Opinion

No Turning Back — Kenya Must Build Its Way to Prosperity

By Kepher Otieno Once again, President William Ruto is launching a mega multibillion oil refinery investment project that will transform the economic fortunes in this...

TURKANA OIL FIELDS AND LAMU OIL REFINERY: IS KENYA POISED TO ENTER THE OIL-PRODUCING NATIONS’ LEAGUE AND BECOME AN INDUSTRIALISED COUNTRY?

By Alfred Gogi, PhD student, Project Planning and Management Kenya may be approaching one of the most consequential economic transitions in its modern history. The...

Housing Schemes Must Remain Social — Retire Affordable & Market Rate Housing

By Billy Mijungu There have been arguments and counter-narratives about whether a new Government should scrap or fundamentally change the...

Funding Free Education — From Early Childhood to University

By Billy Mijungu Kenya can progressively build a fully funded public education system from Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) to...

Kenya Can Turn Its Fiscal Deficit Into a Surplus in Less Than 10 Years

By Billy Mijungu Running a low-tax economy can broaden the tax base and gradually reduce fiscal deficits. A model that...

Digital Systems Fight Corruption More Effectively

By Billy Mijungu One of the most effective ways of fighting corruption is to reduce unnecessary human-to-human interfaces and replace...

Pending Bills: The Missing Link in Kenya’s Public Finance Reforms

By Paul Njenga Every financial year, county governments across Kenya inherit billions of shillings in pending bills. Despite repeated commitments...

We Must Prioritise Standardisation!

By Billy Mijungu Standardisation must become one of the most important principles guiding how we build and run Kenya. Unfortunately,...