Author: Stephen Ndegwa

Western-style democracy finds hostility in Africa

Reading Time: 2 minutes The unprecedented speech by Guinea junta leader Mamady Doumbouya on September 21, 2023 at the United Nations General Assembly in […]

Tax policy should eye economic growth, equity

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rightfully, Kenyans are up in arms against the punitive tax regime contained in the 2024 Finance Bill. But instead of […]

Chinese report indicts human rights in the US

Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent report on human rights breaches in the United States in 2023 released by the State Council Information Office […]

Kenya must remain above fray in foreign relations

Reading Time: 3 minutes President William Ruto’s recent visit to the United States has jolted public opinion in Kenya about where we are heading […]

On Taiwan, US must play by recognised rulebook

Reading Time: 2 minutes The simmering tensions between the United States and China over Taiwan, a Chinese territory, went a notch higher on Monday […]

Celebrate mothers, but don’t demean fathers

Reading Time: 3 minutes The strength of a woman, be it a mother, spouse or daughter, cannot be gainsaid. But in this hierarchy, mothers […]

China reaffirms stance on curbing world crises

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated his country’s firm stance on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Ukraine crisis during his joint […]

China’s economic growth offers hope in 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes On Tuesday, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5.3 per cent […]