Latest opinions stories from across Kenya.
Africa stands at the centre of the world’s energy transition. Beneath its soils lie the lithium, cobalt, graphite, manganese, nickel and rare earth minerals that will power electric vehicles, batteries and renewable energy systems across…
Today, Africa CDC releases the Operational Toolkit for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B. It is a deliberately practical document. Treatment algorithms. Liver fibrosis assessment. Clinical decision support for a nurse…
Every year on July 25, the world marks World IVF Day, commemorating the birth of the first baby conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in 1978. Nearly five decades later, assisted reproductive technology has enabled millions of…
Artificial intelligence has become one of the defining technologies of the 21st century, with PwC estimating it could contribute up to US$15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. As governments race to shape its development through…
Africa is being asked to power the global green transition while simultaneously financing its own development under some of the world’s highest borrowing costs. As Prime Minister Mia Motley highlighted at COP27, rich countries are able to…
In a world where intuition has long guided policy and planning, Kenya now faces a moment that demands something more precise: decisions anchored in evidence rather than opinion. Recently, a deeply reflective conversation with Amb. Prof.…
One of the most brutal coup attempts in Türkiye’s political history took place exactly ten years ago, on 15 July 2016. Orchestrated by a terrorist network that had insidiously infiltrated the institutions of our state, this coup attempt…
Conflict is an inevitable feature of complex organisations, particularly in high-pressure, high-expectation working environments. Rather than defaulting to litigation, which may have long-term negative consequences, Kenyan law allows…
Healthcare is no longer merely a social service. It is a matter of economic resilience, strategic sovereignty, and survival. Africa understands this better than most because we have paid the price for a global health architecture that has…
Scientific publishing is more than a race to add another line on a CV; it is the heartbeat of how humanity remembers, questions, and refines knowledge. In Africa, where stories have long travelled through song, proverb, and fireside…
Every Kenyan wants access to food that is affordable, nutritious and safe. The country wants to feed the growing population. Increasingly, food-secure nations globally recognize that long-term food security depends not only on production,…
There is a quiet migration that takes place every year. No headlines. No farewell tours. No brass band. Just a man packing his life into a few boxes and declaring, with the certainty of a returning king: “I am going home.” Home. A place he…
Forty years ago, Shenzhen was a fishing town of 30,000 people. Today, it is a city of more than 17 million and one of the world’s great manufacturing hubs, built in large part on the back of a simple but radical idea; the industrial park.…
Every day across Africa, millions of women are trading and running businesses—in markets, shops, factories and farms—creating jobs, supporting families, communities and countries. Yet despite owning promising enterprises, millions continue…
The recurring fuel crises experienced across many developing countries should serve as a wake-up call for policymakers. Rising oil prices, supply disruptions, continue to expose the vulnerability of economies that rely heavily on imported…
Each year, from May to June, the peak harvesting and processing season for avocados begins across Kenya. As Africa’s top avocado producer and the continent’s second-largest exporter, Kenya made remarkable history in 2022 as the first…
When governments unveil annual budgets, headlines focus on the big numbers: spending, growth and tax collection. But sometimes the real story sits quietly in the technical annexes. Tanzania’s 2026/27 budget, due to take effect from July,…
For generations, the rules governing international security and the laws of warfare have been written almost exclusively in the historic halls of Europe and the West. From the Geneva Conventions to the Hague Regulations, the Global South…
The child was only sixteen, but his rage burned like a wildfire. Desks lay overturned, windows shattered, and the staffroom still smelled of smoke from the burned exercise books. Hours earlier, he had been part of a “small protest” that…
In the recent past, climate investment discussions in Kenya have largely centred on the domestic generation of carbon credits geared towards sale in the global carbon markets. However, the country’s new Climate Change (Non-Market…
The recently concluded AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya convened over 15,000 delegates in Nairobi, affirming that what Kenya and Africa are building in Artificial Intelligence and digital innovation is no longer a future ambition, but a…
It was a pointed headline that forced a presidential rebuttal. “William Ruto is travelling again,” the Kenyan media declared and this time, the President of Kenya chose not to let it pass unanswered. Standing before a gathering of Kenyans…
The global race for clean energy is no longer a future conversation. It is happening now, and Africa sits at the center of it. From cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo to lithium in Zimbabwe, graphite in Mozambique, and rare earth…
The end of an academic contract used to feel like a clear chapter break: you finished, you left, you moved on. Today, for many early- and mid-career academics, it feels more like being stuck in a long, blurry middle teaching on short…
