Articles by Victor Bwire

BWIRE: Fourth estate here for the long haul

1210, July 25, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire Lest we are accused of endless lamentations and reaching a near level of writing obituaries for the media in Kenya because of the c...

BWIRE: Players in education sector should allow for alternative data sources

1900, July 12, 2020 (EAT)

For a long time, the issue of allowing alternative ways of generating and collecting data to supplement government convention ways of data collection ...

BWIRE: Food security crucial amid Covid-19

1200, August 7, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's focus has been on the containment of the outbreak, and with nearly all sect...

BWIRE: COVID-19 – Kenya not yet out of the woods

1511, June 27, 2020 (EAT)

It is good to acknowledge that measures taken to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are well and expertly intentioned, but they have been s...

BWIRE: Kenya media has done well on coronavirus ‘infodemic’

2021, March 25, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire The media in Kenya in general and journalists in particular have done well in focusing the current health challenges facing the cou...

BWIRE: Kenya must treat COVID-19 with respect and sincerity to tame the spread

1153, March 20, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire “Panic kills more than the virus. In fact, mortality rates for the virus are low, in some places only 1% or even lower, but if we...

BWIRE: Artificial Intelligence could be helpful in dealing with COVID-19

928, March 20, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire It's during such times like the current corona virus outbreak that we ask our ourselves hard questions including how can innovation...

BWIRE: Digital solutions to tame covid-19

1943, March 16, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire With the 3rd case of a positive case of coronavirus in Kenya announced by the President, and a raft of measures put in place to dea...

BWIRE: Disaster preparedness shows cracks as floods ravage Budalang’i

1815, March 12, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire Budalangi is at it once more with flooding and staring at a humanitarian disaster because of failure by Kenyan authorities to proac...

BWIRE: Kenyans must stop cheering ‘siasa mbaya’

1603, March 9, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire We are at that stage where the country would be described as moving towards the brink of the precipice. Political extremism is b...

BWIRE: Cross border movements and conflicts require more than security interventions

1935, March 2, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire The questioning of eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya by police on Sunday on return from a visit to Somalia once...

BWIRE: Why media must be above reproach

2125, February 25, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire Current media coverage of the criminal justice system in Kenya and ensuing criticism of the crusading journalism especially on ma...

BWIRE: Want a great tribute? Respect media freedom

1538, February 16, 2020 (EAT)

Media coverage and handling of journalists during the demise of retired president Daniel Moi elicited several jokes to the effect that the stifling of...

BWIRE: Radio is still king

2108, February 12, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire Radio is now ninety-three years old in Kenya and with nearly 200 radio stations, it’s one of media medium with the widest reach i...

BWIRE: Counties should develop land use policies to minimize conflicts

1713, February 2, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire The absence of proper land use plans across the country is to blame for the increased conflicts over use of natural resources, that...

BWIRE: Insincere leaders require a hostile media

1729, January 29, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire It’s time the media decided; in spite of the freedom of expression provided for all Kenyans, those who thrive on giving alternati...

BWIRE: Kenya should establish a Media Diversify Fund

2116, January 15, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire It is time a media diversity fund is established in Kenya as a way of enabling the industry respond to the current financial and pr...

BWIRE: Universities must remain independent

1638, January 12, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire The recruitment of vice chancellors for public universities should be done by respective councils in consultation with the cabinet ...

BWIRE: Media shouldn’t glorify terrorism

1914, January 7, 2020 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire As we mourn the loss of lives and destruction of property following the recent terror attacks in Lamu County over the past few days...

BWIRE: Busia roads a disgrace to the nation

1724, December 29, 2019 (EAT)

By Victor Bwire The level of neglect shown by the authorities in Busia town both national and county government on managing the national transnatio...