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Grace Onyang'o broke the ceiling, it's time for her daughters to rebuild the house
Wednesday was International Women’s Day. Legendary public servant Grace Onyang’o (98) chose the moment to exit the national SMS group....
Mar 11, 20233 min read
Citizens must be involved in planning our cities
If public spaces are essential for citizenship and cities, Urban Designer and Placemaking Expert Mark Ojal and I ask, why do we know so little about our parks, playgrounds and forests and engage them so rarely? A report on the state of public spaces in Nairobi was released this month. It offers us several reasons to start deeply reflecting on our cities and ourselves.
Sep 7, 20203 min read
Greed places the future of devolution at a crossroads
The future of devolution is at a crossroads. Dwindling funding, repeated attempts by the national government to take over key functions...
Jul 27, 20193 min read
International CSOs in a differentiated, globalised and networked world: Five traits they must drop
What INGOs are missing is an institutional culture of behaviours and traits that keep them empowered today. Here's five.
Sep 23, 20167 min read
Protecting civic space against #NGOMuzzle laws in Kenya
“We said that Kenyans had enacted the best and most progressive Constitution in the world. The struggle for this Constitution was by the...
Mar 31, 201411 min read
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