June 25 and the cry for justice from our youth

Young people are not demanding perfection from the state. They are asking for fairness. They want institutions that listen, and leaders that are accountable leaders.

By Joshua Wathanga 3 months ago

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Why confidence is draining from Kenya's public life

Kenya faces growing public doubt amid crises, highlighting weakened confidence in institutions and calls for greater transparency, accountability and responsiveness.

By Joshua Wathanga 4 months ago

No country can tax its way into true prosperity

Recent fuel protests have exposed something deeper than public anger over pump prices.

By Joshua Wathanga 4 months ago

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When systems are not trusted, agency finds another path

Voter registration drives, decentralised civic networks, and issue-based organising are less visible than protest, but potentially more consequential.

By Joshua Wathanga 5 months ago

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When truth becomes optional, trust becomes impossible

Across multiple sectors, from fuel pricing to public services, a pattern is becoming difficult to ignore.

By Joshua Wathanga 5 months ago

What Easter says to a weary nation in search of hope

Each season brings new policy announcements, task forces, and reform agendas.

By Joshua Wathanga 6 months ago

City floods just revealed state of our governance

Disasters are rarely surprises. They are signals. They reveal where systems are incomplete, where coordination is weak, and where long-term investments have been deferred.

By Joshua Wathanga 6 months ago

Handouts, tokenism then poverty is made a control instrument

From independence, African states inherited economies that were politically centralised but economically thin.

By Joshua Wathanga 8 months ago

Kenya's industrial mandate for 2026; move to components

Countries that grow fast and stay stable focus on producing what the world needs every day, not what it admires occasionally.

By Joshua Wathanga 9 months ago

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How Kenya risks being old before becoming rich

More adults are available to work, save, innovate, and contribute to national productivity.

By Joshua Wathanga 9 months ago

Yes, Kenya's future depends on fixing governance today

No country unlocks a demographic dividend when governance failures choke the fiscal space needed for investment in skills, productivity, infrastructure, and jobs.

By Joshua Wathanga 10 months ago

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Why Kenya's first world dream depends on jobs, not optimism

President William Ruto has declared that Kenya can transition from a developing country to a developed one within our lifetime

By Joshua Wathanga 10 months ago