Corruption is like a virus affecting both the private and public sectors, hindering development in Kenya. It remains high despite efforts to combat it. In Transparency International’s 2024 Corru...

Kenya’s economy is at a pivotal point. The figures present a picture of relative stability: GDP growth at 4.9 per cent, inflation at 3.82 per cent, and the Central Bank Rate recently reduced to 9.5 ...

There was a time when the phrase “civil society” evoked images of selfless men and women bridging the gap for the voiceless, advocating for justice, and holding those in power accountable. They we...

Kenya is a lightweight in alcohol consumption, with Helgi Library ranking the country 113th out of 163 nations for per capita consumption, at 14.4 litres in 2021. Over the past thirty years, this figu...

This year’s Devolution Conference took place in Homa Bay County, on the shores of Lake Victoria, with the striking backdrop of the Asego Hills. Being the 9th edition of the biennial conference, ...

Kenya is operating in a tightly constrained economic space. Debt levels are high. Credit remains tight. Borrowing costs have climbed. And global trade winds are no longer in our favour. In this enviro...

Gambling is increasingly spreading its roots across Kenya. The country ranks third at 79%, after South Africa (90%) and Uganda (87%), in terms of gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa.  The gambling industr...

 Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This is the first federal US law dedicated to regulating stablec...

In a week dominated by headlines on inflation, political standoffs, and underwhelming earnings results, a subtle but profound legislative amendment slipped through the cracks. Parliament, through the ...

When President Donald Trump began imposing tariffs and launching a trade war against China around 2018, the United States was reacting to a widening trade deficit with the Asian country and growing co...

In recent weeks, an uncomfortable dissonance has emerged within the country’s fiscal corridors, one that speaks to deeper structural and fiscal tensions in the way the government funds essential ser...

When Linzi FinCo rang the bell at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to mark the listing of its KSh 44.7 billion infrastructure bond, it was framed as a watershed moment for Kenya’s capital marke...