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Kenya's big transparency problem

Nairobi, Sept. 24 -- We are in the middle of a raging debate about the role and powers of the Office of the Controller of Budget-the gatekeeper of the public purse-following remarks by its current hol... Read More


Public participation: Beyond the tick-box

Nairobi, Sept. 17 -- There are major jitters in the market as investors continue to digest Tuesday's High Court ruling nullifying the government's sale of a 15 percent stake in Safaricom to Vodacom. ... Read More


Public participation: The policy paradox

Nairobi, Sept. 17 -- There are major jitters in the market as investors continue to digest Tuesday's High Court ruling nullifying the government's sale of a 15 percent stake in Safaricom to Vodacom. ... Read More


Geopolitics behind Kenya's mineral push

Nairobi, Sept. 10 -- My take on Magadi soda. When we are through with politicking and election-cycle optics, we will still be facing big choices that will shape our mineral sector for years to come. ... Read More


Why aviation sector strike wasn't inevitable

Nairobi, Sept. 3 -- For two days, Kenya's aviation sector was paralysed as staff downed tools in a strike that grounded flights and stranded thousands of passengers. Yet this disruption was not inevi... Read More


Candidates must offer bold fixes for debt crisis

Nairobi, Aug. 27 -- As Kenya enters another season of presidential campaign manifestos, we are once again about to be flooded with grand promises and lofty political rhetoric. But if there was ever a... Read More


Don't ignore concerns over SHA services

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- I attended this week's two-day town hall meeting on the health sector at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), presided over by President William Ruto and here is my... Read More


MPs shouldn't dictate Diageo-Asahi deal

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- A final decision on the Diageo-Asahi transaction remains in limbo. Two critical developments unfolded last week. Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and Na... Read More


Rethink pharmaceuticals tax exemption

Nairobi, Aug. 6 -- More than 50 containers of pharmaceutical raw materials are stranded at Mombasa and the Nairobi inland depot, and manufacturers are bleeding roughly Sh1 million a day in demurrage. ... Read More


Mrima Hill niobium deal calls for transparency

Nairobi, July 30 -- The government should approach procurement of global mining companies and developers for Kwale County's Mrima Hill niobium and rare earths project with more transparency. On Wedne... Read More