Kenya is grappling with substantial exposure to oil price volatility in what has seen its efforts to deal with price fluctuations challenging and expensive. Conventional methods, such as stabilisation funds, have revealed ...

The ever-changing interest rates slapped on credit by banks due to changes in the central bank reference rate set by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), continue to worry many Kenyans. The committee reviews the Central ...

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 ...

The new funding model marks a significant step towards educational equality, fostering pool fair resource allocation and emphasizing students’ unique needs

The Ministry of Education recently released the implementation regulations for the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in Senior schools. There are five clear gap needs to be addressed to align guidelines with the realities ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Many governments in developed countries have embraced actuaries' skill sets in solving complex economic systems, such as fuel and dollar problems experienced in Kenya today. The Government Actuary Department (GAD) within ...

Verification of academic and professional papers needs to be simplified. For example, the government could implement policies requiring every university in Kenya to publish an annual list of graduates on their websites ...