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Kenya Airways must be rebuilt as key national system of trust
In aviation, the true test of leadership is not how you take off, but how you recover when the sky refuses you.
By Gardy Chacha 1 month ago
Kenya Airways must be rebuilt as key national system of trust
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How Malindi runway can unlock Kenya's next chapter of growth
Tourism brought in over Sh400 billion for Kenya last year, supporting workers in hospitality, agriculture, transport, and culture.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
How Malindi runway can unlock Kenya's next chapter of growth
How we can feed the world by turning livestock into a system
On a rare and unforgettable afternoon, the late Honourable Mulu Mutisya invited me to his home in Machakos, not for a ceremony or praise, but to share wisdom.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
How we can feed the world by turning livestock into a system
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Muthengi's silent lesson on how we could stop corruption cartels
Corruption persists because it is sustained. It depends on routine, fear, silence, and predictability.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
Muthengi's silent lesson on how we could stop corruption cartels
Kenya merely leaking prosperity and we mistakenly call it scarcity
A man hurried onto a dala dala, eager to reach town and see his sick mother, but he had no money.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
Kenya merely leaking prosperity and we mistakenly call it scarcity
Why it's new thinking, not a New Year, that brings about change
One of the quickest ways to rebuild jobs and dignity isn't found in a budget speech, it's quietly hanging in our wardrobes.
By Gardy Chacha 3 months ago
Why it's new thinking, not a New Year, that brings about change
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Why Kenya should 'fly' her roads like an airline this festive season
Every December, Kenya turns into one long road home. Families travel at night, matatus race against time, buses overflow with hope.
By Gardy Chacha 3 months ago
Why Kenya should 'fly' her roads like an airline this festive season
By hugging a tree for 72 hours, Muthoni has challenged Africa
Over the years, Kenyans have passionately been helping to ensure the survival of over 980 million trees.
By Gardy Chacha 3 months ago
By hugging a tree for 72 hours, Muthoni has challenged Africa
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How Uesugi Yozan blueprint can guide Kenya towards first world
Watching his success showed me that Yozan’s principles are not just historical ideas; they are alive, practical and transformative.
By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago
How Uesugi Yozan blueprint can guide Kenya towards first world
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Why Kenya should listen to its numbers on our lived realities
One number caught my attention this week. Not because I am a statistician, I am not, but because for the past 30 years.
By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago
Why Kenya should listen to its numbers on our lived realities
Why Kenya must listen to its numbers about lived realities
Kenya has a Sh16.2 trillion economy growing at about five per cent, yet more than 16 million people cannot afford a basic meal.
By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago
Why Kenya must listen to its numbers about lived realities
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Let COP30 be the year Africa acts boldly on tackling climate change
For thirty years, the world has come together under the UN’s blue banners to combat climate change. We have produced countless reports, inspiring speeches and endless statements.
By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago
Let COP30 be the year Africa acts boldly on tackling climate change
Why the food we eat is eating us, what we can do about that
Urban shelves are filled with chips, sugary drinks, and white bread, while traditional foods like millet, sorghum, cassava, and beans are often relegated to the background.
By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago
Why the food we eat is eating us, what we can do about that
Kenya doesn't need more hospitals, it needs healthier ecosystems
Firstly, Kenya must shift from treatment budgets to prevention investments.
By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago
Kenya doesn't need more hospitals, it needs healthier ecosystems
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When leadership forgets about taxpayer, nation pays the price
Short-term thinking is our nation’s biggest weakness. It quietly damages us in small, but persistent ways.
By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago
When leadership forgets about taxpayer, nation pays the price
He chose the forest over votes, now let each of us plant 80 trees
There was a day when Raila Amolo Odinga chose those waters over applause. He stood for restoration when it was easier to promise comfort.
By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago
He chose the forest over votes, now let each of us plant 80 trees
Political unity must demonstrate that it can improve Kenyans' lives
Kenya can’t import another nation’s politics, but it can adopt that same insistence that unity is only proven when households improve.
By Gardy Chacha 6 months ago
Political unity must demonstrate that it can improve Kenyans' lives
Why power rightfully belongs to registered voters and not brokers
Politics should be among the people, not just in meeting rooms. Yet dignity requires that leaders are chosen by informed Kenyans, not manufactured by kingmakers.
By Gardy Chacha 6 months ago
Why power rightfully belongs to registered voters and not brokers
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Kenya Airways must be rebuilt as key national system of trust
In aviation, the true test of leadership is not how you take off, but how you recover when the sky refuses you.
By Gardy Chacha 1 month ago
Kenya Airways must be rebuilt as key national system of trust
Premium
How Malindi runway can unlock Kenya's next chapter of growth
Tourism brought in over Sh400 billion for Kenya last year, supporting workers in hospitality, agriculture, transport, and culture.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
How Malindi runway can unlock Kenya's next chapter of growth
How we can feed the world by turning livestock into a system
On a rare and unforgettable afternoon, the late Honourable Mulu Mutisya invited me to his home in Machakos, not for a ceremony or praise, but to share wisdom.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
How we can feed the world by turning livestock into a system
Premium
Muthengi's silent lesson on how we could stop corruption cartels
Corruption persists because it is sustained. It depends on routine, fear, silence, and predictability.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
Muthengi's silent lesson on how we could stop corruption cartels
Kenya merely leaking prosperity and we mistakenly call it scarcity
A man hurried onto a dala dala, eager to reach town and see his sick mother, but he had no money.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
Kenya merely leaking prosperity and we mistakenly call it scarcity
Why it's new thinking, not a New Year, that brings about change
One of the quickest ways to rebuild jobs and dignity isn't found in a budget speech, it's quietly hanging in our wardrobes.
By Gardy Chacha 3 months ago
Why it's new thinking, not a New Year, that brings about change
Premium
Why Kenya should 'fly' her roads like an airline this festive season
Every December, Kenya turns into one long road home. Families travel at night, matatus race against time, buses overflow with hope.
By Gardy Chacha 3 months ago
Why Kenya should 'fly' her roads like an airline this festive season
By hugging a tree for 72 hours, Muthoni has challenged Africa
Over the years, Kenyans have passionately been helping to ensure the survival of over 980 million trees.
By Gardy Chacha 3 months ago
By hugging a tree for 72 hours, Muthoni has challenged Africa
Premium
How Uesugi Yozan blueprint can guide Kenya towards first world
Watching his success showed me that Yozan’s principles are not just historical ideas; they are alive, practical and transformative.
By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago
How Uesugi Yozan blueprint can guide Kenya towards first world
Premium
Why Kenya should listen to its numbers on our lived realities
One number caught my attention this week. Not because I am a statistician, I am not, but because for the past 30 years.
By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago
Why Kenya should listen to its numbers on our lived realities
Why Kenya must listen to its numbers about lived realities
Kenya has a Sh16.2 trillion economy growing at about five per cent, yet more than 16 million people cannot afford a basic meal.
By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago
Why Kenya must listen to its numbers about lived realities
Premium
Let COP30 be the year Africa acts boldly on tackling climate change
For thirty years, the world has come together under the UN’s blue banners to combat climate change. We have produced countless reports, inspiring speeches and endless statements.
By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago
Let COP30 be the year Africa acts boldly on tackling climate change
Why the food we eat is eating us, what we can do about that
Urban shelves are filled with chips, sugary drinks, and white bread, while traditional foods like millet, sorghum, cassava, and beans are often relegated to the background.
By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago
Why the food we eat is eating us, what we can do about that
Kenya doesn't need more hospitals, it needs healthier ecosystems
Firstly, Kenya must shift from treatment budgets to prevention investments.
By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago
Kenya doesn't need more hospitals, it needs healthier ecosystems
Premium
When leadership forgets about taxpayer, nation pays the price
Short-term thinking is our nation’s biggest weakness. It quietly damages us in small, but persistent ways.
By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago
When leadership forgets about taxpayer, nation pays the price
He chose the forest over votes, now let each of us plant 80 trees
There was a day when Raila Amolo Odinga chose those waters over applause. He stood for restoration when it was easier to promise comfort.
By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago
He chose the forest over votes, now let each of us plant 80 trees
Political unity must demonstrate that it can improve Kenyans' lives
Kenya can’t import another nation’s politics, but it can adopt that same insistence that unity is only proven when households improve.
By Gardy Chacha 6 months ago
Political unity must demonstrate that it can improve Kenyans' lives
Why power rightfully belongs to registered voters and not brokers
Politics should be among the people, not just in meeting rooms. Yet dignity requires that leaders are chosen by informed Kenyans, not manufactured by kingmakers.
By Gardy Chacha 6 months ago
Why power rightfully belongs to registered voters and not brokers
Premium
Kenya Airways must be rebuilt as key national system of trust
In aviation, the true test of leadership is not how you take off, but how you recover when the sky refuses you.
By Gardy Chacha 1 month ago
Kenya Airways must be rebuilt as key national system of trust
Premium
How Malindi runway can unlock Kenya's next chapter of growth
Tourism brought in over Sh400 billion for Kenya last year, supporting workers in hospitality, agriculture, transport, and culture.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
How Malindi runway can unlock Kenya's next chapter of growth
How we can feed the world by turning livestock into a system
On a rare and unforgettable afternoon, the late Honourable Mulu Mutisya invited me to his home in Machakos, not for a ceremony or praise, but to share wisdom.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
How we can feed the world by turning livestock into a system
Premium
Muthengi's silent lesson on how we could stop corruption cartels
Corruption persists because it is sustained. It depends on routine, fear, silence, and predictability.
By Gardy Chacha 2 months ago
Muthengi's silent lesson on how we could stop corruption cartels