OPINION: Slum upgrading in Kenya – what are the conditions for success?

By Reuters,

By Jane Weru and William Cobbett Earlier this month, the Canadian High Commissioner hosted a roundtable to showcase the upgrading of Mukuru. The...

mukuru , slum upgrading

OPINION: U.K. can do more to strengthen security relations with Kenya

By Guest Writer,

Kenya and the United Kingdom continue to partner in key security cooperation programs exhibiting the two countries’ commitment in strengthening long...

Al Shabaab , BATUK , security , Theresa May

OPINION: Sex education the perfect pill to cure rampant teen pregnancies

By Guest Writer,

By Serah Kamau As learners troop back to school after a nine-month break thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak, hundreds of girls will remain at home bec...

sex education , teen pregnancies

OPINION: Women facing domestic violence during COVID-19 need access to safety now more than ever

By Guest Writer,

By Christine Ogutu and Wangu Kanja “My husband beat me up and threw me out into the streets in the wee hours of the night with my two children,�...

coronavirus , domestic violence , GBV

OPINION: Speak out your agony

By Sponsored,

By Angelina Cikanda "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last," excerpts from William Butler Yeats' poem "The Second Coming." This ...

ACTED , Concern Worldwide , COVID-19 , Impact Initiatives , Oxfam in Kenya , The Kenya Red cross society , WanguKanja Foundation

Open Letter from women of Kenya to Chief Justice David Maraga

By Guest Writer,

We, the undersigned women, women associations, women's rights organisations and gender equality advocates in Kenya, being representatives of women in ...

Maraga , Two Thirds Gender Principle

Diaz: Employees still integral to businesses amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

When the government implemented strict measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic including the partial closure of the economy, job losses became a pre...

coronavirus

KAIKAI KICKER: COVID-19, my late brother Maurice and our lessons

By Linus Kaikai,

I wish to share a personal, painful but insightful experience of the last few weeks. Exactly three weeks ago tonight, we buried my elder brother Ma...

COVID-19 , Linus Kaikai , Maurice Kaikai

LINUS KAIKAI: County revenue-sharing formula belongs to the dustbin

By Linus Kaikai,

County revenue-sharing formula is a return to the colonial development formula; belongs to the dustbin! On my kicker tonight, I kick hard against t...

JOE AGEYO: Sonko or Badi, Nairobians couldn’t care less, let them get their act together

By Joe Ageyo,

On February 25 this year, almost out of nowhere, the country was treated to an elaborate ceremony at State House, Nairobi, in which for all practical ...

Governor Mike Sonko , Mohamed Badi , nairobi county

OPINION: Making sure Kenyans get quality services through better public finance management

By Guest Writer,

The country is feeling the economic and health impact of Covid-19 as it enters the financial year 2020/21. In times like these, as economic activity a...

COVID-19 , PFM Reform Strategy , Vision 2030.

Diaz: Common sense must prevail despite ease in COVID-19 restrictions

By Guest Writer,

His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta made a positive move to compromise in re-opening the country while setting tough measures to manage the number...

coronavirus

OPINION: The future of new cities in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga The unfolding troubles bedeviling some large scale developers of residential houses in the country provide an important reali...

DIAZ: Covid-19: Epoch of a new normal

By Guest Writer,

The coronavirus pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time and the greatest challenge we have faced since World War II. Since its em...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , E-Learning , IMF , Zoom

OPINION: Where is the water for women at the grassroots to wash their hands?

By Citizen,

What a timing for the 2020 World Waters Day in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic! Even the world’s more economically developed countries have ...

coronavirus

OPINION: Undeterred: Kenya’s tourism faces 2020 confidently

By Joseph Bonyo,

Last weekend I was in Diani, Ukunda. Famed for its white sandy beaches and hospitable facilities, it was a welcome relief to Nairobi’s hustles. T...

Diani Reef Beach Resort and Spa , tourism

Sonko case: Is Kenya fighting graft or engaging in political theatrics?

By VOA,

Nairobi Governor Gideon Mbuvi Sonko was charged with economic crimes involving Ksh.357 million. The arrest appears to be in line with President Uhu...

Atanas Maina , corruption , kidero , Lenolkulal , Rotich , Sonko , Swazuri , waititu

BWIRE: Parliament needs support to deliver

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Members of Parliament and the August House deserves respect, from both Kenyans and the members themselves. Given its central rol...

National Assembly , parliament

BWIRE: Why Nairobi light rail system is the best option

By Benjamin Muriuki,

By Victor Bwire Hey wait a minute. How does the Nairobi City urban plan look like? Is it there in the first place? While the Government, mostly...

SGR

OPINION: Harambee spirit lives on in Uhuru’s bilateral and multilateral engagements

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos Individual achievements might be something nice to boast about, but getting something major done on your own is actually very ...

harambee , President Uhuru Kenyatta , TICAD