Kenya Digest Opinion features expert commentary, editorials, and perspectives on Kenyan news, politics, and society, offering insights that spark informed discussions
By Dennis Kamau Kenya’s most urgent challenge is not a shortage of ideas but a shortage of opportunities of gainful employment particularly for our young people. Each year, hundreds of…
Two cases involving KCB Bank Kenya have recently attracted public attention for very different reasons, but both raise questions about how one of Kenya’s biggest financial institutions handles people when…
By Munene Kahiro A cursory review of most of Kenya’s countryside will readily reveal how raw produce leaves farms in sacks to oftentimes return as packaged goods bearing foreign labels.…
By KRP Walk into any supermarket anywhere in Kenya and you will find shelves laden with imported goods from foodstuff, electronics and pharmaceuticals. This happens even as some of our…
Political Consultant, Strategist and Lobbyist Boy Sammy Boy has argued that former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko can still vie for elective office, saying his impeachment-related legal avenues have not been…
MOGADISHU—President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s objection to a call for national political dialogue at the recent AUSSOM summit in Kampala exposes a structural tension at the heart of Somalia’s current predicament.…
By Ekaterina Handa The stability of any legal system, however meticulously crafted, ultimately rests upon the edifice of cultural values and sensibilities of the society it seeks to serve. A…
The by-election in Ol’ Kalou slated for tomorrow, Thursday the 16th of July 2026 presents a comical contrast that would make even the most serious observer chuckle. It is a…
Come Thursday the 16th of July 2026, the good people of Ol’ Kalou will witness a tug of war unlike any other. A rope has been laid across the constituency,…
By Deborah Barasa In the wake of the tragedy that has befallen the Chesongoch community of Elgeyo Marakwet County, my heart is heavy with woe. Saturated by the relentless rains…