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The Stakes for East Africa: Inside Dangote’s Lamu Refinery

The construction of the proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Lamu County, Kenya, is expected to begin before the end of the year, with the facility projected to create about 60,000 jobs. The KSh2.2 trillion refinery will be Kenya’s largest private-sector investment and Dangote’s second refinery after the 650,000-barrel-per-day Lekki facility in Nigeria. The Nigerian facility cost more than […]...

The State of Openness Report: Can Transparency Finally Become Measurable?

On 16 July 2026, President William Ruto commissioned the development of Kenya’s inaugural State of Openness Report, marking one of the most consequential governance reforms undertaken by the Ken...

6 Jul 2026

What Kenya is getting wrong in the Asahi Diageo Deal

For much of its constitutional history, Kenya’s judiciary has occupied an uneasy position in economic governance. The Constitution, 2010, transformed the courts into active custodians of public ...

29 May 2026

From Soft Regulation to Strict Enforcement in the Telecommunications Sector

Kenyans have become increasingly familiar with the frustrations associated with unreliable telecommunications services. Dropped calls during critical conversations, delayed mobile transactions, and fr...

22 May 2026

Communicating during Crises: Drawing Lessons from Kenya’s Fuel Crisis Response

The global fuel crisis has tested governments across the world in ways few economic shocks have in recent years. Rising crude oil prices, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical conflicts and inflation...

17 Apr 2026

The Financial Consumer Protection Framework: Closing the Gaps in Kenya’s Digital Economy

For years, Kenya focused on getting citizens into the financial system, but now, Kenyans are posing a hard question: who is protecting them once they are in? From cash to mobile wallets, from bank que...

2 Apr 2026

Not Our War, But Still Our Problem: Africa and the Middle East Crisis

The escalating war in the Middle East, intensified by U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran and the resulting regional fallout, may appear geographically distant from Africa. In reality, its consequences are...

27 Mar 2026

Fuel Crisis Looming? How Middle East Conflict Could Shake Kenya’s Energy Stability

Fuel seldom makes headlines when plentiful. However, when economies face shortages, alarms ring everywhere. The conflict in the Middle East is escalating, and its effects are felt in Kenya’s ports, ...

27 Jun 2025

The Will to Die: How Kenyan Protests Forged a New Political Consciousness

On Wednesday, Kenya’s Gen Z marked one year since June 25, 2024, when many of their compatriots lost their lives to police brutality while protesting against the Finance Bill, 2024. The protests beg...

20 Jun 2025

Inside Kenya Kwanza’s ‘One Government, One Voice’ Communication Policy:

The government has faced persistent challenges in coordinating and disseminating information about its policies, projects and overall progress under the Kenya Kwanza administration. These shortcomings...

13 Jun 2025

Renewed Anger over Police Brutality: IPOA Under Pressure as Calls for Police Accountability Grow

The death of 31-year-old Albert Ojwang while in police custody has triggered nationwide anger over the Kenya Police Service’s brutality and reopened wounds of extrajudicial killings in the count...