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Kenya has adequate resources, our problem is runaway corruption

Several cases of mega corruption attest to the massive wastage of state resources.

By Bernard Amaya 2 years ago

Kenya has adequate resources, our problem is runaway corruption

Inadequate funding is hampering access to quality education

Inadequate funding is hampering access to quality education

By Benard amaya 2 years ago

Cheaper internet and computers can help to boost our economy

Cheaper internet and computers can help to boost our economy

By Benard amaya 2 years ago

Lessons for Kenya from the United Kingdom travel ban

Lessons for Kenya from the United Kingdom travel ban

By Benard amaya 3 years ago

Fix capital city to spur nationwide economy

City accounts for 60 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Kenya

By Benard amaya 3 years ago

Fix capital city to spur nationwide economy

The deadly coronavirus can be defeated by a careful strategy

In times of a major crisis, the vulnerable nations are hit the hardest

By Benard amaya 4 years ago

The deadly coronavirus can be defeated by a careful strategy

Jobs agency should be set on the right path to succeed

Employment opportunities have increased, while unemployment has drastically reduced.

By Benard amaya 4 years ago

Jobs agency should be set on the right path to succeed

Move investment in hotels out of Nairobi

Quality accommodation is key factor that contributes towards a destination competitiveness.

By Benard amaya 4 years ago

Move investment in hotels out of Nairobi

Why citizens should rally behind Uhuru, Raila BBI initiative

President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga shook hands in what signaled the end of political animosity, consequently lowering political tem

By Benard Amaya 4 years ago

Why citizens should rally behind Uhuru, Raila BBI initiative

Why Mudavadi must not listen to the naysayers on 2022 poll

As President Uhuru Kenyatta's exit looms, politicians have started realigning themselves in readiness for the 2022 General Election

By Bernard Amaya 5 years ago

Why Mudavadi must not listen to the naysayers on 2022 poll

Why leaders must make Obama visit count

Barack Obama is a history maker

By Benard Amaya 5 years ago

Why leaders must make Obama visit count

OPINION: Why Kenyans' response to Matiba's death appears hypocritical

Kenneth Matiba's death has removed the lid on our hypocrisy towards national heroes

By Benard Amaya 6 years ago

OPINION: Why Kenyans' response to Matiba's death appears hypocritical

Miguna’s outbursts portray a man on a selfish mission

Miguna Miguna, the self-proclaimed general of the proscribed National Resistance Movement (NRM), had emerged as a major actor in the Opposition

By Bernard Amaya 6 years ago

Miguna’s outbursts portray a man on a selfish mission

Kenneth Matiba - A living testimony of police brutality in Kenya

<p >Since the colonial era, Kenyans have been subjected to police brutality

By Benard Amaya 6 years ago

Kenneth Matiba - A living testimony of police brutality in Kenya

NASA bosses must accept poll defeat or go to court

<p>The dispute arising from announcement of the presidential election results is assuming a dangerous trajectory

By Benard Amaya 6 years ago

NASA bosses must accept poll defeat or go to court

Let religious leaders preach peace, remain partisan ahead of polls

<br><p>Religious leaders occupy a special position in the society

By Bernard Amaya 6 years ago

Let religious leaders preach peace, remain partisan ahead of polls

Why 'sibling rivalry' will be NASA's undoing in polls

What will compromise NASA's chances of winning majority seats, even in its strongholds, is internal competition

By Bernard Amaya 6 years ago

Why 'sibling rivalry' will be NASA's undoing in polls

Key lessons learnt from the Al Ghurair ballot tender dispute

<p >At last the appellate court has settled the dispute on the presidential ballot papers involving the Dubai-based Al Ghurair firm

By Amaya Bernard 6 years ago

Key lessons learnt from the Al Ghurair ballot tender dispute

The only community in Kenya capable of deciding who wins presidency come August

<p>The Luhya community is the second most populous ethnic group in Kenya after the Kikuyu

By Benard Amaya 6 years ago

The only community in Kenya capable of deciding who wins presidency come August

Mudavadi and Wetangula have achieved a rare feat for the Luhya community

<p>The populous Luhyia has suffered the jinx of disunity for decades

By Benard Amaya Nairobi 6 years ago

Mudavadi and Wetangula have achieved a rare feat for the Luhya community

Presidential candidates should present long-term strategies

As the August 8 General Election nears, presidential candidates are busy making all manner of pledges

By Benard Amaya 6 years ago

Presidential candidates should present long-term strategies

Mudavadi has matured politically, here’s why

Amani National Congress Musalia Mudavadi, the man once described as the gentleman of Kenya’s politics has undergone total metamorphosis

By Benard Amaya 6 years ago

Mudavadi has matured politically, here’s why

Reconstitute Vision 2030 secretariat

The Vision 2030 development process was launched by President Mwai Kibaki in October 2006 when he instructed the National Vision Steering Committee to produce a

By Benard Amaya, Nairobi 6 years ago

Reconstitute Vision 2030 secretariat

August polls should strengthen devolution

In the history of our elections, the contest for the presidency is a do-or-die affair

By Bernard Amaya 6 years ago

August polls should strengthen devolution

Here is why all election stakeholders must cultivate an atmosphere of trust

<p >Kenya is heading to the August polls with a cloud of suspicion hanging over her political landscape, with leading political outfits pulling in opposite directions

By Bernard Amaya 6 years ago

Here is why all election stakeholders must cultivate an atmosphere of trust

Kenya Utalii College crucial in developing technical human resource

Kenya Utalii College is crucial in developing the critical technical human resource for the industry

By Bernard Amaya 6 years ago

Kenya Utalii College crucial in developing technical human resource

Vote for visionary leaders who will bring about change

In barely three months, Kenyans will go to polls

By Bernard Amaya 6 years ago

Vote for visionary leaders who will bring about change

Watch out for disgruntled, insincere aspirants running as independent candidates

The obsession by Kenyans that electing new people to positions of leadership will automatically result in better governance is a fallacy

By Bernard Amaya 6 years ago

Watch out for disgruntled, insincere aspirants running as independent candidates

State must tame cost of living before it’s too late

Kenyans are going through a very tough economic period only comparable to 2002 when the Narc Government took over power from the then ruling party Kanu

By Bernard Amaya 6 years ago

State must tame cost of living before it’s too late

Raila Odinga must do this one thing if he wants to clinch the top seat by a fair margin

The National Super Alliance (NASA) has finally named its lineup

By Benard Amaya 6 years ago

Raila Odinga must do this one thing if he wants to clinch the top seat by a fair margin

We won’t take nothing short of fair nominations

For many years, Kenya’s political parties have conducted shambolic primaries

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

We won’t take nothing short of fair nominations

Polls will test our democratic maturity

The August General Election will be the second one since the promulgation of the Constitution in 2010

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

Polls will test our democratic maturity

Graft and drugs big threat to our country

Kenya is paying a heavy price due to corruption and drug abuse

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

Graft and drugs big threat to our country

Mudavadi factor to haunt UhuRuto

At the height of the last elections, Musalia Mudavadi was seen by many as the frontrunner to succeed former President Mwai Kibaki

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

Mudavadi factor to haunt UhuRuto

Opposition should abandon mass action

It is official; the amended electoral laws have now taken effect after President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to them yesterday

By Amaya 7 years ago

Opposition should abandon mass action

Musalia Mudavadi's new role has raised his profile

It is now official - Musalia Mudavadi is the anointed spokesman of the Luhya community

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

MPs failing this country on their oversight role

Parliament is mandated by law to provide oversight over the Executive and other public institutions.

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

MPs failing this country on their oversight role

Why devolution is the biggest achievement of the 2010 Constitution

Devolution is the biggest achievement of the 2010 Constitution. The process has seen the extension of resources and power from the center to the periphery.

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

Why devolution is the biggest achievement of the 2010 Constitution

War on graft should begin at the top

Mega corruption in Kenya is perpetuated by the high and mighty in both the private and public sectors, but the latter is leading the way in perpetuating the vice.

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

War on graft should begin at the top

Mr. President, it is time to take the bull by its horns

It is so disheartening when the CEO of the nation bemoans the failure of his government to tame a vice.

By Titus Pala and Benard Amaya 7 years ago

Mr. President, it is time to take the bull by its horns

Utalii College the pride of Kenya

Kenya Utalii College is marking its 41st graduation ceremony since it was founded.

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

Utalii College the pride of Kenya

People should respect rule of law

Civilized and progressive societies all over the world are governed by the rule of law.

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

People should respect rule of law

We must not violate the law when hiring

Recruitment of top civil servants is an important process because these are the people who make decisions that affect the future of the country.

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

We must not violate the law when hiring

Our politicians are more concerned with the next elections than the problems debilitating the common man

It is said that a politician looks at the next election while a statesman looks at the next generation.

By Bernard Amaya 7 years ago

Our politicians are more concerned with the next elections than the problems debilitating the common man

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