Articles by Victor Bwire

BWIRE: Makali taskforce must deliver on promise and not get lost in bureaucracy

2203, February 5, 2019 (EAT)

That the Government has appointed a task force headed by veteran journalist David Makali to relook government communication and access to information ...

BWIRE: Cabinet should prioritise Disaster Risk Management Bills

1953, January 30, 2019 (EAT)

It's urgent and of national security importance that the Cabinet considers and approves for onward transmission to Parliament of the Disaster Risk Man...

Cars are seen on fire at the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at ...

BWIRE: Analyzing media coverage of 14 Riverside terror attack

1710, January 22, 2019 (EAT)

The terrorist attack at 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi and related spates of similar attacks elsewhere in Kenya over the past, media coverage and treat...

On August 8, Kenyans go to the ballot to choose their leaders for the next 5 years ...

BWIRE: Sharing short term power not a referendum issue

1711, December 16, 2018 (EAT)

The recent handshake politics and much talked about Constitutional review talks while healthy and welcome; it’s not the first time politicians are d...

BWIRE: Ongoing Editors Convention a breath of fresh air

1749, December 9, 2018 (EAT)

Media in Kenya as in the rest of the world is grappling with professional challenges as a result of the dwindling audiences and revenue, technological...

Residents walking after PSVs were banned from accessing the CBD

BWIRE: Political ambition should not blind leaders

1837, December 4, 2018 (EAT)

The latest indicator that Kenyans cannot divorce the 2022 election politics from the currently daily lives is the reaction by the leaders in Nairobi o...

A general view is seen of a special Parliamentary session in Nairobi. Photo/REUTERS

BWIRE: Gender law not a women issue

1721, December 2, 2018 (EAT)

The debate about gender equity is not new in Kenya and efforts at passing the two thirds law have been on for a while. In the spirit of Article 81,...

BWIRE: Unnecessary trade rows strangle EAC

1845, October 30, 2018 (EAT)

Media reports that Uganda has banned cross border trade with Kenya, largely along its border point in Busia County is a pointer to the disquiet that h...

BWIRE: How SGR has put Kenya Ports Authority on the radar

2116, October 16, 2018 (EAT)

The onset of the Standard Gauge Railway project and the current war on contraband goods has placed the Kenya Ports Authority on the radar of many incl...

BWIRE: Media capture; internal reflection only way out

2108, October 16, 2018 (EAT)

Outside the global challenges that are currently facing the media, journalists in Kenya are doing well in terms of quality and timely content to the a...

Bwire: Attacks against journalists must stop

1428, September 16, 2018 (EAT)

That the lives and working environment for journalists in Kenya is becoming dangerous and life threatening is becoming a reality. A few years ago, ...

BWIRE: Kenya needs a solid disaster mitigation strategy yesterday

1925, September 11, 2018 (EAT)

Given the latest weather and climate outlook for Kenya October to December (OND) 2018 by the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) predicting a wet se...

BWIRE: Bribery in the private sector is graft, not economic crime

1736, August 19, 2018 (EAT)

The ongoing purge on corruption in Kenya now needs to extend to strengthen the legal framework that enhance business integrity, outside the public sec...

BWIRE: Data law frustrating gender equality in Kenya

1551, August 12, 2018 (EAT)

The lack of an enabling legal framework in data collection and management in Kenya is frustrating efforts to ensure elimination of discrimination agai...

BWIRE: Migingo row a product of Kenya’s fishing sector neglect

1719, July 10, 2018 (EAT)

The perennial tensions between Kenya and Uganda over the Migingo Island have nothing to do with a boundary dispute, but neglect of the fishing sector ...

OPINION: Heads of agencies allowing fake goods should have resigned yesterday

1932, June 20, 2018 (EAT)

The on-going purge on contraband and counterfeits in the country shows one thing: the private sector is a major contributor to corruption and lack of ...

BWIRE: Graft purge must outlive dramatised arrests

1755, June 5, 2018 (EAT)

As usual, there is dramatized arrests and leak-led exposes on corruption going on, as established and determined by the various investigative agencies...

BWIRE: Devolution Conference 2018; Media should avoid theatrics

1927, April 11, 2018 (EAT)

As Kakamega County prepares to host the 5th Devolution Conference later this month, and as expected, a battery of journalists attend and give us the h...

BWIRE: The major problem at KNH is structural and system failures

1802, May 28, 2018 (EAT)

I have had a long relationship with the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), as a health writer and patient (I did a kidney transplant when donating to m...

BWIRE: Media regulation in a changing environment

2249, February 5, 2018 (EAT)

Media and government adversarial relation is not new and unique to Kenya thus the move by authorities to shut down some media houses and commence inve...