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Let us all join hands to eradicate FGM in Kenya

The International Day for Zero tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was held last week, and the major observation was that the practice had mutated and was being undertaken in diverse forms to escape the law. FGM has been practiced for a long time in Sub Saharan Africa and many of its proponents don’t knowContinue reading “Let us all join hands to eradicate FGM in Kenya”

Parastatal reforms good idea

The country has over 450 parastatals or State-Owned Entities (SoEs), out of which are commercial and others are non-commercial. Parastatals are necessary for effective performance by the government because they are responsible for certain elements of public service and delivery. To illustrate the power of parastatals and SoEs, their share in the top 500 globalContinue reading “Parastatal reforms good idea”