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We must also protect our environment at this time
By Irũngũ Houghton and Dr. Paula Kahumbu One of the most beautiful poems of the COVID-19 era starts with the words “we fell asleep in one...
Apr 16, 20203 min read


Patient confidentiality and the chance COVID-19 offers to redesign our world
I shouldn't, but I blame the reality shows and the lifestyle pages. Patient Zero Brenda Ivy Cherotich and Brian Orinda showed up this...
Apr 4, 20203 min read


Our actions will extend curfew or make total lockdown a must
Good morning all. If you are reading this, I guess you made it through the first night of curfew. The prospects of extending the curfew...
Mar 28, 20203 min read


COVID-19 is a historic threat that needs us all to contain
Even before the Finance Ministry gives its preliminary economic assessment on March 23, we know that the shilling has fallen to the...
Mar 21, 20203 min read


Use resident associations to revamp an ailing Nairobi
Bear with me readers from other counties, I am not yet done with County 047. If the Judiciary doesn’t stop transfer of Nairobi County...
Mar 14, 20203 min read


Nairobians choose carefully and speak up loudly
Transferring Nairobi Government to the National Government is a game-changer. However, the drivers of the crisis remain untransformed
Mar 9, 20203 min read


Spare no effort in locking out CoronaVirus, the costs are too high
The CoronaVirus just escalated from epidemic to an info-demic. We must start asking hard questions of our Government
Feb 29, 20203 min read


Ending violent policing will require relentless vigilance
Ending violent policing requires relentless vigilance. If we snooze, even good Samaritans are not safe.
Feb 24, 20203 min read


Foreigners who break law on our soil shouldn’t be spared
The deportation of four Chinese nationals for work permit violations and use of corporal punishment in a workplace caught national...
Feb 17, 20203 min read


It’s time Kenya's private hospitals had a Damascus moment
The Nairobi Womens Hospital faces an existential crisis. What does it mean for the health sector, NHIF and private health insurance?
Feb 9, 20203 min read


Civil society is central to our democracy, let's empower it
Reflection on 2019 NGO week and new NGO big data #NGOs #Development
Feb 2, 20203 min read


Career, relationships and service: Reflections of a 50 year old
2020 marks two significant career-points for me. I earned my first salary in late 1990. This month, I crossed the mid-point on my...
Jan 20, 20203 min read
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