Latest opinions stories from across Kenya.
As Kenya transitions into the Kampala CAADP era, the real challenge is no longer participation, but who shapes decisions, controls delivery, and is held accountable for results. This week, 31st March- 2nd April, in Nairobi, Kenya, a…
Today, a handful of large, listed publishers have turned knowledge the most public of goods into one of the world’s most profitable subscription services. Universities generate the product, give it away, then buy it back at a premium,…
There is a kind of pain in motherhood no one warns you about: grieving the moments you chose to miss. Not the ones life stole from you, but the ones you traded away with open eyes and a trembling heart. You tell yourself it’s wise, it’s…
International Women’s Day may have passed, but the conversations it sparked must continue. As we celebrate the achievements and resilience of women across Kenya and the world, it is also an opportunity to spotlight the critical issue of…
The schooling model we inherited was built for the Industrial Age an era of memo pads, typewriters, and predictable careers. But we now live in the Age of Intelligence, where algorithms can memorize, calculate, and reproduce knowledge…
To every PhD student frozen in front of a blinking cursor at 2 a.m., hear this clearly: the problem is not you; it’s the story you’re telling yourself about what a PhD is. You’ve been sold the myth that your thesis must be a life defining…
Picture this: A disease outbreak is reported in a city located in a country in East Asia. A month later, the whole world is in panic because the disease is spreading rapidly and causing many deaths. Three months later, the disease is…
While the world struggles with soaring inflation, waves of unemployment, and broken supply chains, the most valuable message this year’s Two Sessions sent to the world—particularly for developing nations—can be summed up in one word:…
The 2026 “Two Sessions” of China, the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, have been concluded with success. The “Two Sessions” have laid out plans for the social and…
When women are empowered with wealth, power and autonomy, they drive measurable economic growth, create positive change in their communities, and enable real contributions to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Gender equality is not…
For decades now, simplifying information pertaining to Climate Change, pollution, biodiversity loss, conservation, wildlife protection or even the critical information on early warning system by Kenya Meteorological Department in the…
Across the world, governments are searching for sustainable ways to finance infrastructure, housing, energy systems and strategic industries. As public debt pressures grow and traditional financing sources tighten, attention is…
By Omondi K’Oyoo. The only thing that makes Kalonzo Musyoka interesting to the United Opposition is the two million Kamba vote. Strip that away, and suddenly Kalonzo’s political mystique looks far less formidable. But what if that vote…
Kenya’s ambition to provide nutritious, locally sourced meals to millions of learners through the National Home Grown School Meals Programme is bold and necessary. With close to three million children reached in 2025 and a longer-term goal…
CABRI Regional Peer-Learning and Exchange Workshop with a theme Digital PFM in Action: Digital Tools for Transparent, Inclusive, and Resilient Public Finance that was held between 9th-10th, March 2026, Kigali, Rwanda spotlighted digital…
The World Cancer Day 2026 theme “United by Unique” calls on us to place people, not diseases, at the centre of cancer care. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this call is especially urgent. Cancer mortality remains unacceptably high, and behind…
When Kenyans hear “new KRA system,” the first reaction is usually anxiety, not applause. Yet the electronic Tax Invoice Management System eTIMS is quietly scripting a different story: one where tax is less about fear and forms, and more…
In the biting cold of May 1906, Sir James Sadler, then Commissioner of the British East Africa Protectorate, sat at a desk and penned a prophetic warning to a young Winston Churchill. He described the fledgling settlement of Nairobi as a…
For Kenya, a nation striving to boost its manufacturing sector through the Made in Kenya initiative, the messages from China’s Two Sessions this year are not mere diplomatic niceties – they are a game-changer. Beijing’s dual commitment to…
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka is facing growing pressure in Ukambani as influential figures and grassroots leaders increasingly shift their loyalties. Recent moves by county leaders and emerging parties have exposed cracks in his…
Despite being central to Kenya’s economy and contributing between 22 and 30 percent of the GDP and employing over 40 percent of the population, our Agriculture sector has not fully evolved into a modern value driven agribusiness system…
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…
