The virus is no longer just a healthcare crisis but a real disaster to the economy and for the President, this wouldn’t have come at a worse time President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legacy looks precariously endangered, two years to the end of his second and last term with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the economy hard, depressing revenues and sucking billions of shillings into interventions. All indications are that the virus is no longer just a healthcare crisis but a real disaster to the economy. For President Kenyatta, this wouldn’t have come at a worse time. Pundits had projected that the President…
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BY GEORGE MONBIOT When Boris Johnson claimed last week that removing statues is “to lie about our history”, you could almost admire his brass neck. This is the man who was sacked from his first job, on the Times, for lying about our history. He fabricated a quote from his own godfather, the historian Colin Lucas, to create a sensational front-page fiction about Edward II’s Rose Palace. A further lie about history – his own history – had him sacked from another job, as shadow arts minister under the Conservative leader Michael Howard. But, Johnson tells us: “We cannot now try to edit…
Going by the wave of emerging realignments, Jubilee Party rebels will soon realize that they have to subsist in the ruling party to the logical conclusion of their terms. How they do it is what they should be strategizing on and not how to come up with a countermove to the President’s purge BY JACOB OKETCH Political temperatures in the country keep rising as President Uhuru Kenyatta continues to oversee a radical purge of leadership structures of the ruling Jubilee Party, both at the Senate and the National Assembly. The latest casualty of these measures is the indefatigable Garissa Township…
BY GILBERT MUYUMBU More than 120 years since the first lawyers arrived in Kenya as vakils from India, the country’s premier bar association, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has emerged, evolved, fought battles, won some and lost others, all in an effort to ensure respect for rule of law across the country, not least by the Kenyan state. LSK’s precise origin is unknown, although some authors trace it to 1911. Prior to its formation, advocates practicing in Kenya were regulated by Kenya’s High Court, based in Mombasa at the time. This changed, however, in 1911, with the formation of…
Don’t walk alone, learn from the success and failures of those that have walked this path before BY VICTOR ADAR Mentor Africa Network is an organization that provides coaching and mentorship solutions to the youth. The founders, Dancan Irungu and Joyce Ndegwa say the initiative has reshaped young people in colleges, universities and youth in informal sector in ways unimaginable. Mr Irungu is an expert in the field of strategy, institutional strengthening and project management. A holder of PhD in business administration and management, he is a cofounder and programs director at the organization. He is a senior lecturer in…
By Antony mutunga The Covid-19 has left destruction of unrivalled proportions in its wake. Millions all over the world have lost their jobs as businesses cut costs or closed down altogether. Hospitality, airtravel, education, finance, manufacturing sectors are all reeling under the tight grip of the global epidemic that has refused to go away. Creatives are yet another lot that has also been overwhelmed by the pandemic. They have watched in horror as their revenue streams dried up. As a result, most of them; artistes, musicians, gamers, fashion models, actors and comedians have been forced to rely on crowd-funding sites…
We had 60 rooms before but we closed 30 and cut staff by 60%, significantly reducing our operation costs. Half of the rooms have been converted into private pods – a lounge setup for five pax maximum, which provides safe space for individuals who want to meet and mingle in few numbers whilst observing the pandemic regulations. We waived the room rates for these and only purchase of food and beverages to a minimum total spend of Sh6, 000 is required BY NBM WRITER In December 2019, Deli (Delishoi) Taleng’o was ebullient to watch with pride as their booming hospitality…
Home Afrika Limited has named Bertha Nuvari Mvati as non-executive director to join the likes of Peter Mungai, Kendi Ogamba and Mbugua Gecaga. Ms Nuvari’s appointment comes shortly after the publicly listed (NSE: HAFR) real estate company reported a loss of Sh887 million for the period ending December 31. According the Central bank of Kenya quarterly economic review, the real estate sector has registered the highest increase in Non Performing Loans (NLPs) by Sh6.1b representing 15.8% of NLPs, due to slow uptake of housing units. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. Migaa Golf Estate, one of Home Afrika’s…
C. Moore Media, International Public Relations (CMM), has launched The Future is Female Program; a Public Relations (PR) and communications mentorship program dedicated exclusively to the business development needs of African Tech female founders. The programme will provide the underserved market of African female founders of early-stage start-ups with the PR and communications insights, knowledge, and skills needed to gain visibility and grow their business. It is aimed at African women based on the continent or in the diaspora, and are launching or growing a tech business for African markets or serving Africans in the diaspora. “The launch of The…
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $55m International Development Assistance (IDA) grant to support Somalia’s economic recovery through continued fiscal and other economic policy reforms. The policies will strengthen fiscal management and promote inclusive private sector-led growth. The supplemental financing helps Somalia ease the effects of the global COVID-19 crisis and continue implementing the reform program supported by the Somalia re-engagement and reform supplemental Development Policy Financing (DPF). The DPF delivers critically needed financing for Somalia’s revised 2020 budget, which allocates funds for an integrated and national response to the pandemic, including increased grants to sub-national government…