Record losses in the first half of the 2020/2021 financial year but investors and creditors are confident the firm's future is brighter than it has ever been.   For the first time in nine years, Safaricom PLC has reported a drop in profits during the half year ending September 2020.…

Do you know the seven projects that constitute the LAPSSET Corridor? The ‘LAPSSET Corridor’ stands for Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor. It is Eastern Africa’s largest infrastructure project.  It brings together Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan. The entire p…

By  Dr. Melba K. Wasunna , Strathmore University   Kenya’s extractives sector – covering oil, gas and mining – is booming. There have been recent discoveries of commercially viable resources, like oil and gold. The sector’s contribution to the country’s gross domestic product c…

Every election year, politicians go out of their way to make sure they gain or retain power. The smart ones will occasionally win the hearts of the electorate just by word of mouth and a track record.  Those who are not so smart display their lack of intelligence through unconv…

Agriculture has been Africa’s economic mainstay since the end of colonial rule. It is also the engine that drives economic growth in most African countries. All African governments stand to benefit from increased and improved agricultural production. Improving the agricultural se…