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Feb 11, 20233 min read
How safe are our buildings if an earthquake strikes Kenya?
21,000 human beings left our world in seconds. The 7.5 Richter Türkiye-Syria earthquakes are some of the worst in our generation. As...

Nov 25, 20223 min read
End the war on Ukraine
A delegation of Ukrainian leaders was in town this week. Listening to their experiences over the last nine months, I wondered whether we...


Oct 1, 20223 min read
Not the shamba system but stronger forest governance systems is what we need
Last week’s column may have received an indirect scolding from Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Having corrected the Government’s...


Sep 25, 20223 min read
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...


May 14, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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...
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