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The President, the first ever PhD holder to occupy the highly coveted office did a masterstroke in opening doors for more dialogue with the opposition, which has led to the cancellation of demonstrations in the country. That both sides of the divide saw and acted for the common good of the country did not comeContinue reading “Soft power at play in ending the demonstrations in Kenya”

The auditor General has exposed the ongoing trends in the public universities, key among them the tendency to favour the dominant ethnic community within its precincts. This trend could be attributed to many factors, key among them the historical factors and also the manner and nature through which such entities came into being. A universityContinue reading “Address ethnicity in varsities in Kenya”

The Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Marine affairs has published a preliminary mineral assessment from 15 counties that shows that Kenya has nine hundred and seventy (970) minerals. These minerals have been classified as having the potential for further prospecting for exploration to establish their nature, economic viability and their net worth in orderContinue reading “Use the 970 minerals found in Kenya well”

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) report shows some of the sectors that have highly contributed to employment creation to Kenyans in the last ten years. It shows that the construction sector that was supported by a decade of increased public spending on infrastructure and emergence of construction of high-rise buildings and the construction sectorContinue reading “KNBS data on sectors with high job creation capacity for the last decade should be used to stimulate/ incentivize more growth in job creation”

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnerships with the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has mapped out six countries in Africa for setting up vaccine manufacturing factories and Kenya alongside Rwanda, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa. This is advantageous for four reasons. First, going forward, global development order will be shaped byContinue reading “Advantages for Kenya and selected African countries in setting up vaccine factories with WHO”

The frequent insecurity cases in Northern Kenya, some parts of the Rift valley and other parts of the country must be stopped forthwith for us to achieve the Kenya Vision 2030 and other developmental aspirations that we are committed to like the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union Agenda 2063. TheContinue reading “Northern Kenya and ASALS requires a Marshall plan to permanently end insecurity”

In the just ended summit, issues of revenue share for counties and promise to accelerate total transfer of devolved functions featured. Kenyan counties can draw lessons from the Nigerian state of Lagos which underwent massive transformation under the leadership of Governors Tinubu and Fashola. Before that, the state had an increase of 600,000 persons perContinue reading “Our counties can grow their own source revenue and promote growth”

In the just ended summit, issues of revenue share for counties and promise to accelerate total transfer of devolved functions featured. Governors should lay strategies to address revenue issues once and for all in four ways. One, support valuation of all assets owned by or in counties will be valued afresh so as to determineContinue reading “Counties should explore ways of generating local revenues”

Proposals to increase electricity costs should be handled in two main ways: One is need for the utility companies to remain profitable to keep providing electricity to drive the economy; and two the desire for affordable electricity supply to Kenyans. The World Bank in a study carried out in 39 countries under the theme “MakingContinue reading “Address the supply and demand sides in the proposed increase in electricity costs”

The President, the Prime Cabinet Secretary and the government has outlined measures to revive the economy through implementation of austerity measures through many interventions, including the reduction of the number of parastatals and also requiring that such entities justify their existence by showing the value they bring to Kenyans. There are several reasons to supportContinue reading “Fast track parastatal reforms including revival of public universities”