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The Kigali lesson Nairobi ignores

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- I visited Kigali last week after a four-year hiatus. Even then, Rwandan citizens didn't queue at an immigration line at the arrivals hall at the airport. Absolutely never. Rwandan ... और पढ़ें


Tata Son's bid to dodge forced listing

Nairobi, Oct. 11 -- Having covered the unfolding Tata Sons boardroom saga over the last two weeks on this column, today let's unpack the listing question itself: why the regulator wants it, and how th... और पढ़ें


Board voting lessons from Tata Sons saga

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Last week, I wrote about the unfolding Tata Sons boardroom fight in Mumbai, India that is turning out to be a classic case study of how trusts are used to govern family businesses. ... और पढ़ें


When a board outvotes the owner

Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- Late last year, I wrote about the Tata Trusts in India as a model of family ownership with a purpose: two charitable trusts, which, together with other smaller trusts and family-r... और पढ़ें


What Cadbury got right that Magadi didn't

Nairobi, Sept. 20 -- In 1879, the Cadbury brothers, George and Richard, decided that the industrial smog of central Birmingham was simply no place to craft fine cocoa. Being devout Quakers with a deep... और पढ़ें


Where are decent software developers?

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- In case you're new to this column, let me warn you: I don't do polite. I nitpick, I rant, and I gnash my teeth about the absurdities of corporate governance, farming in Laikipia, ... और पढ़ें


When county laws catch telephone farmers

Nairobi, Sept. 6 -- In case you're new to this column, when I'm not nitpicking about corporate governance, I wail and gnash my teeth over my sheep farm. As I have written here many times before: if yo... और पढ़ें


Unofficial investors in Kenyan farms

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- There is a precise science to planting maize. You wait for the rains, spend a small fortune on certified seed and DAP fertiliser, hire a tractor to plough the land, and break your b... और पढ़ें