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Is the Finance Bill 2025 about boxing or dancing?

The Bill has now been put under a microscope, scrutinised clause by clause and the implications for our pockets and corporate bottom lines.

Is the Finance Bill 2025 about boxing or dancing?

Global wars: When will they cease?

Global wars: When will they cease?

Luggage charges: Will passengers go the Dundori way?

Luggage charges: Will passengers go the Dundori way?

A tribute to the giant of African literature Ngugi wa Thiong'o

A tribute to the giant of African literature Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Promotion path: Shock for State firm's employees

Workers must apply for vacancies even after getting new qualifications. Filing a vacant post should be competitive and transparent.

Promotion path: Shock for State firm's employees

Varsities row: What's Trump afraid of?

Many young men and women from across the globe harbour a dream of studying in the US.

Varsities row: What's Trump afraid of?

It's high time local foods found their rightful place on five-star hotel menus

I doubt if our visitors want to pay top dollars to come and eat what they have in their own homes. They want something exotic. Do we offer them that?

It's high time local foods found their rightful place on five-star hotel menus

How long will Swahili and English dance together?

As long as the elite switch to Swahili when angry, joking or abusing someone, Swahili will continue being overshadowed by English.

How long will Swahili and English dance together?

Let's keep fire of EAC dream burning

Taking a bus or a train to Makerere or Dar es Salaam to attend university would have been one of the greatest moments of my life.

Let's keep fire of EAC dream burning

The age of nail bars and parlours is upon us, and it's booming, big time

Have you noticed the many nail parlours and bars in small and big towns?

The age of nail bars and parlours is upon us, and it's booming, big time

Kenya's GDP growth, budget and policy nightmares

Unlike in the past when we blamed the external factors, the decline this time is attributed to internal factors too, such as Gen Z riots.

Kenya's GDP growth, budget and policy nightmares

Kenyan link in Afrikaners' land woes

The common name for Afrikaners is Boers or kaburu in Swahili. I wonder how the Afrikaners feel resettling in the US, just like their descendants in South Africa did 373 years ago.

Kenyan link in Afrikaners' land woes

Pangani design exemplifies what is wrong with Kenya

The superness of the Thika superhighway is debatable. The superhighway is now 13 years old.

Pangani design exemplifies what is wrong with Kenya

Let the State open up the roads and we'll do the rest

The easiest way to appreciate why we need roads and rails is that it’s not trains or cars that travel, it’s people and their ideas that travel, seeking opportunities that transform the economy.

Let the State open up the roads and we'll do the rest

India, Pakistan row impact for Kenya

After independence in 1947, India was violently partitioned based on religion, with Pakistan being predominantly Muslim and India Hindu.

India, Pakistan row impact for Kenya

What makes Kenya a major entrepreneurs' paradise

One, we are a relatively open market. It’s easy to enter the Kenyan market at any level. You can start a side hustle at home, in the streets or even online.

What makes Kenya a major entrepreneurs' paradise

Arts and crafts of Magna, the emergence of pseudo-elitism

In the past mwikos were never bought, boys made them at home, including other things like scarves, combs and ladles.

Arts and crafts of Magna, the emergence of pseudo-elitism

Why end of WW II deserves a holiday

The wars in Ukraine, Gaza, DR Congo, Sudan, Yemen and many other places remind us that we must never let our guard down.

Why end of WW II deserves a holiday

Kariamu: We should all make money in Nairobi and spend it in rural areas

We should all make money in Nairobi and spend it in rural areas.

Kariamu: We should all make money in Nairobi and spend it in rural areas

Nurturing village innovators can help tap into their ingenuity

The rise of China, Japan or USA was driven by innovations from universities, research institutes and even ordinary men and women experimenting as they seek solutions to their problems.

Nurturing village innovators can help tap into their ingenuity

China visit: Beyond trade, investment

The entry of China into Africa is not just about economic growth; it’s also about the socio-cultural transformation of the continent and who will get the dividends.

China visit: Beyond trade, investment

Hustlenomics - How to beat inflation during hard economic times

The rise in the cost of living or inflation was a political issue for the new government, leading to violent demonstrations last year. The prices have now stabilised.

Hustlenomics - How to beat inflation during hard economic times

Kenya's strategic bet to flirt with both the Eagle and the Dragon

Many interpreted President Ruto’s US visit as a coup, getting Kenya into US orbit after dalliance with China.

Kenya's strategic bet to flirt with both the Eagle and the Dragon

The inconvenient truth about devolution, the environment

Rain came as predicted, the rivers were crystal clear, and cancer was rare. Climate change or global warming were intellectual discussions, not mainstream. Not anymore.

The inconvenient truth about devolution, the environment

Why Kenya remains a giant economics lab globally

You rarely find hawkers in developed countries. There are designated places to trade. That creates order and cleanliness.

Why Kenya remains a giant economics lab globally

Agriculture and devolution: Time to close missing links

Agriculture contributes about 20 per cent of Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) according to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) 2023) and is a key employer in the rural areas.

Agriculture and devolution: Time to close missing links

Berlin, a quiet city with loud lessons for Kenya's workforce future

One mystery I resolved by visiting the city is why Germans got the “colonial leftovers” despite hosting the conference.

Berlin, a quiet city with loud lessons for Kenya's workforce future

More expressways will help increase Kenya's productivity

The expressway, except for the exit near the University of Nairobi, saves plenty of time. You get value for your money.

By 2 months ago

More expressways will help increase Kenya's productivity

Trump and tariffs: Finally, it's a moment of truth for all

Countries with a big trade surplus with the US or those that charge America imports higher tariffs got the bigger hit.

By 2 months ago

Trump and tariffs: Finally, it's a moment of truth for all

Trump's tariffs on car imports leave American allies guessing

US President Donald Trump once said tariffs are his favourite word and he meant it, given the number of countries reeling from new or higher tariffs.

By 2 months ago

Trump's tariffs on car imports leave American allies guessing

Does window shopping make economic sense?

In most Nairobi’s high-end malls, there is always a pedestrian gate.

By 2 months ago

Does window shopping make economic sense?

SHA crisis: Can counties offer cure?

Apart from being a problem child, it’s not clear why health was devolved. Maybe doctors were too busy working to lobby for a commission like teachers.

By 2 months ago

SHA crisis: Can counties offer cure?

Canada's new prime minister and key lessons for Kenya

Entrepreneurs differentiate the product or service so that you are enticed to pay a bit more, it could be using packaging, location of the supermarket or association with certain influencers.

By 2 months ago

Canada's new prime minister and key lessons for Kenya

Underground economy alive and well

The underground economy is unrecorded and untaxed and not only does the government lose revenue, but such economic activities slowly erode confidence in authorities.

By 2 months ago

Underground economy alive and well

How entrepreneurs are able to smell money right from your pocket to sell to you

Have you ever wondered why we buy everything at almost the same price irrespective of our level of income, including essentials like food or medicine?

By 2 months ago

How entrepreneurs are able to smell money right from your pocket to sell to you

Can the economy blossom like Nairobi trees?

Most Kenyans are so strained economically that admiring nature is not one of their priorities. What is on their mind is likely to be rent, school fees, food, clothes, debt, tax and other issues.

By 2 months ago

Can the economy blossom like Nairobi trees?

Kenyans' innovative spirit should also permeate our governance

The key reason innovations are rare in governance is that the key actors are human beings with fears, pride, and prejudice.

By 2 months ago

Kenyans' innovative spirit should also permeate our governance

Mathematics is part of everyday life

Everyone has encountered maths, from primary to secondary school, where—in theory—maths ends. The hard truth is that math follows you and haunts you throughout life.

By 2 months ago

Mathematics is part of everyday life

Better pension could help slay Kenya's dragon of corruption

One of the reasons corruption thrives is that, beyond the headlines, it is seen as help, generosity, kindness, and even heroism.

By 2 months ago

Better pension could help slay Kenya's dragon of corruption

Hustlenomics: May it rain again lest we face hunger and higher inflation

Rain will soak the dust but do more than that. It will bring down the cost of living. Food in addition to oil, drives inflation.

By 2 months ago

Hustlenomics: May it rain again lest we face hunger and higher inflation

Africa is held back by lack of choices

Africa has had several descriptions over the years, at one time it was the Dark Continent, because nothing was known about it.

By 3 months ago

Africa is held back by lack of choices

Kenya Power vs 'kanju' spat rekindles memories of village superiority contests

Dumping waste, blocking sewer lines, and cutting off water and power was a blot on our national image. What did tourists visiting Kenya think?

By 3 months ago

Kenya Power vs 'kanju' spat rekindles memories of village superiority contests

Kenya needs more golf courses to open up the game to the masses

Kenya has about 40 golf courses, mostly around Nairobi. They are a lasting legacy of British colonial rule.

By 3 months ago

Kenya needs more golf courses to open up the game to the masses

Germany elections: Any lessons for Kenya?

The elections were peaceful and held on a Sunday so as not to interfere with other economic activities. We prefer holidays!

By 3 months ago

Germany elections: Any lessons for Kenya?

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