Kenya’s County Budgets in Crisis: A Call for Accountability in Local Governance
A particularly alarming trend highlighted in the report is the excessive spending on both domestic and foreign travel. For example,…
Year: 2024
CBK Slashes Lending Rate to 11.25%—Calls on Banks to Lower Interest Rates and Boost Economic Growth
The Central Bank of Kenya’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the Central Bank Rate (CBR) from 12.00% to 11.25%.…
Raila Odinga’s Grip On Western Kenya Slips: Rivals, Allies, And The Fight For ODM’s Future
ODM in Turmoil: Mumias East MP Peter Salasya’s public attacks on Raila Odinga, despite being part of the Azimio Coalition,…
Putin’s Double Blow: Assad’s Fall and the Cracks in Russia’s Global Ambitions
OPINION: By Mdadisi Mmoja The Syrian campaign was one of the Kremlin’s most high-profile military operations since the breakup of…
Nairobi Among 10 Counties With Zero Development Spending In Q1, Report Reveals
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is among 10 governors whose counties failed to spend any funds on development projects in the…
Burhani Engineers Partners with Swisscontact’s PropelA to Bridge Skills Gap and Tackle Youth Unemployment in Kenya
Swisscontact, a globally recognized organization dedicated to fostering economic development through skills training, has created the PropelA program to bridge…
CIVICUS Downgrades Kenya’s Civic Space To ‘Repressed’ Amid Brutal Crackdown On Protests
In its ‘People Power Under Attack 2024’ report, the CIVICUS Monitor revealed that Kenya’s score had dropped 13 points, from…
KUTRRH Leadership Crisis: How Ahmed Dagane Ascended to Lead Kenya’s Premier Health Institution — and Why He Was Ousted
Dagane is known to be trained as a nurse, but his educational background has raised concerns. Reports suggest that he…
Kenyan Private Sector Sees Marginal Growth In November, Driven By Strong Sales And Increased Demand
Kenyan businesses reported a notable improvement in conditions midway through the final quarter of 2024, with sales growing at the…
Rift Deepens Between President Ruto And Kenya’s Mainstream Church Leaders
Analysts suggest that the church’s refusal to accept President Ruto’s donations is rooted not only in questions of financial transparency…