Category: Public Policy
African leaders forced to use their ill-equipped healthcare systems
African elites have been known to travel outside the continent in search of medical treatment. They did all these instead of investing on their health care systems at home. Former President of […]
Why is the US targeting Akinwumi Adesina, president of AfDB?
Akinwumi Adesina is being accused of corruption as he head the African Development Bank. These allegations were made by his own staff members. However, Mr. Adesina has denied all those allegations levelled […]
USA ends relationship with World Health Organization
Sky News: Donald Trump stated that the US has “terminated it’s relationship” with the WHO over unanswered queries relating to China’s involvement in the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. The United States of America […]
Kenya National Budget FY 2020/2021
The Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury has announced that the national budget statement will be delivered on 11th June, 2020. What is in this budget? Parliamentary Budget Office has conducted an Analysis […]
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear hanged in effigy people protest Covid-19 restrictions
Protesters recently hanged the effigy of Kentucky Governor Any Beshear as they chanted outside the governor’s house. This has initially started as a celebration of Second Amendment. At least 100 people participated […]
Excess of 40 Covid-19 cases traced to a Frankfurt church service in Germany after relaxing of lockdown
After the lockdown conditions were eased down some people in Germany attended church on 10 May 2020 and an excess of 40 of them have been infected with Covid-19. This happened in […]
Survey on socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on households
Recently, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) conducted a survey with the objective of assessing the impact of Covid-19 on housing, health, transport and labour market. The survey was implemented using Computer […]
Kenya’s public Debt and Borrowing Policy
Public Debt Management Office made a presentation on Kenya’s Public Debt and borrowing. Summary: As at the end of March 2020, Kenya’s Public Debt stock was Ksh. 6.3 trillion which is equivalent […]
Kenya Budget statement to be read 11th June
According to a memo signed by Cabinet Secretary of National Treasury Ukur Yatan, the budget statement will be read on 11th June, 2020 at the National Assembly. Sharing is Caring:
Zakir Naik’s TV Stations fined For Hate Speech In United Kingdom
Two Television Stations based in Dubai and owned by Zakir Naik (controversial preacher) have been fined GBP 300,000 in United Kingdom (UK) for breaking the law by broadcasting hate speech as well […]
Resource allocation for research and innovation in Kenya
The State Department for University Education has a mandate of developing policy for University education, research authorization, dissemination and inventory. The budget for State Department for University Education has been growing from […]
Has Covid-19 spelt the death of public schooling?
As I write this article, many students around the world are doing their studies from home and many parents are discovering that public schooling is not important after all. However, lower income […]
Letter to President: Forced evictions and displacement during Covid-19
His Excellency Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, State House, Nairobi, Kenya 7 May 2020 Your Excellency, RE: Forced evictions and displacement during COVID19 We write with urgency on […]
As Lesotho reports its first case, now all African countries are affected by Covid-19
Lesotho is the last African country to join others with positive cases of coronavirus. Now all the 54 African countries are responding to positive cases of Coronavirus. The positive case report is […]
Covid-19: Lessons on preparedness
In Kenya coronavirus has taught us a number of lessons: Our elected leaders should focus of developing the capacity of our healthcare system considering that during crisis such as pandemics they have […]
Kenya: Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund
Kenya has set up the Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund to help respond to the coronavirus. You can now contribute to this noble cause using the details below: Bank Account:Bank: Absa Bank Kenya […]
Donald Trump ends a press briefing after being challenged by a reporter
Weijia Jiang, a reporter with CBS News asked Donald Trump why he was saying that the US is leading the world in Coronavirus testing when more and more Americans were dying. […]
RECENT UPDATE
Manchester United extend Ighalo’s loan until January 2021
Manchester United have extended Odion Ighalo’s loan at the club until the end of January. The 30-year-old joined the Red Devils in January on loan from Chinese side Shangai Shenhua. The initial […]
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has tested positive for coronavirus
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has tested positive for Covid-19. ‘’I didn’t have any symptoms, I decided to take a test as I was planning to visit the frontline,’’ Mr Pashinyan said […]
