Vincent Obadha
109 Articles
Kenya seeks to plant 100 million trees on October 10th: Is Ruto's 15 billion target still on track?
Kenya's plan to plant 15 billion trees in 10 years, or planting 1.5 billion trees each year, is a tall order. This translates to 125 million every month and 4 million trees each day.
What next for Kenya as new Gang Suppression Force takes charge in Haiti?
Kenya, which led the MSS mission approved in 2023, has welcomed the transition to GSF.
Trump administration backs AGOA renewal as Africa faces bleak trading future with US
AGOA has been the basis of U.S. trade policy toward SSA since 2000, through which various US administrations via Congress sought to increase U.S. trade and investment ties with the region.
Haiti Mission: How Kenya was duped, left whining as the world looks away
Ruto painted a picture of the international community’s neglect of the Kenya-led Haiti mission. The president regretted that there was no further help from the international community.
Africa, the next frontier in economic growth: Opportunity versus reality
Africa’s latent potential is vast and underpinned by its growth in population, varied natural resources, and unexploited creativity, even as factors such as adverse effects of climate change, wars and poor governance threaten to scuttle this desirable future.
Ruto throws a Ksh.100M cast net for teachers in apparent takeover of TSC mandate
At State House, teachers not only walked away with a total of Ksh.100 million, as many things were promised to them.
How lawlessness prevails among boda bodas as attempts to streamline sector hit dead ends
There are legitimate concerns that the sub-sector is becoming associated with crime, traffic accidents and impunity, with grave implications for public order, safety and security.
Karura Forest dispute and the generational fight for Nairobi’s lung
Friends of Karura are accusing KFS of a "forceful takeover."FKF is heading to the courts but what awaits the status of Karura Forest is uncertain.
SHA: A bleeding health insurance and government attempts to gain tenacity
At its conception, it was touted to be the panacea to the endemic and systemic corruption that was bedeviling NHIF).
Rice farmers left high and dry as state opens duty free importation window
To allow a window of duty free rice importation is a double blow to the hard working rice farmers in the country and a ticket to their continued misery.