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Handouts, tokenism then poverty is made a control instrument
From independence, African states inherited economies that were politically centralised but economically thin.
By Joshua Wathanga 4 months ago
Handouts, tokenism then poverty is made a control instrument
Kenya's industrial mandate for 2026; move to components
Countries that grow fast and stay stable focus on producing what the world needs every day, not what it admires occasionally.
By Joshua Wathanga 4 months ago
Kenya's industrial mandate for 2026; move to components
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How Kenya risks being old before becoming rich
More adults are available to work, save, innovate, and contribute to national productivity.
By Joshua Wathanga 5 months ago
How Kenya risks being old before becoming rich
Yes, Kenya's future depends on fixing governance today
No country unlocks a demographic dividend when governance failures choke the fiscal space needed for investment in skills, productivity, infrastructure, and jobs.
By Joshua Wathanga 5 months ago
Yes, Kenya's future depends on fixing governance today
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Why Kenya's first world dream depends on jobs, not optimism
President William Ruto has declared that Kenya can transition from a developing country to a developed one within our lifetime
By Joshua Wathanga 5 months ago
Why Kenya's first world dream depends on jobs, not optimism
200MW floating coastal power plant plan faces stiff resistance
Business
By Macharia Kamau
28 mins ago
How politicised public service and toothless Parliament have failed us
Opinion
By Lawi Sultan Njeremani
28 mins ago
Why Uhuru owes us restraint while opposing Ruto's politics
Kamotho Waiganjo
By Kamotho Waiganjo
28 mins ago
MPs escape the sack over gender rule, but not yet out of the woods
Crime and Justice
By Kamau Muthoni
6 hrs ago