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 capitaContinue reading “Pay more attention to the urban areas’ development financing”
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Incentivize the construction sector for the socio-economic development
The construction sector contracted for the first time in eleven years, where its output fell by 2.9 percent in the quarter ended June 2024 is worrying, and calls for measures to incentivize it. Construction sector drives socio-economic growth globally, hence Kenya Vision 2030 development blueprint, which aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrializing, “middle-incomeContinue reading “Incentivize the construction sector for the socio-economic development”
Leverage the listing of the 8th world heritage site in Kenya for business
United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has listed Gedi ruins in Malindi, Kilifi county, as the eight world Heritage Site in Kenya. The other seven world heritage sites are: Lake Turkana national parks; Mount Kenya National Park & forests; Lamu old town; sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forest; Fort Jesus in Mombasa; Kenya lake system RiftContinue reading “Leverage the listing of the 8th world heritage site in Kenya for business”
How to tackle Kenya’s economic challenges
The Ksh. 4.1 trillion or $31 billion 2024/2025 financial year budget statement presentation on Thursday 13th June 2024 is monumental amidst the concerns of Debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio expected to hit 67.50 percent at the end of 2024 according to the Trading Economics Global Macro models and analysts’ expectations; and the publicContinue reading “How to tackle Kenya’s economic challenges”
Fund local research and innovation
Revelations that over 70 percent of the research carried over in Kenya, including by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has been funded by donors, which denies the country the much needed and valuable intellectual property rights, data ownership. There is need to ensure adequate domestic research funds mobilization and funding so that we canContinue reading “Fund local research and innovation”
The joint SGR project in Eastern Africa can be done through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
The East African of 4th to 10th May 2024 carried good news where four East African Community members joined the Kenya and Uganda joint Standard Gauge Railway project to develop a modern railway line on the northern corridor. These countries are: Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. The project has been inContinue reading “The joint SGR project in Eastern Africa can be done through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)”
Protect assets and infrastructure from vagaries of climate change
Kenya has lost over 228 persons from the effects of the ongoing floods and extreme weather conditions. Infrastructure and other assets and livelihoods have been affected and much funds will be needed in the coming days to restore normalcy. Climate change experts and other stakeholders are in agreement that we are in the era ofContinue reading “Protect assets and infrastructure from vagaries of climate change”
Accelerate county and national projects through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
It has been reported that county projects worth over Ksh. 24 billion have stalled due to financial and land disputes. Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), which are long-term contractual arrangements entered between the public (Government) and private players to deliver agreed goods and services can reverse this trend. The most important characteristic of PPPs is thatContinue reading “Accelerate county and national projects through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)”
Plan to upgrade Thika Municipality to smart industrial city is welcome
Plans by Kiambu county to upgrade Thika Municipality to a smart manufacturing city is welcome news to Kenyans. Thika town has been nicknamed the “Birmingham” of Kenya because it was at the centre of the industrial revolution in Britain in the 18th century, and is the first manufacturing town in the world with many similaritiesContinue reading “Plan to upgrade Thika Municipality to smart industrial city is welcome”
UNEA Meeting in Nairobi key in addressing the triple crisis
Nairobi hosted the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the top most global organ of the United Nations on the Environment issues and made up of 193 member states, from 26th February to 1st March 2024. The UNEA was launched in 2014 and in the meeting, some nineteen resolutions critical to theContinue reading “UNEA Meeting in Nairobi key in addressing the triple crisis”
Dr. Daniel Mutegi Giti 