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Water, Dignity and Opportunity – Why Every African Child Deserves Access to WASH
As we marked the 2026 Day of the African Child under the theme, "Ensuring Universal Access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene...
How Scammers Are Exploiting Kenya’s Economic Pressure, Mobile Money Growth and Election Anxiety
Kenyans are fending off disruption and complexity at every intersection. The economy remains fragmented with elevated risk due to debt...
Abdi Mohamed’s Move to I&M Signals Battle for East Africa’s Wealthy, Affluent Clients
The appointment of former Absa Bank Kenya CEO Abdi Mohamed as the new Chief Executive Officer of I&M Bank is...
Nairobi on Lockdown: What the June 25 Barricades Tell Us About Ruto’s Presidency
Today is June 25, 2026, and if you tried getting into Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) this morning, you likely...
Ethiopis Tafara: From Threads to Markets: Fashion at the Center of Africa’s Creative Economy, Investment, and Growth
In a workshop in Lagos, a designer adjusts a seam just before sunrise. The fabric on the table carries patterns...
Samsung Galaxy Devices Put the Power of AI in Pockets, and A True Innovation For Everyone
For a long time, the tech world has stuck to a pretty predictable script. A spectacular new feature is born,...
Veerakumar Natarajan: Beyond the vibe: Bridging Africa’s Build Divide with Intelligent Infrastructure
Africa has always found its own way around barriers. When fixed-line banking proved too slow and too exclusionary, Kenya did...
Allan Juma: Security by design safeguards Kenya’s cloud-powered inclusive growth
Kenya has built a reputation across the continent and the world as a leader in the digital economy. M-PESA not...
George Obell and the Cost of Misinformation: Why Kenya Must Reject Smear Politics in Public Service
In recent days, a troubling trend has emerged in Kenya’s public discourse: the deliberate spread of unverified and potentially malicious...
Churchill Winstone Ochieng’: The Executive Who Keeps Returning to Controversy
There are professionals who build careers, and then there are professionals who seem to build controversy around them. If the...
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