Author: Ng'ang'a Mbugua

The public good need not come with personal pain

Reading Time: 3 minutes It was heartbreaking to see mothers wailing at City Mortuary for their sons who had been shot by the police […]

Why today’s budget vote will make or break Kenya

Reading Time: 3 minutes Today is a tipping point in the history of Kenya’s political economy. On the one hand, we have a National […]

Men and women to watch as political intrigues take shape

Reading Time: 4 minutes President William Ruto — and to some extent former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka — set the tone for what Kenyans […]

Changing face of Eastleigh, fastest growing economic centre in Nairobi

Reading Time: 4 minutes Much of the gold in Eastleigh will soon be found on the west wing on the ground floor of a […]

End of 8-4-4 turning point in education

Reading Time: 3 minutes When the 8-4-4 system of education was introduced in 1985, there was something of a panic among young men of […]

State urged to allocate Kemsa more resources

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Treasury has been challenged to inject fresh capital to improve the capacity of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) […]

County, Russian firm to partner in war on cancer

Reading Time: 3 minutes Kisumu County has opened talks with a Russian company to allow it to build and operate a cancer treatment centre […]

UN agency advocates debt relief for Africa

Reading Time: 3 minutes International lenders have been challenged to either write off Africa’s ballooning debts or charge fair interest rates so that countries […]