Kenyan state must step up capacity to produce enough food urgently
The global food crisis punctuated most of the heads of states’ speeches to the UN General Assembly this week. The 77th session takes...
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- May 14
- 3 min
Elect governors who can fix housing mess in our towns
By Robyn T. Emerson and Irũngũ Houghton With the Government reporting to the UN General Assembly, Nairobi hosting the first pan African...
- Apr 9
- 3 min
Africities is here, let's strategise for Africa's cities
Africities 9 provides another opportunity to re-imagine urban governance strategies for Africa’s cities. When 8,000 local government...
- Feb 5
- 3 min
AU should back Amnesty report on Israel, revoke status
This week’s Amnesty charge that Israel is an apartheid state and has committed human rights violations must inform this weekend's AU Summit
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
Why Kenya and Africa must invest in vaccine manufacture
The lifting of the 18-month curfew may have closed one chapter on the Covid-19 pandemic but is Kenya free from our greatest biosafety threat
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Step up social protection and vaccinate the most vulnerable now
After patiently waiting my turn for six months, I got vaccinated against COVID-19 this week. Viewed within the lens of income, social...
- May 16, 2021
- 3 min
Where is Malcom Bidali?
Qatar must respect workers rights and free expression alongside the rest of the world. We must demand Malcom Bidali is released immediately
- Apr 10, 2021
- 3 min
What can Kenya learn from this year's Amnesty International Report?
Hated by autocrats, the report is a point of reference for all who seek more just societies. What can Kenya learn from the 2020 report?
- Mar 27, 2021
- 3 min
Kenya's vaccine roll out is a disaster so far, how do we fix it?
The COVID-19 vaccine roll-out so far has been a disaster and betrays the excellent framework adopted in the Health Ministry National...
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
Until we have a Vaccine-nation, none of us are safe
As we approach the first anniversary of the Corona virus, the third wave is upon us. The virus is mutating, and infections are spiking...
- Feb 28, 2021
- 3 min
NGOs must rethink their role and leadership on key issues
2021 is significantly historic in several ways. Exactly three decades ago, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) became central to...
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
Kananu is a pawn in a political game that excludes voters
The game chess is not an exercise in public participation. Neither is the search for elective leaders it would seem with the installation...