Memo to Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta
To: The Right Honourable Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga; and Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta: Let me start by wishing you, albeit a little belatedly, a Happy New Year: Karibu 2013...
View ArticleTanzania beats Kenya in analogue TV switchoff
Neighboring Tanzania has switched off analogue television transmission in Dar es Salaam and it plans to replicate this in its main towns moving a step closer to migrating to digital broadcasting. This...
View ArticleOur development partners better get it right
During his college days, this writer had the privilege to work as a Congressional Intern for the venerable late US Senator Edward M Kennedy. During and even long after that experience, he often would...
View ArticleM-Shwari deposits hit Sh1 billion mark
MOBILE micro-credit services product M-shwari had accumulated deposits of nearly Sh1 billion by the end of December 31, just a month after its launch. Over Sh140 million had also been disbursed by the...
View ArticleShilling firms slightly, but still vulnerable
The Kenyan shilling rebounded on Friday as banks took profits on dollar gains this week but traders said the local currency could slip back in the next few days ahead of an expected interest rate cut...
View ArticleTelecom operators deactivating idle Sim cards first
Mobile Communications service providers are deliberately delaying the process of disconnecting unregistered SIM cards to give room for users to register According insiders requesting anonymity say the...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2013
Finally, the year 2012 came to a close this Monday. It was a year fraught with many challenges as well as opportunities. For that special person who is fortunate enough to be celebrating her birthday...
View ArticleTreasury embarks on austerity measures
The treasury is preparing for deep expenditure cuts mainly from development vote to finance pre-election activities. Development projects that are deemed unlikely to start within this financial year...
View ArticleLet Kenyans be more truthful with Kibaki’s legacy
As people consider President Kibaki’s legacy upon retirement, that legacy must include not just his presidency but entire political career. A leader’s legacy does not cover partial but whole of his or...
View ArticleNarok TNA hopefuls oppose zoning
MORE than 22 TNA aspirants in Narok have rejected the move by the Jubilee coalition to zone the region as a URP stronghold. Led by Internal Security former minister Julius Sunkuli, they said the...
View Article14 schools in Kerio Valley won’t re-open on Monday
Some 14 schools destroyed by floods and mudslides in Keiyo and Baringo will not re-open on Monday. Rivers Perkera and Molo burst their banks and destroyed several homes and government institutions...
View ArticleBaringo violence drives out 3,000
More than 3,000 people have been displaced following fresh attacks by bandits at villages in Baringo. The heavily armed bandits injured one person and torched houses in the seven-hour attack in...
View ArticleNarok locals protest against armed gangs
RESIDENTS of Melili in Narok North have complained of rising cases of insecurity. Led by Ildamat ward aspirant Hosea Nkoile, they said the state of security in the region and its environs has...
View ArticlePolice say no guards for Kitale aspirants
Kitale police boss James Kimani has said aspirants will not be allocated bodyguards ahead of general election. He, however, said police will intensify security to facilitate peaceful campaigns and...
View ArticleNairobi Park Diary: City escape to the park
In this fast and often crazy world we live in many people like to “escape from the city “and spend time in a natural environment. Well, the Nairobi National Park is one of those “escape to the wild”...
View ArticleNakuru family to bury 4 who died in Molo crash
A Nakuru family has begun the burial preparations of four of its members who died in the Molo crash on Wednesday. The four were among 21 people who died after an overloaded matatu veered off the road...
View Article“Hate speech” code protects the status quo
An election campaign has many facets but what is central is the message. Communication expert, Barack Muluka used to tell us “campaigns are about communication. Period” That explains why the one party...
View ArticleA modern day version of Noah's ark, part one
Long time ago in biblical times, God used to speak to some people, one on one. Not in the dreams some people of today claim to have met God and actually taken orders from him. I for one, have never...
View ArticleLast minute drama in coalition making
In my last contribution on coalition making in this paper in mid August, 2012, I observed that there were strange games being played by certain parties. At the time TNA had announced a coalition with...
View ArticleSteve Kinuthia
Noah’s ark was built in seven days not because there were no problems that time, but because people believed in God more, and they argued less about God’s commands. Fast forward to today, and Jack is...
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