Latest opinions stories from across Kenya.
Do you know what is in your food? Take a moment and think about the last snack or drink you picked up from a supermarket, kiosk, or petrol station. It may have been a packet of crisps, a flavoured yoghurt, a sweetened juice, or a fizzy…
When Kenya quietly flipped the switch on electronic Government Procurement (eGP), it didn’t just digitize tendering it began rewiring how public money moves, how citizens watch, and how businesses compete. In a country where procurement…
On 5 February 2026, in a conference room overlooking Nairobi National Park, Kenya quietly took a bold step into its next frontier: treating data not as exhaust from government systems, but as a strategic national asset that can transform…
Recently, the opposition has been trying to smart out of the absence of the doyen of opposition politics Raila Odinga, by coming up with different formations to oppose President William Ruto. On one hand, is a group led smarting out of the…
Every year, African leaders gather under the banner of the African Union to define priorities that will shape the continent’s future. The African Union’s 2026 Theme of the Year, “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation…
As 2027 approaches, one thing is becoming harder and harder to ignore: William Samoei Ruto will not be running as a man with promises, but as a president with projects you can physically touch, drive on, live in and earn from. The…
In Landman, Cami walks into a room full of oil executives. Moments earlier, she had been mocked in a bathroom. They call the boardroom the Serengeti hunters inside, prey everywhere else. She steps into the room and says, “I’m a hunter,…
One of the most traumatic discoveries I made when I first landed in the city was that all food was for sale. That I needed money for everything I ate was in direct conflict with my lived experience growing up in rural Kenya I grew up in a…
Valentine’s Day 2026 delivered a disturbing gift to Kenyan social media: viral videos of a Russian national reportedly identified as Yaytseslav Trahov showing him filming intimate encounters with women in Kenya and other African countries,…
Kenya’s tax framework has undergone rapid and successive changes. Within a short period, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024, the Tax Procedures (Amendment) Act 2024, and the Finance Act 2025 have all taken effect, with further reforms under…
On any given morning in Kenya, youth line the streets of market towns, phones in hand, dreams in their pockets. For years, government programmes have promised them a way out of joblessness. Nyota programme is not a single star pinned on a…
Good day, dear reader. It’s been a minute. And while at it, have you heard of the Singapore dream? In Europe and the Western world, the figurative country of choice is Denmark. When someone mentions going to Denmark, it doesn’t necessarily…
While Worldreader has reached more than 22 million people in 100 countries in its mission to get families reading, Kenya holds a special place in our organization. As a global tech nonprofit dedicated to promoting early childhood literacy,…
Kenya’s renewed fight against alcohol and drug abuse has entered a decisive phase. The Judiciary’s designation of special courts to handle narcotics-related cases is not merely an administrative adjustment; it is a powerful statement of…
In Kenya’s rapidly evolving digital economy, the rise of online marketplaces has reshaped how businesses and consumers interact. From e-commerce platforms like Jumia and Kilimall to P2P services like Twiga Foods, the marketplace model has…
Africa’s fintech revolution has moved from promise to performance. Over the past decade, the continent has evolved from a mobile money pioneer to a global laboratory for financial innovation. Kenya’s mobile money services showed that…
Over the past two years, Generative AI (GenAI) has captured global attention, including here in Kenya, thanks to its ability to draft content, summarise reports, and offer conversational assistance. These tools provide meaningful value,…
Cairo will soon host an important political event: heads and officials of the foreign ministries of Russia and the African countries will gather in the hospitable capital of Egypt to assess the state of Russian–African relations and set…
Kenya is walking quietly and dangerously into one of the most severe agricultural crises in recent memory. Recently, the Government flagged 22 counties as hard-hit by the deepening drought. What is emerging on the ground is nothing short…
When two young women, Naomi Kathamba and Wilma Oneko, walked into the final round of the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Human Rights Moot Court Competition in Banjul on Wednesday, they carried far more than carefully prepared…
“Let us all agree to die a little so that the people still under colonial rule may be free and African unity may not become a vain word,” Algeria’s first president, Ahmed Ben Bella after defeating France in a century plus revolution said…
The G20 summit, held in Johannesburg from November 21 to 23, emerged as one of the year’s most significant political events. It was anticipated that Africa would use this opportunity to reassess global priorities and initiate new…
The digital revolution has radically transformed how news and information are produced, shared, and interpreted. Truth now has to compete with distortion at an unprecedented speed. Trust — once journalism’s strongest currency — has also…
Climate finance is on trial this November in Belém, Brazil. World leaders and climate advocates attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) must decide whether the long-discussed plan for funding efforts against climate…
