The much talked about East African Community Common currency has been pushed to 2031, as member states continue to frustrate the implementation of the Common Market through non-tariff barriers. The EAC Secretary-General, Veronica Mueni Nduva announced on August 22 in Arusha that…
M-Pesa, the mobile money service that revolutionised financial transactions in Kenya and beyond, represents one of the most impactful innovations in fintech history. Since its launch in 2007 by Safaricom in collaboration with Vodafone, M-Pesa has provided financial services to millions who previously…
South Sudan will from August 22 have exactly one month to decide whether to hold a partial election, extend the life of the transitional government or not hold elections at all. For the country to hold elections on December 22, 2024—the date…
Despite going a step further to launch an electric Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) compared to neighbouring Kenya that runs on diesel, the Tanzanian government is seeking outside help for the train to run smoothly. Launched a few weeks ago, the projects started with…
Embracing the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC): A Path to Kenya’s Educational Future The Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) programme is pivotal in Kenya’s education system, implemented for almost eight years. Teachers, parents, and legislators are divided on the CBC, which was introduced to transform the…
After a series of protests over poor governance and corruption that have inspired protests across Africa, the Kenyan Gen-Z have been toying with the idea of forming a political party to crystalise their dreams. The dream came from the success the Gen-Z…
The usually cautious Tanzania is yet to sign the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement that comes into force within the Sub-Saharan Africa region, due to fear of competition. The business community in Tanzania look at the TFTA with a mixture of hopes and…
Kenya is gradually moving from tribal affiliations to what appears to be a generational tug-of-war, following the protests initiated by Gen-Z Due to the protests against the bad governance by President William Ruto’s government, the majority of Gen-Z and Millennials have been…
After 15 years of intermittent evictions of the Maasai community from their ancestral land in Loliondo Conservancy in northern Tanzania, new research reveals that foreign business entities have been complicit in the evictions. A report released by Amnesty International on August 7…
Under pressure from the younger generation Kenyans (Generation Z) for presiding over the perpetuations of poor governance, President William Ruto, among other things, pledged to fight corruption. Ruto said robust measures had been implemented to tame individuals hell-bent on misappropriating public funds….
