When making the announcement, President Ruto did the Microsoft data centre maths, and then said the quiet part out loud....
Nearly 31.2 per cent of the entire budget is consumed by past obligations and debt service before Kenya can buy a single desk or bottle of medicine....
2024 protests were driven by a disgruntled youth population reeling from a heavy tax burden, corruption, economic hardship, and shrinking employment....
A breakdown of Kenya’s Sh4.7 trillion budget for FY 2026/27, analysing spending priorities, county allocations and economic growth prospects....
A staggering Sh941.60 billion, representing 45.5 per cent of the total expenditure, was used to service debt....
For NYOTA to avoid repeating the pitfalls of its predecessors, it must prioritise transparency and rigorous monitoring....
Countries around the world have tried similar funds, with mixed results. Kenya can draw lessons from both the successes and failures....
Approximately 1.8 million Kenyans were already experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, a figure projected to rise to 2.1 million by early 2026....
The MoU will also see collaboration in supporting businesses to comply with disability laws and champion non-discriminatory practices as envisioned in the PWD Act....
Cartels have also been exploiting public resistance. Low awareness and infrastructure gaps, such as SHA’s registration challenges or e-GP’s supplier onboarding issues, allow cartels to discredit digit...