Opinion

October 5, 2022

Kenya’s SME and Start-up trade options under the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative

Background Agenda 2063 is Africa’s blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the continent’s strategic framework that aims […]
August 17, 2022

Kenya’s economic recovery: lessons from post-World War 2 Japan

The next government has its work cut out for them with an acute need for economic recovery. Kenyan SMEs and private sector in general have experienced […]
July 3, 2022

Kenya Kwanza Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda: Evaluation of SME and Start-up Agenda

The Kenya Kwanza coalition officially launched their manifesto dubbed the plan underpinned on the premise of bottom-up economic transformation agenda. The focus of the article will […]
June 23, 2022

Impact of electrics cars on fuel tax in Kenya. What’s the way forward

Kenya just like many countries both developed and developing has seen arise in uptake of electric vehicles with the most recent and notable being the launch […]
June 16, 2022

Beyond fuel subsidy smokescreen: What are the real solution?

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) published latest fuel prices with notable increases of  Sh9 per litre pushing the cost of super , diesel and […]
June 13, 2022

Kenya ICT Practitioners bill 2020 goes against ease of doing business in Kenya

The Kenyan innovation eco system comprising various stakeholders including but not limited to government, Civil society organisations, multilaterals, corporates, incubators, academia, investors, entrepreneurs and innovators has […]
June 9, 2022

Political manifestos must not confuse lofty goals for strategy

The launch of Azimio la umoja one Kenya coalition party’s manifesto and subsequent utterances by their presidential candidate Raila Odinga on mitumba has led to some […]
May 27, 2022

If you can’t pay interns as an SME help them build social capital

Each day I open my email I usually receive a couple dozen of messages from young graduates or even industry veterans who are looking for internship […]
February 12, 2022

AFCFTA is a boon for Africa’s digital economy

If effectively implemented, the AfCFTA can enable the digital transformation of the Continent, leading to sustainable socio-economic development and significantly contributing to prosperity in Africa. With […]