The only human institution that thrives on self-interest is commerce. This should disabuse the Senate and the country at large of the idea that we can...
Since assuming office in 2013, Uhuru Kenyatta has done everything that he could possibly do to undermine the 2010 Constitution, and the politics of “one man,...
In a prolonged crisis, formal establishment workers are more exposed to job losses and financial insecurity than those in the micro and small enterprise informal sector....
The government does not understand the magnitude of the response that is required. There is no appreciation that the key challenge of responding to the COVID-19...
Mr. President, you need to get your act together for this. This is our last big ask from you. It’s also your last scene on the...
The global economic shock triggered by the coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented in scale and severity. How will African governments survive this financial crisis, given that many...
Domestic rice production has increased steadily in recent years due to an increase in acreage and improvements in yield, so what is ailing rice farming in...
The main talking point of his speech to the nation two weeks ago was Kenyatta’s directive asking the national Treasury to release Sh500 million to the...
The former president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, has dismissed as “nonsensical” any suggestion that Africa may have over-borrowed, saying instead that with better...
During the political standoff that followed the 2017 presidential election, the National Super Alliance (NASA) espoused a road map that would lead to a political settlement...
Six years of fiscal profligacy have finally caught up with the Jubilee administration. Money is short, it now admits, and the begging bowl is out. The...
Many Kenyans have been wondering why we are told that the economy is growing at a brisk 5 to 6 per cent year after year, yet...