By Cynthia Wandia The Covid 19 pandemic and its disruptions have introduced a new way of life not only at the individual level but also in business operations. Virtually every sector of the economy has been affected. This has essentially changed human and consumer behavior and has further led to a great shift in priorities and preferences that we all have to adapt to and cope with going forward. Businesses are back to the drawing board to craft workable strategies that will guide their operations in what we have christened as the new normal. It’s not news that the Savings…
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The need for an efficient and effective Judiciary, capable of managing conflicts in due time, has resulted in the increasing attention to courts’ performance and administration, which affects not only the Judiciary, but also individual judges BY EDWIN WANJAWA On November 27, 2020, the Chief Justice David Maraga issued his last State of the Judiciary Address. Among other things, the president of the Supreme Court bemoaned the emasculation of the independence of the Judiciary, a factor to which he attributed the stymied performance of the Judiciary toward the tail end of his watch. Why is the independence of the judiciary…
Pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the continent thereby creating greater need for technical skills BY VICTOR ADAR Have you ever tried to do little things in digital sense but failed miserably? You are not alone, more and more individuals, corporate organizations and even governments find themselves in such a scenario. But the future is bright. You can now create opportunities by embracing virtual delivery of services. It is at the back of this that the Young Professional Program, SAP’s flagship digital skills build initiative was launched. The program has welcomed the graduation of 27 SAP associate consultants in East…
The need for an efficient and effective Judiciary, capable of managing conflicts in due time, has resulted in the increasing attention to courts’ performance and administration, which affects not only the Judiciary, but also individual judges BY EDWIN WANJAWA On November 27, 2020, the Chief Justice David Maraga issued his last State of the Judiciary Address. Among other things, the president of the Supreme Court bemoaned the emasculation of the independence of the Judiciary, a factor to which he attributed the stymied performance of the Judiciary toward the tail end of his watch. Why is the independence of the judiciary…
BY EDWIN WANJAWA Kenyans have always joined together—whether in parent teacher associations or local community organizations, popularly known as chama—to solve problems and make changes that improve their lives and their communities. Through unions, workers come together to strive for improvements at the place where they spend a large portion of their waking hours. The freedom of workers to join together in unions and negotiate with employers, in a process known as collective bargaining, is widely recognized as a fundamental human right across the globe. In Kenya, this right is protected by the Constitution and the Labour Relations Act which…
K’Ogalo’s dominance of local football is an indictment of how poor our local league has become and not how good the club is BY DAVID ONJILI Napsa United of Zambia drew Gor Mahia FC two all in the return fixture of the Confederations of African Football (CAF) Cup. A match characterized by open protest from the Gor Mahia players after the opponents were awarded a dubious penalty deep in injury time. Emmanuel Mayuka’s goal from the spot kick ensured that the Kenyan champions were out of continental fixtures before even making it past the group stages. Gor Mahia had lost…
BY JACOB OKETCH This book by Prof Ngotho Kariuki illuminates one of what used to be the best-kept secrets during the Moi regime – what went on in the infamous Nyayo House torture chambers. The extent to which the Government of President Moi went to preserve the regime against the onslaught of reform crusaders is beyond words. This book was written when the author was in prison but the original manuscript was destroyed by the authorities and he had to rewrite it when he came out of detention. It is one of the most horrendous accounts of atrocities committed by…
BY JACOB OKETCH An alcoholic employee is a nightmare that many employers have to grapple with. In many cases, the easier option taken is firing the drunk and replacing him with a sober person. The question is, how does this improve productivity in the company? Assuming that the alcoholic was a top performer while sober, doesn’t this approach lead to a drop in performance if the replacement cannot match the effectiveness of the fired alcoholic? Places of work are like homes. If you cannot achieve peace at your place of work when home is in chaos then where do you…
A surge in inter-communal attacks in West, South and North Darfur states last month forced more people to flee their homes in three days than in the whole of 2020 in Sudan, and the numbers continue to rise. Violence erupted between armed militias from the Massalit and Arab communities between 15 and 18 January, triggering about 183,000 new displacements. Most took place in Ag Geneina in West Darfur, but displacement was also recorded in Gereida and East Jebel Marra in South Darfur and Tawila in North Darfur. Around 60 % of those displaced are under 18. Displacement sites are overcrowded and…
BY AAMERA JIWAJI The recently concluded Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 was the first time that world leaders have gathered at a global event focused solely on adaptation and resilience. It was hosted virtually by the Netherlands Government, and the outcome was the creation of an Adaptation Action Agenda to help realize the transitions required for a climate-resilient world. While the political profile of the event was secured through the participation of 22 Heads of State and more than 50 ministers and leaders of international organizations, thousands more watched the sessions that were live streamed from time zones across the globe. In…
