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Adopt new ways of interpreting official corruption in Kenya
Anti-corruption entities should adopt new ways of interpreting official corruption in Kenya
By Gilbert Muyumbu 7 years ago
Adopt new ways of interpreting official corruption in Kenya
Why war on corruption inspires very little hope
Kenyan scholar Isaac Tarus traces the loss of public funds to the colonial period.
By Gilbert Muyumbu 7 years ago
Why war on corruption inspires very little hope
Africa doesn't need democracy, it requires something else, urgent
Democracy became the dominant system of governance across the globe in the early 1990s at the height of the 'Third Wave' of democracy.
By Gilbert Muyumbu 8 years ago
Africa doesn't need democracy, it requires something else, urgent
Delivery portal; politics of transparency and accountability
Nambale–Ganjala–Nakhasiko–Nangina, the earth road I divert onto from the Kisumu-Busia highway whenever I drive home, is ‘under procurement’, declares the President’s Delivery Unit, using a well-publicised online portal. But what does ‘under procurement’ mean?
By Gilbert Muyumbu 8 years ago
Delivery portal; politics of transparency and accountability
Of Ababu and 'development' politics
Mr Namwamba has for long projected himself as a suave and urbane, post-2010 politician who debates issues as opposed to spewing demagoguery, typical of the unpolished politician.
By Gilbert Muyumbu 10 years ago
Of Ababu and 'development' politics
Elements within UDA and ODM have sabotaged 10-point agenda
Opinion
By Godfrey Osotsi
53 mins ago
Surrogacy: Act to end our women's exploitation
Editorial
By Editorial
53 mins ago
Kenya banks on partnerships to get sea-time opportunities for cadets
Shipping & Logistics
By Patrick Beja
53 mins ago
Private lawyers in Sh5bn funds case spark court showdown
National
By Kamau Muthoni
53 mins ago
High Court halts Sh11b Riruta-Lenana-Ngong railway project
National
By Nancy Gitonga
53 mins ago
How top prison officers pocketed millions from needy job seekers
National
By Jacinta Mutura
53 mins ago
St Mary's Hospital Mumias to reopen after months of closure over SHA debt
Western
By Mary Imenza and Benard Lusigi
53 mins ago
Lack of textbooks, pathway changes delay learning in Grade 10
Education
By Lewis Nyaundi
53 mins ago