Listen Good infrastructure such as roads, water and electricity projects will help spur Kenya’s economic growth, enabling Kenyans to run their businesses, generate wealth and create employment. Infrastructure development boosts the economy through linkages with other sectors. Among the key investments is the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and rehabilitation of the old Metre Gauge Railway, […]
Listen Background The Government introduced the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) to replace the 8-4-4 system of education following the results of a needs assessment carried out countrywide by a team of experts. The assessment indicated that the 8-4-4 system had become unpopular, because it was examination oriented at the expense of other education needs. The […]
Listen The Government is seeking to achieve 100 per cent Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by scaling up National Housing Insurance Fund (NHIF) uptake. It has invested heavily to make access to health care a reality for millions of Kenyans at affordable or no cost. The Government distributed World Class medical equipment to all counties, introduced […]
Listen Re-imagining National Sovereignty and Self-determination As time passes, so does the risk of losing the gist of the major milestones that outline the journey of a nation escalate. On this score, Kenya is not an exemption. At almost 60 years since independence, only a handful of individuals alive today had the chance to witness […]
Listen Our Diversity, Our Strength History is replete with records of ethnic, cultural, religious and racial intolerance and negative profiling since time immemorial. Professor Mariana Tepfenhard of the Department of History at Monmouth University in the United States in her 2013 paper on “Causes of Ethnic Conflicts” avers that “Many states are made up of […]
Listen Renewable energy Kenya is on course to fully decarbonise its electricity sector, with 92.3 per cent of electricity distributed by Kenya Power now generated by renewables, also referred to as “green energy” sources. The demand for electricity in Kenya continues is growing at an average rate of 4.5 per cent annually driven by economic […]
Listen Kenya has made significant achievements in promoting environmental sustainability, and greening of the economy, by among others banning single-use polythene bags nationally and single-use plastics in protected conservation areas; developing a sustainable waste management policy and legislation; developing regulations on extended producer responsibility, plastic and chemical Management and e-waste The push for environmental and […]
Listen Anthems and flags are symbols that hem in allegiance among communities that subscribe to a common cause or a set of shared goals. While an anthem is a musical composition that extols the values, heritage and the driving spirit of a society, a flag is an insignia meant to express commitment to mutual interests […]
Listen The strategies for growing Kenya’s tourism industry are summed up in the Kenya Tourism Agenda 2018-2022 document. The Kenya Tourism Agenda 2018 – 2022 establishes the foundation for the National Tourism Blueprint 2030. Its implementation during the 2018–2022 period ignites all the Blueprint components and actors and sets Kenya’s tourism on the path to […]
Listen Agro Processing Background The Big 4 Agenda prioritized investment in projects geared towards boosting the agricultural value chain as key to achieving Food Nutrition and Security. It is based on studies that jobs created within the agriculture sector are low-paying and cannot create enough employment unless the Government pursues targeted interventions. Policies developed by […]