“Being a penniless single mother can be a double tragedy in a capitalist country like Kenya. My name is Mercyline Owino a mother of three boys from Ndhiwa constituency. Growing up, just like any other “normal” girl, I had big dreams. To […]

The key to ending the shortage of housing in Kenya depends, in large measure on improving access to affordable housing materials. A vast number of people find themselves priced out of Kenya’s housing mortgage market, and are forced to pay exorbitant […]

Despite coffee being one of Kenya’s largest exports since its introduction in the country over a century ago the sector has been undergoing a slump since 2020. The 2021 Economic Survey shows that the sector dipped by about 18 per cent on lower crop […]

It can be a lucrative business but also fraught with many challenges, experts say. A minimum of 300 layers is the least number one should keep to make good commercial sense. This could fetch you up to Sh700,000 a year, while having 1,000 layers can […]

The Kenya health sector has re-aligned its policies and strategic direction in line with the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.  The Constitution guarantees the highest attainable standard of health as a right while devolving governance to ensure improved […]

I was the sub-editor on duty at the Daily Nation sports desk one Sunday evening in the early 1980s. Reports of league matches were streaming in from stadiums across the country. The big match of the day in Nairobi was a Kenya Breweries versus AFC […]

Raychelle Omamo is the first Kenyan woman to hold the top job in the Defence ministry. She was also the first woman to chair the Law Society of Kenya. She has been a career diplomat having served in France, Portugal, The Holy See and the Republic of […]