MPs must look at all sides in tobacco Bill If regulation protects children while helping adults move away from smoking, it deserves support.
Loan swaps are Kenya's exit route from debt trap Borrowing that expands productive capacity is fundamentally different from one that sustains recurrent consumption.
Why Ruto’s UN General Assembly speech stood out What makes Ruto’s approach uniquely positioned to bear fruit where previous African leaders hit a brick wall? The answer lies in his economic pragmatism.
Closing Kenya’s agricultural extension gap Farmers can identify problems, test innovations, and tell researchers what works locally. Research, in turn, must be accessible beyond academic journals and translated into solutions that improve...
Kenyan manufacturing sector at a crossroads According to a recent private sector audit, electricity tariffs account for up to 35 percent of direct factory production costs.
Lamu refinery a 2030 answer to a 2026 fuel problem Lamu is the right long-term decision. It is not an answer to the cost and availability challenge we face today, and in fuel those are two different problems.
Statecraft: Engineering Kenya’s first world future President William Ruto’s administration has fundamentally redefined Kenyan statecraft by pivoting toward an inclusive, structurally anchored, and forward-looking economic doctrine.
Why succession is a silent crisis in family firms Handing over touches something personal: who am I once I let go of what I built my whole life?
PRIME The unaccompanied middle Strategically, you learn the difference between motion and progress, usually by spending two years on the wrong one. Every founder I respect has a season they would like back.
Kenya’s next economic powerhouse is being built by a generation of youth Connectivity and infrastructure only add value when they lead somewhere: a digital hub must offer our youth real pathways to jobs.
Kenya’s insurance industry faces opportunity to build a broader culture of protection Research by the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) points to a limited understanding of what insurance covers and uncertainty over whether claims will actually be paid.
Why President Ruto needs an implementation machine If there was one area where Kibaki excelled it was assembling a strong economic management team and empowering technocrats to get on with the job.
Regulating Kenya’s too-big-to-fall banks right step Between 1984 and 2016, Kenya experienced 27 banking failures with the more recent (as of 2016) cases being the collapse or resolution of banking institutions including Dubai Bank, Imperial Bank,...
Why Kenya must decide whether JKIA will remain EA’s aviation gateway At the centre of Kenya’s aviation sector is JKIA. JKIA is not merely an airport, it is a critical national economic asset.
National Infrastructure Fund bets on a builder NIF is designed to recycle capital, not simply spend it. It takes national priorities, turns them into projects investors can back, moves mature assets to long-term owners or the capital markets,...
The legal procedure to realising Dangote oil refinery in Lamu Lamu is a Unesco World Heritage site holding over 41 percent of Kenya's total mangrove value, extensive coral reefs, and marine breeding grounds on which thousands of artisanal fishing households...
The clause that could reshape Kenya’s sovereign wealth fund Kenya's fund, as established, is primarily anchored in mineral and petroleum wealth and comprises three components: the future generations fund, the stabilisation fund and the infrastructure fund.
KRA already knows more about your business than you think KRA having the data does not transfer responsibility away from the taxpayer. Section 56 of the Tax Procedures Act continues to place the burden on the taxpayer to review, validate and where...
PRIME How Nairobi is building Africa’s next great marathon economy Through Standard Chartered Foundation, marathon registration proceeds have supported education, employability and entrepreneurship, particularly for young people, women and persons with...
PRIME Public money needs new job in Africa agriculture Much of today's agricultural support, in Africa and among OECD countries alike, isn't idle; it's actively working against resilience.
PRIME Why access to child cardiac care cannot wait A child living with an undiagnosed heart condition may experience symptoms that are easily mistaken for other illnesses.
PRIME Kenya must close last mile of medicine safety As African countries strengthen regulatory and digital health systems, we should measure more than whether reporting platforms exist.
PRIME Health summit 2026: The talk Kenya needed Healthcare is an ecosystem. The Ministry of Health cannot succeed without counties, counties cannot succeed without healthcare workers, and SHA cannot deliver Universal Health Coverage (UHC)...
PRIME Fiscal constitution of Kenya’s digital future Technology is not new to us. It has been reorganising our economies, our work and our social lives for decades, from the mobile money revolution onwards.
PRIME How to optimise use of healthcare system Under devolution, counties continue to grapple with institutional hurdles such as poor financing, inadequate inventory systems, disconnected supply chain management, inadequate human resources...
