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Mutahi Mureithi

The world king is naked, someone tell him

The tariff wars initiated by President Donald Trump, have had severe global repercussions and will continue doing so.

By Mutahi Mureithi 17 days ago

The world king is naked, someone tell him

Why Kenya lacks initiative to push through projects

Why Kenya lacks initiative to push through projects

By Mutahi Mureithi 24 days ago

Keep public contracts open for accountability

Keep public contracts open for accountability

By Mutahi Mureithi 1 month ago

Indeed, we are living in interesting times

Indeed, we are living in interesting times

By Mutahi Mureithi 1 month ago

Yes, pork barrel politics will be our undoing

From the top to the other end of the spectrum, we have made it a specialty to look at everything from the lens of politics.

By Mutahi Mureithi 1 month ago

Yes, pork barrel politics will be our undoing

Our political class are wolves in sheep's clothing

The recent power sharing, if you ask me, is nothing more than a Faustian pact that can only benefit a certain group of people.

By Mutahi Mureithi 1 month ago

Our political class are wolves in sheep's clothing

Perpetual campaigns derail nation's growth

At the national level, we seem to be in full campaign mode with more than two years before the elections.

By Mutahi Mureithi 2 months ago

Perpetual campaigns derail nation's growth

Let special police squad deal with boda boda menace

Police turn a blind eye as boda boda riders move in and out of traffic, sometimes with a pillion passenger whose work is to snatch handbags and phones from pedestrians.

By Mutahi Mureithi 2 months ago

Let special police squad deal with boda boda menace

Will tomorrow ever come for our young leaders?

Over the years, we have been held hostage by the same leaders who continue to cling onto power while the youth are left holding onto the false hope that their time will come in the future.

By Mutahi Mureithi 3 months ago

Will tomorrow ever come for our young leaders?

Choose leaders based on content of their character

Will we ever choose our leaders based not on how fat their wallet is but by the content of their character? That will be the day that we will say we have come of age as a country.

By Mutahi Mureithi 3 months ago

Choose leaders based on content of their character

Act urgently on food security, climate change

Soaring temperatures, unpredictable and extreme weather patterns are adversely affecting our ability to feed ourselves, demanding urgent solutions.

By Mutahi Mureithi 3 months ago

Act urgently on food security, climate change

Tatu City exemplifies what is possible in Kenya

The transformation of a former coffee plantation into a world class estate is nothing short of a miracle.

By Mutahi Mureithi 4 months ago

Tatu City exemplifies what is possible in Kenya

We are a nation of shoddy work, shady deals

I recently watched a clip where Ruto was berating a building contractor for doing shoddy work during an impromptu site visit.

By Mutahi Mureithi 4 months ago

We are a nation of shoddy work, shady deals

We have been turned into a nation of cynics

It seems the livestock vaccination programme is being pushed the throats of farmers who have none or limited understanding of global warming.

By Mutahi Mureithi 5 months ago

We have been turned into a nation of cynics

Reduce road carnage by installing more cameras

Traffic rules in Kenya are more honoured in breach than observance, which is really unfortunate.

By Mutahi Mureithi 5 months ago

Reduce road carnage by installing more cameras

Devolution can only work with committed leadership

In most counties, the governors and their acolytes see their county as a pot where they can dip their dirty hands at any opportunity. In most instances, this is what has happened.

By Mutahi Mureithi 6 months ago

Devolution can only work with committed leadership

Government can be efficient when it wants

The Kenyan government should be voted among the most efficient in the world. Things move at a crisp pace and excellent services are delivered - when the need arises.

By Mutahi Mureithi 7 months ago

Government can be efficient when it wants

We must nurture a culture of philanthropy

Equity and Mastercard's "Wings to Fly" charity work has taken thousands or children from poor families and paid for them up to the tertiary level, including the top universities in the world

By Mutahi Mureithi 7 months ago

We must nurture a culture of philanthropy

Graft, political shenanigans will be the end of us

As much as Kenya is said to be ahead of the pack in terms of doing business, we are not what was referred to "an island of peace", nor can we say we are anywhere near a stable economy.

By Mutahi Mureithi 7 months ago

Graft, political shenanigans will be the end of us

Kenya must not lag behind on infrastructure

Key infrastructure such as roads, railways and air transport underpins a country's development.

By Mutahi Mureithi 7 months ago

Kenya must not lag behind on infrastructure

Embrace technology but protect our own

Safaricom is our national asset that needs to be listened to and appropriate regulation put in place to protect it from technology disruption

By Mutahi Mureithi 7 months ago

Embrace technology but protect our own

May Americans get the leader they deserve

As the saying goes, people get the leaders they deserve. May Americans get the leader of their choice, the one they deserve, even if it means being the world's laughing stock.

By Mutahi Mureithi 8 months ago

May Americans get the leader they deserve

Make the changes when you are in power

Some former CSs are saying how corrupt the government they have been serving is; others saying they are happy to be out of a horrible system while others are lamenting.

By Mutahi Mureithi 8 months ago

Make the changes when you are in power

Let us promote regional investments, too

Investors look at many factors on where to put their money. Political stability, economic growth, demand for the product and purchasing power are some of the factors.

By Mutahi Mureithi 9 months ago

Let us promote regional investments, too

Cabinet rich list: Please show us how to invest

I did basic calculation and found the average net worth of the Cabinet Secretaries is Sh700 million while the median is around Sh500 million.

By Mutahi Mureithi 9 months ago

Cabinet rich list: Please show us how to invest

Don't politicise projects with a positive impact

The writer says as much as governments must change every so often, there should be continuity in the projects that have great socio-economic impact.

By Mutahi Mureithi 9 months ago

Don't politicise projects with a positive impact

Take police through performance appraisals

I believe all policemen, and in particular traffic officers, should have a log of their day's work, a kind of Occurrence Book where they record everything they do.

By Mutahi Mureithi 9 months ago

Take police through performance appraisals

Mr President, clean the stables and no taskforces

The President needs to clean his Augean stables.

By Mutahi Mureithi 10 months ago

Mr President, clean the stables and no taskforces

To Chris Kirubi, time was money he couldn’t afford to lose

Even his cars – top-of-the-range, with personalised number plates – symbolised his search for the elixir of life.

By Mutahi Mureithi 3 years ago

To Chris Kirubi, time was money he couldn’t afford to lose

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