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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


EABL saga: The cost of regulatory uncertainty

Nairobi, July 23 -- Seven months ago, Asahi Group Holdings agreed to buy Diageo's controlling stake in East African Breweries - a $ 2.3 billion transaction, one of the largest cross-border deals the l... Read More


Missing pillar in Kenya's sovereign wealth fund

Nairobi, July 16 -- Last week's ceremony at State House had all the trappings of a historic moment. President William Ruto signed the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, 2026 into law, flanked by the Deputy Pr... Read More


Kenya can't afford another Telkom experiment

Nairobi, July 9 -- Word from a well-placed insider: the government is about to go shopping, again, for a strategic investor to run and refinance Telkom Kenya. It is the height of irony that a multibil... Read More


Kenya must get it right on Mrima Hills minerals

Nairobi, July 2 -- The Ministry of Mining is on the verge of announcing the shortlist for a niobium and rare earths mining licence for Mrima Hills in Kilifi. Thirteen companies from China, the United... Read More