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Francis Ole Kaparo: When curtains came down on my position as House Speaker

Nairobi, April 24 -- Toward the end of the Ninth Parliament, I knew I had steered the House well enough and had done the best I could for my country. I wanted to retire at the end of that season. How... Read More


Kaparo: Birth of URP and the creation of Jubilee Alliance

Nairobi, April 24 -- When my colleagues and I came together to found United Republican Party (URP), it was important for us to come up with a name that reflected the core convictions of its founders -... Read More


Francis ole Kaparo as a lawyer: Unreported horrors of law and the DC who didn't care

Nairobi, April 23 -- By the time I started practising law in Nyeri, Kenya had begun to take shape as a land where the law felt like a tool in the hands of the ruling elite, used solely to keep the mas... Read More


Francis ole Kaparo as a lawyer: Unreported horrors of law and the DC who didn't give a damn

Nairobi, April 23 -- By the time I started practising law in Nyeri, Kenya had begun to take shape as a land where the law felt like a tool in the hands of the ruling elite, used solely to keep the mas... Read More


'Pay him Sh2.1 billion as well': When Wamalwa exonerated Pattni over Goldenberg scam

Nairobi, April 23 -- As the Member of Parliament for Laikipia East, I believe that I did my constituents proud by the perception that I had clawed my way into being regarded as one of the stalwarts of... Read More


Francis ole Kaparo: The pragmatist in Cabinet - Personal worries over proximity to seat of power

Nairobi, April 22 -- In 1991, President Moi appointed me the Minister for Industry. For the first time, I was to hold an office that was going to affect the lives of millions of people in the nation. ... Read More


Francis ole Kaparo: How my 'foolish' Kasarani speech caught Moi's ear and proposal for Speaker's seat

Nairobi, April 21 -- In this first instalment of our exclusive serialisation of 'Calming the Storms', Francis ole Kaparo's memoirs, he reveals the intrigues that led to his election as perhaps Kenya's... Read More