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In the same way a team is made long before match day, an organisation’s team is shaped long before the success of the business.
Kenya‘s future will be shaped by Africans who understand that Rift Valley cliffs, volcanic peaks, hot springs, and forest trails are not just scenery. They are underused economic assets.
People are the most strategic asset in any business. Hire and appreciate people based on skills. Skills influence how problems get solved in real time.
Africa has the brains. What it’s missing is infrastructure. Only five per cent of AI researchers have enough computing power.
Hospitality brands must maintain sovereign control over their guest experience and focus on value pricing, selling outcomes, transformations and strategic frameworks that are scalable.
Organisations and leaders that thrive now are not those with the most resources. They are the ones where resources flow toward value instead of gathering in approval queues.
Kenya‘s Central Bank has reduced inflation without hurting the currency, lowered rates without causing capital flight and has established the credibility that gives Kenya options.
Civil service contract reforms, including a 90-day conversion window, are set to redefine employment terms as permanent roles shift to fixed-term contracts with pending finalisation.
Kenyans missed a valuable opportunity when the State sold Kenya Pipeline Company to fund future projects, illustrating the cost of failing to recognise national assets’ true worth.
A modern conflict shaped by surveillance and algorithms echoing ancient strategy shows how tensions between Iran and Israel quietly impose economic costs on distant economies.
Kenya faces a critical 21-day fuel reserve window as the Middle East crisis disrupts oil supply, threatening widespread shortages across the country.
Despite securing Sh377 billion in trade deals, Kenya now faces the tougher challenge of turning promises into real investments, jobs, and timely execution.
If automation displaces too many people too quickly, the economic fallout could exceed the gains.
By 2050, one in every three workers on earth will be African. The question is not whether that is power. The question is whether Africa is finally ready to price it.
Africa holds $29.5T in minerals but captures little value as raw exports dominate; calls grow for beneficiation and fair pricing.
West Africa supplies over 60 per cent of the world‘s cocoa beans. Yet, Switzerland and Belgium make the chocolate and keep the margin.
Macron announced 23 billion euros, equivalent to Sh3.5 trillion, in commitments at the Africa Forward Summit.
There is an old proverb that says a village that burns its own granary will go hungry regardless of how good the harvest was.
When you tax the transaction layer, you are not taxing profit. Taxing activity in an economy still rebuilding its confidence is not revenue collection.
The same countries recruiting Kenya’s nurses are now deciding Kenya is a suitable location for their medical emergencies.
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