In Africa’s Creative Economies, Women Are Claiming Ownership
It’s worth watching what happens in the days after International Women's Day – whether the women building ownership across African creative industries control more of their work, their distribution, and their narrative
Digital Trust is the New Currency for Africa's Small Businesses- Zoho Kenya Country Head
As AI capabilities become embedded in business software, SMEs face a choice about how they approach these powerful tools. The risks are not merely theoretical.
What US Supreme Court-Trump Tariff Feud Means for Kenya
Inside the Race to Succeed Faith Odhiambo as LSK President
Whatever the outcome, the debate has made one thing clear: the advocates of Kenya are not short of opinions about what their society should stand for.How Kenya’s Public Debt is Squeezing Money Out of Health, Schools, and Social Safety Nets
Transforming public debt from an obstacle into an enabler of socio-economic progress requires the collective effort of all actors within the public finance ecosystem
Why Kenya's Investment Case Stands Above its African Peers
Kenya’s advantage is not built on a single sector or one reform, but steady progress across the investment cycle.
To Become "New Singapore", Kenya Needs Rapid and Planned Urbanization
Kenya and Africa risk missing a major economic opportunity unless urbanization is accelerated and planned. Global evidence shows that cities drive industrialization, job creation and GDP growth, yet Kenya remains under-urbanized and heavily reliant on agriculture. Without coordinated investment in infrastructure, housing, transport and urban governance, rapid population growth could deepen informality and inequality. Planned urbanization offers a pathway to diversified growth, higher incomes and long-term economic transformation.
Could Ride-Hailing Apps Help Solve Kenya’s Rogue Boda Boda Problem?
By registering all boda bodas on ride-hailing platforms and creating policy around how public and private sector players cooperate to respond to issues, there is an opportunity to better respond and keep the roads safe for every road user.
Why Institutional Resilience Is Now a Core Corporate Governance Imperative
The world is entering an era of overlapping global crises, from pandemics and financial shocks to geopolitical conflicts and climate pressures. In this volatile and interconnected environment, institutional resilience, the ability to anticipate, adapt, and thrive amid disruption, is no longer optional. This article explores how governments, businesses, and organizations can strengthen their strategies, operations, finances, and governance to withstand shocks and seize opportunities in a rapidly changing world.Why the Global Payments Race Is Pushing Banks Toward PayTech Acquisitions
Banks are increasingly acquiring payment technology firms as competition intensifies for control of payments infrastructure, customer data, and low-cost liquidity.Kenya's Political Economy is Killing its Businesses
Kenya's business people have the unfortunate privilege of being both over regulated and under regulatedAfrica’s Upstream Momentum Building Up, but Investment Discipline Remains Elusive
As encouraging as the upstream outlook is, Africa’s geology remains complex, and that complexity can shape how and where companies invest.
