Just like Japan, let's be intentional, forge united front to drive change
Japanese farmers embody the power of collective responsibility and unified effort. Since the mid-1950s, their powerful voice and votes have kept the Liberal Democratic Party in power.
By 1 month ago
Just like Japan, let's be intentional, forge united front to drive change
How Shakahola tragedy exposes Kenya's three societal challenges
It’s easy to dismiss the victims and followers of Makenzi as gullible and naïve. Desperation drives people to do desperate things as evidenced in the Shakahola story.
By 1 month ago
How Shakahola tragedy exposes Kenya's three societal challenges
End of Ramadan should offer all Kenyans key lessons on empathy
The Holy Month of Ramadan is graciously over. And lessons of the month should remain ingrained in us. This applies even to non-Muslims like myself.
By 1 month ago
End of Ramadan should offer all Kenyans key lessons on empathy
Three pathways that we should take to recreate a thriving Kenya
Community organising must have a laser focus on policy. If an intervention is not captured in policy, it will never be achieved.
By 1 month ago
Three pathways that we should take to recreate a thriving Kenya
Let the Judiciary lead the charge to reverse climate change effects
The Judiciary is indeed uniquely equipped to tackle climate change issues decisively. It can do so through a variety of interventions that were spotlighted in the symposium.
By 2 months ago
Let the Judiciary lead the charge to reverse climate change effects
Kenya urgently needs a national engagement, not just a dialogue
Tragically, lives have already been lost since March 20th when the demonstrations started. William, a 21-year-old Maseno University student is among those who have died in the protests.
By 2 months ago
Kenya urgently needs a national engagement, not just a dialogue
Why solving the 'man problem' is key to achieving societal progress
Firstly, we should learn to tackle conflicts speedily and decisively. Maturity is defined by how fast we resolve our conflicts.
By 2 months ago
Why solving the 'man problem' is key to achieving societal progress
Three things men must change in their lives to attain true fulfilment
As men we must appreciate that we face unique challenges including, the richer you get the lesser the genuine friends.
By 2 months ago
Three things men must change in their lives to attain true fulfilment
Power must always be used to make Kenyans' lives better, spur economy
The economy must be designed to deliberately support the likes of my barber and millions of other Kenyans in the informal sector.
By 2 months ago
Power must always be used to make Kenyans' lives better, spur economy
Three-pronged approach we must take to survive perennial drought
I urge all of us to celebrate our birthdays by growing trees commensurate with our ages. Don’t wait for anyone to buy those tree seedlings for you.
By 3 months ago
Three-pronged approach we must take to survive perennial drought
Four things we must do to make Nairobi River spur our economy
Nairobi residents must build an affectionate relationship with their rivers. Most of Nairobi’s five million residents broke up with the rivers a long time ago. They have zero feelings for them.
By 3 months ago
Four things we must do to make Nairobi River spur our economy
What the climate change council must do to fight hunger, poverty
The report revealed that Kenya has experienced a fifth consecutive poor rainfall season. This has adversely affected an estimated six million people in 32 counties.
By 3 months ago
What the climate change council must do to fight hunger, poverty
Our political parties are the weak link to real national development
A country can only be as successful as its political parties’ commitment to their constitutional mandate. Failure to this we shall keep going round in circles. ‘Tusijidanganye’.
By 3 months ago
Our political parties are the weak link to real national development
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Why Ruto must forge a common front to rejig our ailing economy
Currently, our tax revenue only accounts for 14 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) yet in most developed countries it accounts for as much as 25 per cent.
By 4 months ago
Why Ruto must forge a common front to rejig our ailing economy
Let men of cloth put out fires of depression amid spiritual walk
When the Church is preoccupied with putting out internal fires, they lose sight of societal furnaces that need to be extinguished.
By 4 months ago
Let men of cloth put out fires of depression amid spiritual walk
What we must do to revive our ailing rural public health sector
According to the recently released 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 75 per cent of Kenyans don’t have any form of health insurance.
By 4 months ago
What we must do to revive our ailing rural public health sector
Make your life's mistakes count and strive to provide solutions
The greatest lesson learned in this past decade is the importance of respect for people. Respect begets truth. Truth is the antidote of boundless relationships.
By 5 months ago
Make your life's mistakes count and strive to provide solutions
The magic bullet needed to turn our coffee into a wealth creator
Kenya has about 800,000 small scale coffee farmers and millions of cash crop farmers
By 5 months ago
The magic bullet needed to turn our coffee into a wealth creator
How plant your age move can push Ruto's forest cover dream
When we take care of trees, they reciprocate and take care of us. They replenish our health, our relationships, our livelihoods and our spirituality.
By 5 months ago
How plant your age move can push Ruto's forest cover dream
Why the 51 principal secretaries hold the key to Kenya's success
As State departmental leaders, Principal Secretaries turn the wheels of a ministry forward.
By 6 months ago
Why the 51 principal secretaries hold the key to Kenya's success
Poor food production is our real foe, not maize imports or GMOs
According to the US International Development Finance Corporation, a staggering 30 to 40 per cent of Kenya’s food is wasted through bad infrastructure and porous distribution.
By 6 months ago
Poor food production is our real foe, not maize imports or GMOs
Why Ruto administration must invest in preventive healthcare
Preventive healthcare is ultimately cheaper and more lifesaving than curative healthcare.
By 6 months ago
Why Ruto administration must  invest in preventive healthcare
The unifying power of sports and how we can make money from it
Last Sunday, about 10,000 virtual and physical runners proved that there is more that unites us than divides us when they participated in the 2022 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon.
By 7 months ago
The unifying power of sports and how we can make money from it
A new sunrise in agriculture only possible if we can feed ourselves
Every year, each Kenyan eats an average 70 kilos of maize and maize products. Despite this widespread consumption of maize, we don’t produce sufficient maize to meet our needs.
By 7 months ago
A new sunrise in agriculture only possible if we can feed ourselves
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How locally produced vehicles can turn around our economy
It is time to overhaul our automotive sector by choosing to manufacture locally.
By 7 months ago
How locally produced vehicles can turn around our economy
GMOs are not the silver bullet to fight hunger, let's own our seeds
You can have the best harvest in the world but without proper distribution, that harvest will rot and people will still starve.
By 7 months ago
GMOs are not the silver bullet to fight hunger, let's own our seeds
Hustlers' fund must avoid pitfalls of similar, well-intentioned plans
There is no doubt that the Hustlers Fund, if well executed, can provide much-needed affordable credit for small businesses. Currently, such credit is virtually impossible to come across.
By 8 months ago
Hustlers' fund must avoid pitfalls of similar, well-intentioned plans
Just like Japan, let's be intentional, forge united front to drive change
Japanese farmers embody the power of collective responsibility and unified effort. Since the mid-1950s, their powerful voice and votes have kept the Liberal Democratic Party in power.
By 1 month ago
Just like Japan, let's be intentional, forge united front to drive change
How Shakahola tragedy exposes Kenya's three societal challenges
It’s easy to dismiss the victims and followers of Makenzi as gullible and naïve. Desperation drives people to do desperate things as evidenced in the Shakahola story.
By 1 month ago
How Shakahola tragedy exposes Kenya's three societal challenges
End of Ramadan should offer all Kenyans key lessons on empathy
The Holy Month of Ramadan is graciously over. And lessons of the month should remain ingrained in us. This applies even to non-Muslims like myself.
By 1 month ago
End of Ramadan should offer all Kenyans key lessons on empathy
Three pathways that we should take to recreate a thriving Kenya
Community organising must have a laser focus on policy. If an intervention is not captured in policy, it will never be achieved.
By 1 month ago
Three pathways that we should take to recreate a thriving Kenya
Let the Judiciary lead the charge to reverse climate change effects
The Judiciary is indeed uniquely equipped to tackle climate change issues decisively. It can do so through a variety of interventions that were spotlighted in the symposium.
By 2 months ago
Let the Judiciary lead the charge to reverse climate change effects
Kenya urgently needs a national engagement, not just a dialogue
Tragically, lives have already been lost since March 20th when the demonstrations started. William, a 21-year-old Maseno University student is among those who have died in the protests.
By 2 months ago
Kenya urgently needs a national engagement, not just a dialogue
Why solving the 'man problem' is key to achieving societal progress
Firstly, we should learn to tackle conflicts speedily and decisively. Maturity is defined by how fast we resolve our conflicts.
By 2 months ago
Why solving the 'man problem' is key to achieving societal progress
Three things men must change in their lives to attain true fulfilment
As men we must appreciate that we face unique challenges including, the richer you get the lesser the genuine friends.
By 2 months ago
Three things men must change in their lives to attain true fulfilment
Power must always be used to make Kenyans' lives better, spur economy
The economy must be designed to deliberately support the likes of my barber and millions of other Kenyans in the informal sector.
By 2 months ago
Power must always be used to make Kenyans' lives better, spur economy
Three-pronged approach we must take to survive perennial drought
I urge all of us to celebrate our birthdays by growing trees commensurate with our ages. Don’t wait for anyone to buy those tree seedlings for you.
By 3 months ago
Three-pronged approach we must take to survive perennial drought
Four things we must do to make Nairobi River spur our economy
Nairobi residents must build an affectionate relationship with their rivers. Most of Nairobi’s five million residents broke up with the rivers a long time ago. They have zero feelings for them.
By 3 months ago
Four things we must do to make Nairobi River spur our economy
What the climate change council must do to fight hunger, poverty
The report revealed that Kenya has experienced a fifth consecutive poor rainfall season. This has adversely affected an estimated six million people in 32 counties.
By 3 months ago
What the climate change council must do to fight hunger, poverty
Our political parties are the weak link to real national development
A country can only be as successful as its political parties’ commitment to their constitutional mandate. Failure to this we shall keep going round in circles. ‘Tusijidanganye’.
By 3 months ago
Our political parties are the weak link to real national development
What if Ruto's housing project ends up like Uhuru's Big Five agenda?
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