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Fundamental questions raised by Mwangaza's impeachment
As things stand, the people of Meru are likely going to suffer loss of the full term that Kawira Mwangaza will remain the elected Governor of the County.
By Patrick Muinde 3 months ago
Fundamental questions raised by Mwangaza's impeachment
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Irony of killing manufacturing sector only to export farm labour to the UK
It is disheartening to note that Vision 2030's goal for the manufacturing sector to contribute 25 per cent to GDP was abandoned as far back as 2013.
By Patrick Muinde 3 months ago
Irony of killing manufacturing sector only to export farm labour to the UK
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Mbadi's unenviable task of reviving economy without increasing taxes
For the new Treasury boss, any attempt to resuscitate the offensive tax proposals in the rejected Finance Bill 2024 or in the annulled 2023 Act will be courting another disaster.
By Patrick Muinde 3 months ago
Mbadi's unenviable task of reviving economy without increasing taxes
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Outrage over JKIA transfer exposes hidden costs of Kenya's PPP deals
While many details remain unclear without full disclosure of the details of the privately initiated proposal or any actual contract, this expose has revealed the mischief in PPP agreements.
By Patrick Muinde 4 months ago
Outrage over JKIA transfer exposes hidden costs of Kenya's PPP deals
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How Gen Z can refine their strategy to win this battle for Kenya's future
Gen Z must now realise their enemy is not President Ruto per se, but an organised criminal enterprise deeply entrenched in the country's political and economic architecture.
By Patrick Muinde 4 months ago
How Gen Z can refine their strategy to win this battle for Kenya's future
In this time of crisis, we have a duty to preserve the soul of our nation
It is tragic that the President and security apparatus do not seem to have fully grasped the enormity of the burden on their shoulders.
By Patrick Muinde 4 months ago
In this time of crisis, we have a duty to preserve the soul of our nation
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Ruto faces daunting task of forming new Cabinet amid growing pressure
Will President Ruto learn from his own failures and those of Kibaki 19 years ago?
By Patrick Muinde 4 months ago
Ruto faces daunting task of forming new Cabinet amid growing pressure
Gen Zs need more than numbers to transform Kenya's defective society
Gen-Z leadership must understand that armies are weakest in their moment of victory, and star performers are most vulnerable at their peak.
By Patrick Muinde 5 months ago
Gen Zs need more than numbers to transform Kenya's defective society
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Protests crisis presents opportunity to reset our political and social order
Six things will ultimately determine if the nation will emerge strong or if it will be sunk by this crisis.
By Patrick Muinde 5 months ago
Protests crisis presents opportunity to reset our political and social order
Youth take to the streets and social media to revolt against tax regime
I may be wrong, but the unique mobilisation and organisation of the ongoing protest against the Finance Bill 2024 suggest that a new leader will emerge to lead the economic liberation struggle.
By Patrick Muinde 5 months ago
Youth take to the streets and social media to revolt against tax regime
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From Canaan to crisis: The reality of broken promises, economic missteps
By now, any patriotic citizen with at least an average sense of awareness on national matters has some idea of what the government has proposed for the next 12 months, good or bad.
By Patrick Muinde 5 months ago
From Canaan to crisis: The reality of broken promises, economic missteps
The people have spoken on Finance Bill; MPs must pick where they stand
Regardless of the outcome of the bills going to Parliament next week, two positive aspects stand out from this process.
By Patrick Muinde 6 months ago
The people have spoken on Finance Bill; MPs must pick where they stand
This year's economic survey shows key pain points for most consumers
This is probably the single largest source of key economic data and indicators that must inform government, business and individual consumer decisions annually.
By Patrick Muinde 6 months ago
This year's economic survey shows key pain points for most consumers
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President's paradox: Ruto's light shines abroad, dims at home
In the coming days and years, political scientists will ponder whether the president's policy choices on the Haiti Mission were about national or private interest.
By Patrick Muinde 6 months ago
President's paradox: Ruto's light shines abroad, dims at home
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Ruto's haste to introduce more taxes will turn out to be a wild goose chase
If Kenyans are to onboard into this doomed gross tax voyages, is it not only fair for the President and his men to make public a full disclosure of actual tax paid to lead by example?
By Patrick Muinde 6 months ago
Ruto's haste to introduce more taxes will turn out to be a wild goose chase
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Shutting down the country to plant trees masks our leadership failures
How can we truly immortalise our departed country men and women?
By Patrick Muinde 6 months ago
Shutting down the country to plant trees masks our leadership failures
Labour Day charade as workers left empty-handed amid taxing policies
In essence, the President's speech drifted into justifying the still unpopular affordable housing programme, engaging in tribal politics, and popularity contests
By Patrick Muinde 7 months ago
Labour Day charade as workers left empty-handed amid taxing policies
State onslaught on free media is ill-advised and bound to fail
No government or private business can effectively communicate its agenda, policies and shape public opinion without an effective media engagement.
By Patrick Muinde 7 months ago
State onslaught on free media is ill-advised and bound to fail
Flooding menace exposes Kenya's perpetual cycle of mismanagement
Listening to diverse opinions on both mainstream and social media, it is evident we all understand what is troubling us.
By Patrick Muinde 7 months ago
Flooding menace exposes Kenya's perpetual cycle of mismanagement
Only bold commitment to action, not conferences will end wage bill crisis
How then can we purport to solve a public wage bill crisis in a conference whose speakers are the perpetrators?
By Patrick Muinde 7 months ago
Only bold commitment to action, not conferences will end wage bill crisis
Hawkers have become a nuisance to formal businesses in Nairobi's CBD
The chaos unfolding at the City's CBD should be scenes from the 1960/70s, shortly after independence, not after six decades of self-rule.
By Patrick Muinde 7 months ago
Hawkers have become a nuisance to formal businesses in Nairobi's CBD
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Handling doctors' strike exposes systemic failures in governance
The ongoing doctors' strike is set to enter into its fourth week. That would mean a full month of total paralysis in public healthcare services.
By Patrick Muinde 8 months ago
Handling doctors' strike exposes systemic failures in governance
Let us crucify graft: We may save our nation and children from ourselves
Prosecution of high-profile corruption cases for people associated with the regime started collapsing like dominos as soon as they assumed office.
By Patrick Muinde 8 months ago
Let us crucify graft: We may save our nation and children from ourselves
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We have hit some good Vision 2030 milestones but missed key targets
The Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (Beta) has finally crystallised with the launch of the Medium Term Plan (MTP IV) on Thursday.
By Patrick Muinde 8 months ago
We have hit some good Vision 2030 milestones but missed key targets
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New accounting plan to end pending bills menace, misuse in government
The Cabinet on Thursday approved a phased three-year transition to a full Accrual Based Accounting system for the country.
By Patrick Muinde 8 months ago
New accounting plan to end pending bills menace, misuse in government
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Budget policy statement offers no reprieve after raid on our pockets
Despite this ambitious targets, the government missed on their revenue target by Sh98.7 billion in the first five months of the 2023/24 fiscal year.
By Patrick Muinde 9 months ago
Budget policy statement offers no reprieve after raid on our pockets
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Forget shilling's gain against dollar, economy under firm grip of cartels
Freedom is coming soon to the dinner table for the real hustlers, in as much as they may not have been party to the shenanigans happening in the dollar market.
By Patrick Muinde 9 months ago
Forget shilling's gain against dollar, economy under firm grip of cartels
e-Citizen no cure for accountability, governance and leadership failures
What started as a simple executive fiat on centralization of national revenue collection is turning out to be a major public controversy, raising questions over the motivations behind it.
By Kennedy G. Mureithi, Patrick Muinde 9 months ago
e-Citizen no cure for accountability, governance and leadership failures
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Kenya Kwanza should wake up, face realities of its bad economic policies
History teaches us that signs of macroeconomic trouble in a country may originate from the most unlikely quarters
By Patrick Muinde 10 months ago
Kenya Kwanza should wake up, face realities of its bad economic policies
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There's nothing to write home about; State House photo op won't end graft
The direct monetary cost of corruption to the economy is well acknowledged and documented within government, media, civil society, diplomatic circles and at households.
By Patrick Muinde 10 months ago
There's nothing to write home about; State House photo op won't end graft
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Who will save Hustlers from the untamed greed for their taxes?
Holy scripture cautions us to be wary of sweet tongues. If there is one thing KK has excelled in, it is in whipping up emotions from pulpits.
By Patrick Muinde 10 months ago
Who will save Hustlers from the untamed greed for their taxes?
MP warns leaders against politicking at burial of ODM official
Rongo MP Paul Abuor, who was labelled a rebel MP for associating with the Kenya Kwanza government, called for peace during the burial.
By Patrick Muinde 11 months ago
MP warns leaders against politicking at burial of ODM official
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Why you cannot wage a war against the Judiciary, civil service and prevail
For avoidance of doubt, the only person with singular authority, power and instruments to bring corruption to a definitive end is the President himself.
By Patrick Muinde 11 months ago
Why you cannot wage a war against the Judiciary, civil service and prevail
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2023 reflections and the factors that will shape the Socio-economic environment in 2024
The voice of the Church on pertinent economic and political questions is crystalising pretty fast. It will be interesting to watch how this pans out.
By Patrick Muinde 11 months ago
2023 reflections and the factors that will shape the Socio-economic environment in 2024
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Sale of parastatals a noble concept, but something stinks to high heaven
Unfortunately, whether intended or unintended, the president's sentiments on the subject leave no doubt that the motive behind the current exercise are anything but public interest.
By Patrick Muinde 11 months ago
Sale of parastatals a noble concept, but something stinks to high heaven
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Ruto's enthusiasm not shared by the hustlers who thrust him into power
The consequences of this disconnect in a large part endeared hustlers to the Kenya Kwanza clarion call of 'freedom is coming'.
By Patrick Muinde 11 months ago
Ruto's enthusiasm not shared by the hustlers who thrust him into power
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Broke, entitled and extravagant: An odd trinity that may sink the nation
It gets more bizarre when an elected Member of Parliament reasons that such positions will create a taxable income that can salvage the country's cash crunch.
By Patrick Muinde 11 months ago
Broke, entitled and extravagant: An odd trinity that may sink the nation
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Kenya focusing on the West at the expense of her regional influence
This is why any Kenyan of sound mind must shudder when our neighbours invest in infrastructure well-designed and targeted to take away private capital from our domestic economy.
By Patrick Muinde 1 year ago
Kenya focusing on the West at the expense of her regional influence
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Economic leeches have robbed Kenyans of their souls for ages
If anyone imagines the foul smell coming from the much-hyped G-to-G deal on oil imports is a passing cloud, they must be very unknowledgeable of the country's economic history.
By Patrick Muinde 1 year ago
Economic leeches have robbed Kenyans of their souls for ages
Ruto's State of the Nation Address paints image of two nations in one
The speech was eloquently and meticulously delivered without flipping the customary golden pieces of paper, probably to demonstrate his commitment to a digital economy
By Patrick Muinde 1 year ago
Ruto's State of the Nation Address paints image of two nations in one
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