The Region Is Making a Big Bet East Africa’s central bank governors just made a bold move. They’ve committed to accelerating the long-stalled dream of a single regional currency by 2031 — and they’re backing that ambition with a hard,…
Here is the uncomfortable truth about Kenyan elections: money wins. It buys rallies, it buys airtime, it buys loyalty, and more often than not, it buys votes. So when the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) launches public hearings on…
The system keeps telling young Kenyans to save more. But what if saving isn’t actually the point right now? The Guilt Trip Nobody Asked For For decades, the financial establishment has pointed fingers at young people and called it wisdom.…
Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi tour of Western Kenya has done something remarkable in just a matter of days — it has forced Kenya Kwanza’s heavyweights into a sudden, frantic scramble to defend territory they thought was locked down. Ahead of…
The United States just made a move that every resource-rich nation, including Kenya, needs to pay close attention to. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding…
The Bill Nobody Voted For Here is what your government did without asking you: the National Treasury bypassed Parliament and went on a domestic borrowing spree so aggressive that it has now saddled Kenyan taxpayers with Sh861.7 billion in interest…
Africa Is Running Out of Refined Fuel — And Fast Here is a number that should stop you cold: 86 million tonnes. That is the annual petroleum product shortage Africa is projected to face by 2040, according to the State…
Another Injury, Another Question Mark Kaizer Chiefs confirmed this week that defender Paseka Mako fractured his forearm during a pre-season friendly against Al-Kholood in Spain. He has already been sent back to South Africa for specialist assessment. This is not…
The Money Was Supposed to Go Elsewhere Kenya’s National Treasury is facing serious scrutiny after it emerged that Sh30 billion borrowed through a Eurobond issuance last year was quietly redirected to cover shortfalls in domestic borrowing — a move that…
A Contract, A Promise, and a Country Watching Closely Picture this: you land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya’s supposed crown jewel of aviation, and you are immediately greeted by overcrowded terminals, ageing infrastructure, and the quiet humiliation of watching…
