THE EXPENSIVE POWER : A story of Kenya’s high electricity prices

It is an open secret that the prices of power in kenya are undeniably high , compared to other countries within the Sub Saharan Africa which have a similar generation capacity. However , the general public has been made to accept this dubious pricing , mainly because of lack of knowledge in this complicated field…

“The King is naked” How corona has badly exposed the Kenyan Education Sector

When the year started , everyone had their goals set out , a year in which they would achieve their ambitions and dreams .It’s needless to say one of the major prayer items in every other new year’s eve , is the need for intellectual prosperity. Every other scholar, from the youngest to the eldest…

The History of Kingpins in the Kenyan Tribal politics – Luo

If there exists a community which has had some sort of succesful kingpinship system ,then it’s the Luo .They have always rallied behind a single kingpin , whether in or out of government .However , it has not always been Rossy for the kingpins ,as forces have tried to robe them this delicate position. At…

The History of Kingpins in the Tribal Kenyan Politics

Towards every election cycle in Kenya , it’s not strange to hear the word Kingpin , who is purportedly the community’s soul decision maker in the political table , others call them community’s spokespersons , quite ironocal though ,as they rarely speak for the community but just a class of politicians . It is also…

The botched dream: The African story of Hope turned into nightmare

History paints a picture of a tranquil Africa in the precolonial times . Various sections of Africa had their unique systems and ways of life and that was all. The Buganda of the present day Uganda , the Bunyoro Kitara of Uganda , the Shona and Ndembele in Southern Africa , the Ghana , Mali…

Think Outside the Box: LNG to Power

Think Outside the Box: LNG to Power https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/think-outside-box-lng-power-elsie-mbugua

The ‘ 82 Coup d’etat

Sunday , 1st August , 1982 remains glued in the Kenyan history as the darkest moment .It is the day the Air wing of the Forces tried to topple the country’s leadership. So exactly what happened , how did it begin , the course , the end and the aftermath and how did it influence…

THE KENYAN DEMONETIZATION & LESSONS FROM INDIA

It was much fanfare and jubilation as the Governor of the Central Bank unveiled the new generation notes at the Madaraka day celebrations on the 1st of June .This was the situation when Hindi populist Prime Minister Narendra Modi ,carried out the similar process in the world’s second most populous nation. He touted the process…

The Story of Madaraka

On 1st June , 1963 , our country attained Madaraka .But what is just Madaraka ?How did we get there ?who did what ?How was it?Well , Madaraka is the day Kenya attained self internal rule from thr British Colonialists .This is the day when the white supremos called it a day in Kenya and…

The Journey Begins

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