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Kenya should adopt the electoral college system
(Business Dailly, 2024)Kenya borrowed extensively from the US electoral system, yet one critical element – the Electoral College – was left out. Why didn’t we adopt this system instead of relying solely on the popular vote? The Electoral College ... -
Make Open University of Kenya accessible to all citizens in 2024
(Business Daily, 2024-01-12)As we celebrate the end of 2023, one of my wish lists for the government in 2024 is making the Open University of Kenya accessible to many disadvantaged Kenyans thirsty for education. An open university is an institution ... -
Mathematics needs to be a compulsory subject
(Business Daily, 2025)There were massive celebrations on Kenyan social media when mathematics was scrapped as a compulsory subject in Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). How will 60% of the learners be ... -
Meru University unveils innovative waste-to-poultry-feed system
(KTN News Kenya, 2023-09-02)Meru University unveils innovative waste-to-poultry-feed system -
Need for policy reforms in varsity funding model
(Nation Media Group, 2023-07-25)The new funding model marks a significant step towards educational equality, fostering pool fair resource allocation and emphasizing students’ unique needs -
New CBK rate ripple effects to hand households a forgettable Christmas
(Business Daily, 2023-12-22)The recent hike of base lending rate by the Central Bank of Kenya through the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) from 10.5 percent to 12.50 percent will have far-reaching implications, especially for everyday Kenyan citizens, ... -
New varsity model will push students to cheaper courses
(Business Daily, 2023-08-25)While I agree that we need to change to the new university funding model, we must be prepared to deal with some of the new realities coming up with its implementation. I recently noticed something strange when students ... -
Reform fuel subsidies to cushion them from politics, achieve goals
(Business Daily, 2023-08-25)In a free-market system like Kenya, the forces of supply and demand ought to determine fuel prices. But fuel has been a political tool in the country, often used to woo voters during elections. Last year, for example, ... -
Reform varsity research policies
(Nation Media Group, 2023-08-31)In this Artificial Intelligence (AI) era, applications like ChatGPT,SciSpace are becoming increasingly common in universities for research by students. These applications have an extraordinary range of capabilities, from ... -
Short-time measures in taming fuel prices for the Kenyan consumer
(Business Daily, 2023-09-20)The cry among Kenyans over soaring fuel prices will continue getting louder unless urgent measures are taken to ease the burden on the consumer. While I empathise with them, the truth is that the global supply chain of ... -
‘Smoking hot’ concoctions farmers use against pests
(The Standard Group PLC, 2018-09-01)Meru University agricultural education and extension lecturer Joshua Thambura praised the technologies for empowering farmers economically. He calls on Caritas to partner with the university to do more research on these solutions. -
Varsity scholars innovate automatic irrigation system
(The Standard Group PLC, 2023-05-18)Three lecturers from Meru University of Science and Technology have innovated an automatic irrigation system suitable for use when rains fail. Daniel Mateithia, Joshua Thambura and Francis Kigira are the scholars who ... -
We need a national agency to run bursaries and scholarships
(Nation Media Group, 2024-02-07)Last month, the Daily Nation had an article titled, 'Bursary Scandal'. it highlighted the plight of needy and brilliant students who have been unable to enroll in secondary schools due to a lack of school fees. This ...