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OPINION: Why Kenya should look to Somaliland for its next big market
Some may point to Somaliland’s lack of diplomatic recognition. Yet recognition on paper has not stopped our economic reality. We have a stable currency, expanding ports, and democratic governance anchored in accountability.
OPINION: Boosting card transactions holds key to SME growth
The study, produced in partnership with Visa and MasterCard, found that while the use of plastic cards had grown substantially over the years, Kenyans had yet to fully adopt the culture of using credit and debit cards, especially compared with other markets around the world....
OPINION: The hidden toll of maternal mortality in Kenya
At a recent Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) high-level Policy Dialogue and CSO Roundtable in Nairobi, these stories and statistics came into sharp focus.
OPINION: Africa’s inclusion indispensable to a just and effective global order
At this historic juncture, when the world is confronting overlapping crises of debt, climate change, conflict, and technological disruption, Kenya stood tall, reminding the international community that global governance cannot afford to remain frozen in the geopolitics and geoeconomics of the post–S...
OPINION: How disorganised Data is costing enterprises more than they think
No amount of sophisticated technology can compensate for fragmented, siloed, and poorly organised data.
When a mother dies in our hands, a part of us dies too
The persisting mistrust between the community and doctors whenever a mother dies is deeply unsettling. This sometimes leads to tense moments of either clinical or medico-legal postmortems to determine the cause of death.
OPINION: Track Gender Empowerment in Public Service Performance Contracts
Reinstating gender targets in performance contracts would reaffirm Kenya’s constitutional commitments, Vision 2030 goals, and obligations under the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
OPINION: How African citizens can take control of their data in the age of surveillance
Laws meant to safeguard data often lag behind digital adoption. Surveillance, once the domain of intelligence agencies, is now routine, often framed as national security or administrative efficiency. In some countries, tools designed for health monitoring or digital ID systems have been repurposed t...