OMAR: Kenya key to Somaliland growth and push for international recognition

By Guest Writer,

Bashe Omar Awil Last December, Somaliland President Muse Bihi visited Kenya on invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta eliciting varied reaction fro...

Diplomatic ties , kenya , President Muse Bihi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Somaliland

Argentina at risk of being trapped in debt by China

By Guest Writer,

While there is growing discomfort among African and other developing states about Chinese loans, Argentina is also at risk of being trapped in debt by...

China debt

OPINION: Why affordable housing is a game changer

By Guest Writer,

Home ownership in Kenya has generally been reserved for wealthy individuals with considerable disposable income and for bankers who have access to loa...

OPINION: I spent six years at UoN for Engineering degree but ended up packing bottle tops 14hrs a night

By Guest Writer,

Having spent at the University of Nairobi (UoN) studying engineering and graduating late 2019, I thought 2020 was the year ya kuomoka till corona happ...

bottle tops , engineering degree , University of Nairobi. , UoN , wyregi

OPINION: Modern warehouses could boost food security in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga A recent announcement by a warehousing firm of plans to spend over Ksh.7 billion in storage facilities in Kenya points to th...

Cold Solutions , Tatu City

DIAZ: Finally some light at the end of the tunnel

By Guest Writer,

Just a few months back, we feared the worst for the world economies. As the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged through developed economies to hit at the hea...

coronavirus , Kenya economy , safe flights

OPINION: Aviation distress, KQ in familiar territory

By Joseph Bonyo,

The resumption of international flights in and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Saturday, August 1 is welcome. This shows that amids...

Kenya Airways , kq

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...

OPINION – Fuel marking and monitoring: A great achievement in tackling fuel adulteration and dumping

By Citizen Reporter,

By Pavel Oimeke Have you had the unfortunate experience of visiting a fuel station to fill your tank and had to make a costly visit to the garage s...

EPRA , Fuel , Pavel Oimeke

MCKINSEY: Priorities for school systems in the age of coronavirus

By Guest Writer,

As of mid-April, 191 countries had shut down all their primary and secondary schools, affecting almost 1.6 billion children. The shift to remote le...

coronavirus , online learning

COVID-19: revealing the inequalities in the world of work

By Guest Writer,

While most workers will not have the opportunity to take the streets and raise their challenges, we need to enforce a core message: the COVID-19 disru...

COVID-19

OPINION: Lessons from South Korea on COVID-19 pandemic response

By Citizen Reporter,

By Ondari D. Mogeni As COVID-19 spreads across the world, South Korea is one of the countries that was not spared from exposure in the early stages...

coronavirus

OPINION: KQ’s bleak future as COVID 19 digs in

By Joseph Bonyo,

By Joseph Bonyo As the last of Kenya Airways plans taxi to parking at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) later today (Wednesday, March ...

coronavirus , Kenya Airways

OPINION: Investment in Coastal infrastructure key to unlocking growth

By Citizen,

By Michael Cherambos Mombasa and the Coastal region have long been known as idyllic locations for Kenyan holiday makers seeking to sink their toes ...

coast , Mombasa

OPINION: Miguna has not presented himself as a threat to Kenyan gov’t or citizens

By Citizen,

By Winnie Rugutt The new year begun with an interesting case of one Miguna Miguna being prevented from traveling to Kenya as a result of a red ale...

miguna

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

BWIRE: Refrigerated vans will cure Miraa speed carnage on our roads

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire It's time traders and stakeholders in the miraa sector revisited the manner they are carrying out their business including respecti...

Miraa

BWIRE: It’s time to address the housing mess in Kenya

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Dysfunctional systems including poor state of public transport, infrastructure, sanitation, water and schools will continue frustra...

Housing , UN Habitat