Analysis
Articles from our contributors
- December 2003
Aid taps start flowing
The off-colour Kenya economy has received a much-needed shot in the arm, with donors promising East Africa's largest economy huge sums only associated with the blue-eyed boys of the region.Deremo Maiko - November 2003
Kenyans getting poorer
A new report by the Central Bureau of Statistics reveals that an average Kenyan is worse off than any other time in the past five years.Deremo Maiko - November 2003
Experts fault judiciary purge
Legal experts now argue that the recent purge in the judiciary might not augur well for the smooth implementation of a new constitution, given the inexperience of the recently appointed judges.Fred Oluoch - November 2003
Old policy ailing tourism
The Kenyan tourism industry - already reeling from the effects of travel advisories - could take time to make any meaningful recovery, thanks to an obsolete tourism policyZachary Ochieng - November 2003
Donors postpone aid disbursement
Key multilateral donors have postponed lending to Kenya owing to the government's failure to implement certain reforms as well as the emergence of a new brand of corruption within the cabinet.Deremo Maiko - November 2003
Fear looms over new constitution
Despite the NARC government's promise to deliver a new constitution to Kenyans in the first 100 days in office, the document remains as elusive as ever.Fred Oluoch - October 2003
Government acts to save tourism
Following a slump in the tourism sector occasioned by terrorist attacks and Western travel advisories, the government is now shifting attention to domestic tourism.Deremo Maiko - October 2003
New constitution remains elusive
After waiting for more than a decade, Kenyans may not have a new constitution before the end of the year despite the new government's promise to give the country a new document within the first 100 days in office.Fred Oluoch - October 2003
Leaders hail Awori's appointment
The elevation of Moody Awori to the country's vice-presidency has been greeted with satisfaction by leaders from across the political divide.Zachary Ochieng - October 2003
Uproar over third mobile operator
The new Kenya government is set to license a third mobile telephony operator, amidst protest by the existing duopoly that this could actually retard the growth of the sector.Deremo Maiko - October 2003
Rift widens in ruling coalition
Observers of the Kenyan political scene are now convinced that the rift within the ruling coalition is too deep to allow economic recovery, political and constitutional reforms that Kenyans voted for in December 2002, besides sending mixed signals to donors and investors.Fred Oluoch - September 2003
Scandal rocks Aids Council
Kenya s efforts to combat Aids are in jeopardy following persistent scandals at the National Aids Control Council (NACC), the body charged with spearheading the fight against the pandemic.Zachary Ochieng - September 2003
No respite yet for battered economy
Contrary to expectations, the economy has grown at a slow pace owing to misplaced fiscal and monetary policies.Deremo Maiko - September 2003
Wamalwa s death rekindles health debate
The mystery that surrounded the indisposition and ultimate demise of Kenya's vice-president, Michael Wamalwa, has rekindled debate on whether taxpayers have the right to keep tabs with the health of their leaders.Fred Oluoch - August 2003
Government in dilemma over Moi role
The NARC Government is faced with a serious dilemma over what action to take against retired president Moi, who has been implicated in a number of financial scandals.Fred Oluoch