“Helping” Is A Very Complicated Business
After a week of tours around projects in Kakuma, Turkana, my final thoughts were sombre. “Helping” is a very complicated business, I reflected as I took my position at
Questions For Presidential Candidates
As we approach the televised debating period among presidential candidates in the upcoming general election in Kenya, I suggest a few focus areas that have the potential to address
Troubles Of The Macadamia Value Chain
After I recently completed writing a business paper for a client on the potential of macadamia farming in Kenya, I was blown away by how we perpetually ignore the extreme
Doing Business In Adverse Times
Contrary to what some people might think, it is actually possible to build ethical business around disasters. Take, for example, the cyclical drought that perennially invade and de
Realising The Dream Of Growing Kenya’s Economy
If we just worked a bit harder, a bit more diligently we can start realizing our dream of growing the economy by double digits. First here is where we are now: Kenya’s GDP
On Unemployment…
Unemployment? According to ‘a new study’ quoted by the Daily Nation, It takes a university graduate an average of five years to secure a job in Kenya today. By the end of those
On The Coffee Story…
My comment on the coffee story: When you say that “Coffee farmers are the last class of economic slaves in Kenya,’ you cannot be farther from the truth. French bean growers spe
How To Make Your Own Urea Lick For Your Cows
I shared this formula at a farmers livestock improvement seminar and one lady farmer reported a 100% milk production rise in two weeks: How to make your own urea lick for your cow
We All Know What Is Wrong…
We all know what is wrong… Listening to our Kenyan radios, I am puzzled that so many people seem to know exactly what is wrong with Kenya — why hunger haunts Turkana and ot
