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Dennis Kabaara

Finance Bill 2025: When will Kenyans engage in broader Budget discussion?

If we split the current final phase of the 2025/26 Budget season into four parts, we will spend 60 per cent of our time discussing a Finance Bill which is one part of the revenue question.

Finance Bill 2025: When will Kenyans engage in broader Budget discussion?

Beyond debts and deficits: Will budget 202526 chart a new path?

Beyond debts and deficits: Will budget 202526 chart a new path?

The national government would not matter much if devolution delivered

The national government would not matter much if devolution delivered

Budget 2025: Kenya targets growth, reality suggests economic headwinds

Budget 2025: Kenya targets growth, reality suggests economic headwinds

Why Kenya's Judiciary struggles to deliver justice despite promised funding

Many promises, or commitments, were made in that speech, but recent media attention has focused on those made to the Judiciary, and specifically, its budget.

Why Kenya's Judiciary struggles to deliver justice despite promised funding

Decades apart, Ruto's development tours echo Kanu-style platform for roadside declarations

One presumes that these development tours are supposed to be useful advancements on our infamous past of Kanu’s roadside declarations.

Decades apart, Ruto's development tours echo Kanu-style platform for roadside declarations

Kenyans, brace for a bumpy economic journey in the run-up to 2027 elections

Contrary to the Treasury assertions, we will experience higher than projected fiscal deficits in this pre-election period – on account of lower than expected taxes on depressed economic activities.

Kenyans, brace for a bumpy economic journey in the run-up to 2027 elections

Unusual reflection of Ruto's mid-term promises against actions on delivery

The trouble here is the recorded achievements are mostly input and activity-based, so it is no surprise that Kenyans at large are still not feeling the outputs.

Unusual reflection of Ruto's mid-term promises against actions on delivery

Ruto, Raila handshake is all about self-preservation, not progress

The political collaboration between UDA and ODM, represents the latest example of a long-held belief among our political elite that Kenyans have short memories.

By 2 months ago

Ruto, Raila handshake is all about self-preservation, not progress

Building castles in the air: Kenyans want jobs, not just talk and numbers

As Kenyans bemusedly endure this administration’s penchant for costly foreign travel and local development tours in a tough economic environment, now the 2027 election agenda is already framing.

By 3 months ago

Building castles in the air: Kenyans want jobs, not just talk and numbers

Why 2025 budget must fix tax chaos, county funding gaps and rising debt

As we all know, the 2025/26 budget process — strictly 2025/26 to 2027/28 Medium-Term Budget process — is well underway, at both national and county government levels.

By 3 months ago

Why 2025 budget must fix tax chaos, county funding gaps and rising debt

Graft, case backlog and access to justice should top Judiciary's reform agenda

Judiciary, no stranger to calls for radical reform finds itself under a harsh spotlight following a highly accusatory and largely social media-driven push for yet another judicial purge.

By 3 months ago

Graft, case backlog and access to justice should top Judiciary's reform agenda

Lost in translation: Kenya's endless dance with parastatals and the IMF expectations

Eyes always light up and the national pulse beats harder when the government deigns to broach the sensitive subject of parastatal reform.

By 3 months ago

Lost in translation: Kenya's endless dance with parastatals and the IMF expectations

Ruto's budget this year will be most important in the middle of first term

As our 2027 politics gets louder and more aggressive, it is easy to forget we are entering the home stretch of a 2025/26 budget process launched in August last year.

By 3 months ago

Ruto's budget this year will be most important in the middle of first term

2025: Will political sycophancy derail Kenya's pursuit of economic reform?

As we step into the hopeful embrace of 2025, let’s randomly walk through a couple of unusual reflections for the year.

By 4 months ago

2025: Will political sycophancy derail Kenya's pursuit of economic reform?

Thank Kenyans for cancellation of Adani deals, not foreign pressure

Our eagerness to celebrate foreign pressure as the reason these deals were cancelled understates the important role played by local whistleblowers.

By 5 months ago

Thank Kenyans for cancellation of Adani deals, not foreign pressure

William Ruto's State of the Nation address should be honest and reflective

The writer says the State of The Nation Address is more about self-reflection and introspection than it is about self-praise and congratulation.

By 5 months ago

William Ruto's State of the Nation address should be honest and reflective

Why Kenya's Judiciary struggles to deliver justice despite promised funding

Many promises, or commitments, were made in that speech, but recent media attention has focused on those made to the Judiciary, and specifically, its budget.

Why Kenya's Judiciary struggles to deliver justice despite promised funding

Decades apart, Ruto's development tours echo Kanu-style platform for roadside declarations

One presumes that these development tours are supposed to be useful advancements on our infamous past of Kanu’s roadside declarations.

Decades apart, Ruto's development tours echo Kanu-style platform for roadside declarations

Kenyans, brace for a bumpy economic journey in the run-up to 2027 elections

Contrary to the Treasury assertions, we will experience higher than projected fiscal deficits in this pre-election period – on account of lower than expected taxes on depressed economic activities.

Kenyans, brace for a bumpy economic journey in the run-up to 2027 elections

Unusual reflection of Ruto's mid-term promises against actions on delivery

The trouble here is the recorded achievements are mostly input and activity-based, so it is no surprise that Kenyans at large are still not feeling the outputs.

Unusual reflection of Ruto's mid-term promises against actions on delivery

Ruto, Raila handshake is all about self-preservation, not progress

The political collaboration between UDA and ODM, represents the latest example of a long-held belief among our political elite that Kenyans have short memories.

By 2 months ago

Ruto, Raila handshake is all about self-preservation, not progress

Building castles in the air: Kenyans want jobs, not just talk and numbers

As Kenyans bemusedly endure this administration’s penchant for costly foreign travel and local development tours in a tough economic environment, now the 2027 election agenda is already framing.

By 3 months ago

Building castles in the air: Kenyans want jobs, not just talk and numbers

Why 2025 budget must fix tax chaos, county funding gaps and rising debt

As we all know, the 2025/26 budget process — strictly 2025/26 to 2027/28 Medium-Term Budget process — is well underway, at both national and county government levels.

By 3 months ago

Why 2025 budget must fix tax chaos, county funding gaps and rising debt

Graft, case backlog and access to justice should top Judiciary's reform agenda

Judiciary, no stranger to calls for radical reform finds itself under a harsh spotlight following a highly accusatory and largely social media-driven push for yet another judicial purge.

By 3 months ago

Graft, case backlog and access to justice should top Judiciary's reform agenda

Lost in translation: Kenya's endless dance with parastatals and the IMF expectations

Eyes always light up and the national pulse beats harder when the government deigns to broach the sensitive subject of parastatal reform.

By 3 months ago

Lost in translation: Kenya's endless dance with parastatals and the IMF expectations

Ruto's budget this year will be most important in the middle of first term

As our 2027 politics gets louder and more aggressive, it is easy to forget we are entering the home stretch of a 2025/26 budget process launched in August last year.

By 3 months ago

Ruto's budget this year will be most important in the middle of first term

2025: Will political sycophancy derail Kenya's pursuit of economic reform?

As we step into the hopeful embrace of 2025, let’s randomly walk through a couple of unusual reflections for the year.

By 4 months ago

2025: Will political sycophancy derail Kenya's pursuit of economic reform?

Thank Kenyans for cancellation of Adani deals, not foreign pressure

Our eagerness to celebrate foreign pressure as the reason these deals were cancelled understates the important role played by local whistleblowers.

By 5 months ago

Thank Kenyans for cancellation of Adani deals, not foreign pressure

William Ruto's State of the Nation address should be honest and reflective

The writer says the State of The Nation Address is more about self-reflection and introspection than it is about self-praise and congratulation.

By 5 months ago

William Ruto's State of the Nation address should be honest and reflective

Why Kenya's Judiciary struggles to deliver justice despite promised funding

Many promises, or commitments, were made in that speech, but recent media attention has focused on those made to the Judiciary, and specifically, its budget.

Why Kenya's Judiciary struggles to deliver justice despite promised funding

Decades apart, Ruto's development tours echo Kanu-style platform for roadside declarations

One presumes that these development tours are supposed to be useful advancements on our infamous past of Kanu’s roadside declarations.

Decades apart, Ruto's development tours echo Kanu-style platform for roadside declarations

Kenyans, brace for a bumpy economic journey in the run-up to 2027 elections

Contrary to the Treasury assertions, we will experience higher than projected fiscal deficits in this pre-election period – on account of lower than expected taxes on depressed economic activities.

Kenyans, brace for a bumpy economic journey in the run-up to 2027 elections

Unusual reflection of Ruto's mid-term promises against actions on delivery

The trouble here is the recorded achievements are mostly input and activity-based, so it is no surprise that Kenyans at large are still not feeling the outputs.

Unusual reflection of Ruto's mid-term promises against actions on delivery

Ruto, Raila handshake is all about self-preservation, not progress

The political collaboration between UDA and ODM, represents the latest example of a long-held belief among our political elite that Kenyans have short memories.

By 2 months ago

Ruto, Raila handshake is all about self-preservation, not progress

Building castles in the air: Kenyans want jobs, not just talk and numbers

As Kenyans bemusedly endure this administration’s penchant for costly foreign travel and local development tours in a tough economic environment, now the 2027 election agenda is already framing.

By 3 months ago

Building castles in the air: Kenyans want jobs, not just talk and numbers

Why 2025 budget must fix tax chaos, county funding gaps and rising debt

As we all know, the 2025/26 budget process — strictly 2025/26 to 2027/28 Medium-Term Budget process — is well underway, at both national and county government levels.

By 3 months ago

Why 2025 budget must fix tax chaos, county funding gaps and rising debt

Graft, case backlog and access to justice should top Judiciary's reform agenda

Judiciary, no stranger to calls for radical reform finds itself under a harsh spotlight following a highly accusatory and largely social media-driven push for yet another judicial purge.

By 3 months ago

Graft, case backlog and access to justice should top Judiciary's reform agenda

Lost in translation: Kenya's endless dance with parastatals and the IMF expectations

Eyes always light up and the national pulse beats harder when the government deigns to broach the sensitive subject of parastatal reform.

By 3 months ago

Lost in translation: Kenya's endless dance with parastatals and the IMF expectations

Ruto's budget this year will be most important in the middle of first term

As our 2027 politics gets louder and more aggressive, it is easy to forget we are entering the home stretch of a 2025/26 budget process launched in August last year.

By 3 months ago

Ruto's budget this year will be most important in the middle of first term

2025: Will political sycophancy derail Kenya's pursuit of economic reform?

As we step into the hopeful embrace of 2025, let’s randomly walk through a couple of unusual reflections for the year.

By 4 months ago

2025: Will political sycophancy derail Kenya's pursuit of economic reform?

Thank Kenyans for cancellation of Adani deals, not foreign pressure

Our eagerness to celebrate foreign pressure as the reason these deals were cancelled understates the important role played by local whistleblowers.

By 5 months ago

Thank Kenyans for cancellation of Adani deals, not foreign pressure

William Ruto's State of the Nation address should be honest and reflective

The writer says the State of The Nation Address is more about self-reflection and introspection than it is about self-praise and congratulation.

By 5 months ago

William Ruto's State of the Nation address should be honest and reflective

Decades apart, Ruto's development tours echo Kanu-style platform for roadside declarations

One presumes that these development tours are supposed to be useful advancements on our infamous past of Kanu's roadside declarations.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 month ago

Decades apart, Ruto's development tours echo Kanu-style platform for roadside declarations

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