the book Political Science in Africa: Freedom, Relevance, Impact. As of today it is #OpenAccess #OAWeek @LaaksoLiisa https://t.co/oDl8ukP5oN

[Anthem Press @AnthemPress]

Here's our author Wanjala S. Nasong’o posing with his latest book Kenya and the Politics of a Postcolony #AnthemPress #Kenya #Kenyanpolitics #anticolonial_nationalism Click here to purchase your copy https://t.co/vbfo6XbLCC

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

This idea of bursaries from the MCA, MP, WR, Governor, etc, is a political ploy to keep Kenyans in a servitude position relative to politicians. Consolidate all the cash, direct it to schools and make education free in Kenya.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

The book is out, it resonates powerfully with the GenZ concerns:
https://t.co/ld8X3YYiEB

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

Ruto was given a Carte Blanche by the Gen-Zs to reset everything, but bungled it. He should have reconstituted a lean cabinet of 14 composed of non-political experts, slashed the salaries of top government officials and banned first class air travel for government officials.

[Anthem Press @AnthemPress]

Out now! Kenya and the Politics of a Postcolony by Prof Nasong’o examines the governance and politics of Kenya since independence with a particular focus on the betrayal by the political class of the aspirations of anticolonial nationalism #AnthemPress #Kenya #AfricanPolitics

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

President @WilliamsRuto is a disapointment period.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

@Steve_Momanyi21 @MutahiNgunyi Fake title kama ya Prof. Hamo the comedian.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

@ComanderJeremy @MutahiNgunyi A professor of what, where?

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

@GodwinSiundu Correct. Otherwise it boggles the mind why he didn't seize the opportunity to remake his administration.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

@FelixMutunga11 @GodwinSiundu @paul_wambua1 @OtienoOtieno92 @kimothofrederi1 @syokimondiu @ElvisSalano Exactly. The guy is tone deaf.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

President Ruto blew up the opportunity to demonstrate seriousness in responding to the Gen-Z demands. He could have constituted a lean cabinet of 14 composed of new faces of experts in each portfolio. Why recycle 6 out of 11 appointees? Why 56% from the same community?

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

@MigunaMiguna @WilliamsRuto @MigunaMiguna Keep quiet, sir... Let Gen Z do the job. Your revolutionary zeal ended with Ouru.

[Wanjala Nasong'o @swnasongo]

Interesting how a KJ who satarized Moi turns out to be a Kariuki Chotara of the Zakayo epoch... wallowing in power and wealth changes character that much? Or is it the former that shows one's true character?