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Any better description of the post-independence Kenya would only come close to Richard Ntiru’s description of the contemporary society in his classical poem, Introduction, that ‘Society is a market stall/And men goods on display/ Where the label is more important than the labelled/ And the price more fascinating than value’.
Read MoreThere is a great innovation that is currently revolutionizing agribusiness with an aim of helping achieve food security. Just like every other institution is now speaking of aligning its activities to Jubilee Government's Big Four Agenda one of which is food security, IcedTube is (in an additional bid to achieve
Read MoreThere is massive confusion and outcry among citizens in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi after the local government banned the operation of ‘matatus’ in the central business district. The ban effected on Monday, the third, 2018 by the Nairobi County Council comes a month barely after the transport ministry in the
Read MoreAlthough right time is not synonymous to perfect time, it has undoubtedly been proven that perfect things come at the right time. This truth has been echoed through all ages in history of mankind, and can hardly be overwritten. Even in the Good Book- the most widely read and perhaps the
Read MoreAgri-journalism is becoming the next great thing in agribusiness. That you can use your smartphone, what we at Mobile Journalism Africa call 'pocket studios', to market yourself, and learn how to enrich your agribusiness is just great. Imagine using your own phone to shoot a video of yourself in the
Read MoreAt the heart of economic development lies food security and technology, innovation and creativity. However, how can one even begin to think of food security without acknowledging the need to empower farmers which undoubtedly translates to increased productivity? To Jackson Kiptanui, the CEO of Icedtube, food security and, technology and
Read MoreRecently I called on my friend-in-pen Muchira Gachenge and in our conversation, we questioned ourselves the plight of (us) budding writers in a state like Kenya. What really awaits budding writers? What is (in) their future? Are they to continue in their total orphaned state? Or will established writers,
Read MoreSomeone once said that nothing’s more expensive than a missed opportunity. The truth in this statement cuts deeper than a sharp axe. On the 16th to 20th of October, the conglomerate of media students in association with the office of the Academic secretary in Moi University organized for a Media
Read More"Give it time!" So I was told. I was told that time would heal. I was made to believe that in time, It would eventually get better. Days, months, passed as I waited for the healing. I waited and trusted this oblivious concept of time. Somehow, as much as I tried I couldn’t reach deep. Deep within where
Read MoreThe call by lawmaker Aaron Cheruiyot to have Nairobi County taken up and run by the National Government is timely and should be backed to see it sail through. Since the inception of Nairobi County, the city has sailed through rough waters with the passengers on board, the residents of Nairobi,
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