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Patrick Muinde

Hawkers have become a nuisance to formal businesses in Nairobi's CBD

The chaos unfolding at the City’s CBD should be scenes from the 1960/70s, shortly after independence, not after six decades of self-rule.

Hawkers have become a nuisance to formal businesses in Nairobi's CBD

Handling doctors' strike exposes systemic failures in governance

Handling doctors' strike exposes systemic failures in governance

Let us crucify graft: We may save our nation and children from ourselves

Let us crucify graft: We may save our nation and children from ourselves

We have hit some good Vision 2030 milestones but missed key targets

We have hit some good Vision 2030 milestones but missed key targets

New accounting plan to end pending bills menace, misuse in government

The Cabinet on Thursday approved a phased three-year transition to a full Accrual Based Accounting system for the country.

New accounting plan to end pending bills menace, misuse in government

Budget policy statement offers no reprieve after raid on our pockets

Despite this ambitious targets, the government missed on their revenue target by Sh98.7 billion in the first five months of the 2023/24 fiscal year.

Budget policy statement offers no reprieve after raid on our pockets

Forget shilling's gain against dollar, economy under firm grip of cartels

Freedom is coming soon to the dinner table for the real hustlers, in as much as they may not have been party to the shenanigans happening in the dollar market.

Forget shilling's gain against dollar, economy under firm grip of cartels

e-Citizen no cure for accountability, governance and leadership failures

What started as a simple executive fiat on centralization of national revenue collection is turning out to be a major public controversy, raising questions over the motivations behind it.

By 2 months ago

e-Citizen no cure for accountability, governance and leadership failures

Kenya Kwanza should wake up, face realities of its bad economic policies

History teaches us that signs of macroeconomic trouble in a country may originate from the most unlikely quarters

By 2 months ago

Kenya Kwanza should wake up, face realities of its bad economic policies

There's nothing to write home about; State House photo op won't end graft

The direct monetary cost of corruption to the economy is well acknowledged and documented within government, media, civil society, diplomatic circles and at households.

By 2 months ago

There's nothing to write home about; State House photo op won't end graft

Who will save Hustlers from the untamed greed for their taxes?

Holy scripture cautions us to be wary of sweet tongues. If there is one thing KK has excelled in, it is in whipping up emotions from pulpits.

By 3 months ago

Who will save Hustlers from the untamed greed for their taxes?

Why you cannot wage a war against the Judiciary, civil service and prevail

For avoidance of doubt, the only person with singular authority, power and instruments to bring corruption to a definitive end is the President himself.

By 3 months ago

Why you cannot wage a war against the Judiciary, civil service and prevail

MP warns leaders against politicking at burial of ODM official

Rongo MP Paul Abuor, who was labelled a rebel MP for associating with the Kenya Kwanza government, called for peace during the burial.

By 3 months ago

MP warns leaders against politicking at burial of ODM official

2023 reflections and the factors that will shape the Socio-economic environment in 2024

The voice of the Church on pertinent economic and political questions is crystalising pretty fast. It will be interesting to watch how this pans out.

By 3 months ago

2023 reflections and the factors that will shape the Socio-economic environment in 2024

Sale of parastatals a noble concept, but something stinks to high heaven

Unfortunately, whether intended or unintended, the president’s sentiments on the subject leave no doubt that the motive behind the current exercise are anything but public interest.

By 3 months ago

Sale of parastatals a noble concept, but something stinks to high heaven

Ruto's enthusiasm not shared by the hustlers who thrust him into power

The consequences of this disconnect in a large part endeared hustlers to the Kenya Kwanza clarion call of ‘freedom is coming’.

By 4 months ago

Ruto's enthusiasm not shared by the hustlers who thrust him into power

Broke, entitled and extravagant: An odd trinity that may sink the nation

It gets more bizarre when an elected Member of Parliament reasons that such positions will create a taxable income that can salvage the country’s cash crunch.

By 4 months ago

Broke, entitled and extravagant: An odd trinity that may sink the nation

Kenya focusing on the West at the expense of her regional influence

This is why any Kenyan of sound mind must shudder when our neighbours invest in infrastructure well-designed and targeted to take away private capital from our domestic economy.

By 4 months ago

Kenya focusing on the West at the expense of her regional influence

Economic leeches have robbed Kenyans of their souls for ages

If anyone imagines the foul smell coming from the much-hyped G-to-G deal on oil imports is a passing cloud, they must be very unknowledgeable of the country’s economic history.

By 4 months ago

Economic leeches have robbed Kenyans of their souls for ages

Ruto's State of the Nation Address paints image of two nations in one

The speech was eloquently and meticulously delivered without flipping the customary golden pieces of paper, probably to demonstrate his commitment to a digital economy

By 5 months ago

Ruto's State of the Nation Address paints image of two nations in one

KRA needs wisdom and common sense more than laws on taxation

While the numbers have not fully crystalised, there are indicators that the heavy taxes imposed by the KK administration are taking a toll on the taxpayers.

By 5 months ago

KRA needs wisdom and common sense more than laws on taxation

Why it is too early to celebrate KRA's 8.4pc tax revenue growth

The fate of Eastend Junior Academy may be the early sign of things to come in the coming days as investors adjust their capital allocations to the realities of their business operating environment.

By 5 months ago

Why it is too early to celebrate KRA's 8.4pc tax revenue growth

Lessons Kenya can borrow from China on development diplomacy

In as much as we may not want to ‘read elephant’ where one does not exist, there are traces that all is not rosy among the two states as has been over the past two decades.

By 5 months ago

Lessons Kenya can borrow from China on development diplomacy

Development planning must never be tied to person calling the shots

The ultimate goal of planning is to promote a balance of environmental, social and economic welfare that meets the needs of the current and future generations.

By 6 months ago

Development planning must never be tied to person calling the shots

With watchmen joining the feeding trough, who will stand for Wanjiku?

When did public scrutiny of government spending substitute things like the politically instigated bi-partisan talks across all breakfast talk shows of the media houses?

By 6 months ago

With watchmen joining the feeding trough, who will stand for Wanjiku?

Prayers won't save us from lavish spending that stretches our debt

It is the Uhuru administration that should bear the responsibility for the approximately Sh6.8 trillion ‘impotent’ net debt amassed during their tenure.

By 6 months ago

Prayers won't save us from lavish spending that stretches our debt

Not even imported prayers can save Kenya from her economic quagmire

At country level, we must look not only at our individual talents but our collective endowments before we imagine help will come from the heavens, especially in our economics.

By 6 months ago

Not even imported prayers can save Kenya from her economic quagmire

Scorecard: Hustler government all over but falls short where it matters

The President is on record claiming that he has either matched or surpassed the Kibaki administration’s economic performance in the 11 months he had been in office.

By 7 months ago

Scorecard: Hustler government all over but falls short where it matters

Plaudits to Kenya, but the world seems split on the country's future

). On the balance of available information and sentiments from the conference proceedings, President William Ruto and his team did a splendid job on the agenda and mobilisation.

By 7 months ago

Plaudits to Kenya, but the world seems split on the country's future

Could Raila-Ruto talks suffer same misfortune as BBI?

The trap for the Kalonzo-Ichung’wah team and their patrons is the apex court’s verdict on the questions of separation of powers, encroachment on devolved functions and shareable revenues.

By 7 months ago

Could Raila-Ruto talks suffer same misfortune as BBI?

God blessed us with a beautiful land that we have failed to make the best out of it

It is baffling how it can be an official policy to export unskilled or semi-skilled labor overseas as a strategy to create employment, grow diaspora remittances, and hence generate forex currency.

By 7 months ago

God blessed us with a beautiful land that we have failed to make the best out of it

Ruto, Raila speeches signify an end to babysitting county governments

It has been a decade of our devolution experiment that many experts agree is one of the most ambitious decentralisation process ever undertaken anywhere around the world.

By 7 months ago

Ruto, Raila speeches signify an end to babysitting county governments

Tell-tale signs of potential threat of youth unemployment in Kenya

‘Papa wa Roma’’s comments about the unemployment problem in the country cannot be subsumed to be pedestrian within the broader macroeconomic dialogue ongoing in the country.

By 8 months ago

Tell-tale signs of potential threat of youth unemployment in Kenya

Ruto's broadside exposes a lack of dichotomy in leadership in Cabinet

President William Ruto’s comments about the performance of his Cabinet and other senior officials raises curious insights into the quality of leadership in his administration.

By 8 months ago

Ruto's broadside exposes a lack of dichotomy in leadership in Cabinet

Valid reasons why Kenya must pick lessons from Ghanaian debt crisis

Ghana is going through a very painful sovereign debt restructuring process as a condition imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to qualify for economic bailouts.

By 8 months ago

Valid reasons why Kenya must pick lessons from Ghanaian debt crisis

We are headed for interesting times in our search for good governance

It is about time to retreat to the mountain of the gods to find the finest son or daughter of the land, who can offer alternative and credible leadership outside the current crop of political cons!

By 8 months ago

We are headed for interesting times in our search for good governance

Lack of fiscal space on payslip hurts implementation of proposed levies

Living in this country has been reduced to the equivalent of survival in the juggle. It takes complex manoeuvring and resilience to balance the diverse competing interests demands.

By 9 months ago

Lack of fiscal space on payslip hurts implementation of proposed levies

Health survey points to disconnect with economic thinking of the day

Common reasons why poor countries tend to have higher fertility rates than developed ones include the fact that more children are needed as labour due to low rates of mechanisation of work

By 9 months ago

Health survey points to disconnect with economic thinking of the day

New accounting plan to end pending bills menace, misuse in government

The Cabinet on Thursday approved a phased three-year transition to a full Accrual Based Accounting system for the country.

New accounting plan to end pending bills menace, misuse in government

Budget policy statement offers no reprieve after raid on our pockets

Despite this ambitious targets, the government missed on their revenue target by Sh98.7 billion in the first five months of the 2023/24 fiscal year.

Budget policy statement offers no reprieve after raid on our pockets

Forget shilling's gain against dollar, economy under firm grip of cartels

Freedom is coming soon to the dinner table for the real hustlers, in as much as they may not have been party to the shenanigans happening in the dollar market.

Forget shilling's gain against dollar, economy under firm grip of cartels

e-Citizen no cure for accountability, governance and leadership failures

What started as a simple executive fiat on centralization of national revenue collection is turning out to be a major public controversy, raising questions over the motivations behind it.

By 2 months ago

e-Citizen no cure for accountability, governance and leadership failures

Kenya Kwanza should wake up, face realities of its bad economic policies

History teaches us that signs of macroeconomic trouble in a country may originate from the most unlikely quarters

By 2 months ago

Kenya Kwanza should wake up, face realities of its bad economic policies

There's nothing to write home about; State House photo op won't end graft

The direct monetary cost of corruption to the economy is well acknowledged and documented within government, media, civil society, diplomatic circles and at households.

By 2 months ago

There's nothing to write home about; State House photo op won't end graft

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