/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/-/539548/539548/-/ujg5fbz/-/index.html http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Kenya%20seeks%20stability%20in%20the%20Sudan/-/539548/1004954/-/bf0uirz/-/index.html Rarely in performing public service does an official get a chance to stand above the crowd by defending a position that at first appears unpopular, but which ends up in the long run as being right and in the interests of those concerned. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Managing%20politics%20of%20numbers/-/539548/1004958/-/b3dyor/-/index.html If there is one thing that last week’s release of the population Census results has shown, then it can only be that the majority of citizens are far from becoming nationals of the country Kenya, but are rather small minded people whose lives and activities revolve around the tribe. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/New%20law%20on%20land%20a%20double%20edged%20sword/-/539548/1004962/-/xqbm1kz/-/index.html The new Constitution has dealt a huge blow to non-Kenyans in as far as ownership of land is concerned. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/-/539548/1004942/-/10bcng5z/-/index.html Many analysts have in the recent times focused on interrogating whether Common Market is good or bad to farmers (or producers) in general. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Harness%20law%20to%20raise%20more%20revenue/-/539548/1004248/-/lajhsf/-/index.html I was recently invited by the Land Surveyors Chapter of the Institute of Surveyors of Kenya to co-present a paper on “Sectional Properties” with University of Nairobi don David Macoco, who is “father” to many practising surveyors. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Why%20Alcoholic%20Drinks%20Control%20Act%20is%20welcome/-/539548/1004244/-/12qi66l/-/index.html The Alcoholic Drinks Control Act 2010 has finally received Presidential assent and become law. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Time%20to%20strike%20a%20balance/-/539548/1004252/-/5n98tsz/-/index.html It is early days yet before the full import of the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, which was signed into law last week by President Kibaki, can be established. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/What%20population%20figures%20mean%20to%20eager%20investors/-/539548/1004254/-/5n3bbpz/-/index.html Many years ago two salesmen were sent by a British shoe manufacturer to Africa to investigate and report back on market potential. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Why%20an%20EAC%20negotiations%20Act%20is%20crucial/-/539548/1002442/-/28nkfrz/-/index.html According to a report by the East African Court of Justice, East Africans have nowhere to present any disputes that may arise from a common market. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Troop%20withdrawal%20mere%20propaganda/-/539548/1002466/-/9b17edz/-/index.html The reduction of American troops from Iraq this week has been reported as a “withdrawal of the US” from Iraq, but this description of the American-Iraq situation unfortunately highlights the success of Washington’s propaganda and the gullibility of most commentators around the world. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Tackle%20organised%20crime/-/539548/1002476/-/97428x/-/index.html For years, corporate fraudsters, gangsters and dealers in fake goods have cost Kenyans and by extension the economy a great deal and efforts to deter them have been fruitless. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Poor%20infrastructure%20holds%20back%20Africa%20from%20being%20the%20next%20BRIC/-/539548/1002478/-/5sfbnsz/-/index.html Over the last decade, many African countries focused on getting economic management right. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/What%20makes%20high%20performance%20teams/-/539548/1001416/-/wbudkhz/-/index.html When I conduct outdoor team building activities — the ropes-and-blindfolds kind of stuff — I’m fascinated to see the standard ways in which leaders emerge. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Africa%20needs%20technology%20security%20to%20grow/-/539548/1001398/-/74q5j3/-/index.html Scientific and technological innovations can contribute enormously to national development. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Inflation%20figures%20raise%20more%20queries%20than%20answers/-/539548/1001408/-/l4nc1c/-/index.html Are the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya taking note of the persistent perception that the official inflation figures published monthly do not reflect the real movement of prices in the economy as experienced by consumers? 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Taxation%20as%20a%20business%20cost/-/539548/1001404/-/d7urs2/-/index.html The management of taxes for any taxpayer is nowadays an extremely delicate and crucial aspect of the business, especially taking into account the efficiency and effectiveness that the Kenya Revenue Authority carries its mandate of ensuring that taxpayers comply with the laid down regulations as far as taxes are concerned. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Kenya%20must%20use%20numbers%20to%20improve%20policy%20making/-/539548/1000762/-/8cp3ktz/-/index.html The national census, an exercise Kenya has undertaken every 10 years since Independence, is like getting the whole country before a giant mirror, for a reflection of everything one might want to know about the population. 2010-08-31T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Alcohol%20threatens%20Africas%20growth/-/539548/1000756/-/pm8v2gz/-/index.html Kenya made history by adopting a constitutional dispensation where the political leadership swore allegiance to the people and not the president. 2010-08-31T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/-/539548/1000640/-/10bfi39z/-/index.html Getting a new Constitution is a major milestone as it will boost investor confidence and support long-term growth. 2010-08-31T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/-/539548/1000636/-/10bfi3yz/-/index.html Finally, the BP oil leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico was plugged after nearly four months of anxiety. 2010-08-31T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Nurture%20investor%20confidence/-/539548/999950/-/quame3/-/index.html A wave of investor confidence is sweeping through the country again following a peaceful referendum last month. 2010-08-30T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Time%20is%20ripe%20to%20review%20laws%20slowing%20growth%20of%20business/-/539548/999820/-/qh84f2z/-/index.html As we celebrate the new Constitution, we must remember that there is still a lot of work to do to give effect to the expected changes that should positively impact Kenya. 2010-08-30T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Kenyans%20deserved%20to%20dance%20at%20fete/-/539548/999946/-/q2n550/-/index.html Kenyans were happy people on Friday, August 27, 2010 watching President Kibaki append his signature on a document and then declare that Kenya had acquired a new Constitution. 2010-08-30T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/The%20new%20place%20of%20treaties%20under%20Kenyan%20laws/-/539548/999810/-/8aum2kz/-/index.html Following the promulgation of the new Constitution, what now lies ahead is its implementation, so that Kenyans can fully benefit. 2010-08-30T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Its%20time%20we%20got%20the%20best%20value%20from%20our%20tourist%20attractions/-/539548/999306/-/mys3ts/-/index.html My fellow alumni Julius Kipng'etich, director of Kenya Wildlife Services, shared a valuable insight at our Fast Forward Leadership Unusual seminar last year. 2010-08-29T21:00:00Z