Fund education to boost growth
The richest black man in the world, Aliko Dangote, has launched a N100 billion annual scholarship fund to support the education of 1.3 million Nigerian students for ten years, hence he will have spent N1 trillion by the end of the programme. This funding is critical in many respects as was observed during this year’s…
End cycle of drought and flooding in equal succession
The counties of Mandera, Turkana, Samburu, Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, West Pokot (eastern parts), and Baringo (Tiaty areas) are experiencing worse case scenarios of drought due to failed rains. Other counties like Taita Taveta, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Nyeri, Laikipia, Narok, Makueni, Meru and Lamu show signs of some sort of drought and hence limited food and…
Stakeholders must work with government to ensure 100 percent transition to higher education
Attention has been drawn to reports that over 700,000 students who sat the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and obtained the grade of C plain to E Plain cannot be accounted for in the system. There is no child who should be lost despite the grade they score. All hands are needed to…
Kenyan Counties can emulate the Greece City states performance through sound leadership
The ninth devolution conference is being held in Homa Bay County, under the theme “For the people, for prosperity: Devolution as a catalyst for Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice”. Counties should see themselves in the same league as the city states of old times in Greece that thrived on three main aspects. These were: cultural…
Why Aliko Dangote is right – Africa can be a heaven in five years
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote during the 32nd Annual Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) urged the continent to adopt bold thinking and a long-term mindset, which is necessary to transform the continent into a “heaven” within just five years. He noted that “We can actually turn Africa into a heaven in the next…
The economics of devolution
The ninth devolution conference has been held in Homa Bay amidst great hopes and aspirations of the promise of devolution. Within economic research, devolution is described as a type of fiscal federalism (or fiscal decentralization) and focuses on how powers over public revenue and expenditure are assigned to lower levels of government – and considers…
Good resolution by NITA and counties to collaborate on vocational training
The National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) and the County Executives in a conference held in Athi River has agreed to collaborate as a way forward agreements aimed at shoring up uptake of the Technical and Vocational education in Kenya. This collaboration and resolve should be supported by stakeholders since TVET programmes are a key component…
Pay more attention to the urban areas’ development financing
The second Kenya Urban Forum (KUF) held at Lake Naivasha Resort, Nakuru, from 17th to 19th June 2025, under the theme “The future is urban: Driving Kenya’s vision for urban transformation” has been concluded. No country has ever reached high income levels with low levels of urban growth. Urbanization levels and the GDP per capita…
Nairobi-Nakuru-Nakuru road can successfully be done under Public Private Partnerships
The Cabinet has prioritized the construction of the Nairobi (Rironi)-Nakuru road starting next in the next few months through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to ease the burden of travelers and road users of this busy and equally important road corridor. Traffic gridlocks and other incidents are a normal occurrence along the highway and hence there…
Let make PPPs work for Kenya
The Treasury is in the process of contracting out professional services to review the suitability of the processes used to identify Public Private Partnerships (PPP) deals in the country. Experts believe that the processes and systems used for the PPP projects in Kenya have inherent challenges which requires the review and necessary strategies to make…
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Dr. Daniel Mutegi Giti 