The Money Is Already Moving Before a single barrel of oil flows through the proposed Lamu refinery, the contracts are already flying — and the early winners are not Kenyan firms. The Sh2.1 trillion Dangote Industries refinery project, designed to…
Here is a question worth sitting with: what happens to the information you give the government? You report a suspicious pattern in your estate, a stranger asking the wrong questions, a vehicle that keeps circling the block. You tell someone…
Something is quietly breaking inside Kenya Power’s business model, and the numbers don’t lie. Despite connecting more Kenyans to the national grid, the utility giant is watching revenue from new customers collapse — down a staggering Sh1.07 billion in the…
It started, as these things often do, with a tour. President William Ruto kicked off a week-long sweep of the Coast region on Saturday, positioning himself in Taita Taveta to inspect projects and remind Kenyans — loudly — of what…
Your county government flew its officials to Dubai and Singapore to learn “emotional intelligence” — while leaving local suppliers owed a combined Ksh.172 billion. This is not a rumour. It is the official finding of Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o,…
The Hall Where Equality Dies at the Door Picture the scene. New York. The United Nations General Assembly. One hundred and ninety-three nations crammed into one hall, each waving the flag of sovereign equality. Then President William Ruto steps to…
Here is what tax evasion looks like in practice: you import over 55,000 smartphones, tell the Kenya Revenue Authority you only brought in 3,000, and hope nobody checks the boxes. Someone almost pulled it off. The Kenya Revenue Authority has…
There is a quiet lie that Kenyan politics has told for generations: that age equals wisdom, that grey hair means good governance, and that young people should wait their turn. It has never been true. But it has been useful…
The Home of Champions Is Claiming a New Title For decades, Kenya’s tourism story has been told through the same narrow lens — the Maasai Mara at golden hour, the white-sand beaches of Mombasa, the flamingos at Lake Nakuru. It’s…
Picture this: you saved for years, bought a plot in a gated estate outside Nairobi, built your home, raised your family — and then one morning you wake up to strangers digging trenches across your access road and carting away…
