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How Diaspora Can Seize the Big 4 Agenda, Specifically in Housing

Housing is part of the Big 4 and several opportunities present themselves looking for available investors to pick these hanging fruit. Here are *three ways* on how dispora can be part of this: Invest as a group: We h…

Jul 28, 2018

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How Diaspora Clients Can Invest Directly in Kenya without Being Conned

Over three million Kenyans live in diaspora, by August 2017 their remittance stood at Kshs 166.4 billion according to data from Central Bank of Kenya. Generally, its considered that this population is well-educated wi…

May 30, 2018

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The Unsung: Mwakilishi, Jambonewspot, Ajabuafrica

"Fake news!" "Fake news!” Sadly, we are now used to waking up to anti-press rhetoric. It’s the new catchphrase. Trump’s old “you’re fired” shtick has lost its mojo. His unrelenting attacks on members of the Fourth Est…

May 11, 2018

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Arresting People during Spouse Green Card Interviews is Cruel, But Immigrants with No Criminal Records Need Not Worry

Media reports of immigration agents arresting people at marriage-case interviews have riled the immigrant community. The danger, while real, is exaggerated. Read the reports carefully and you will see that the individ…

Apr 26, 2018

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Miguna Chronicles and How the Kenyan Media Missed the Plot

In my over 30 years of journalism, I have never seen such blatant bias and failure to collect and inform both readers and viewers of basic facts to a story that the media blew out of proportion and danced to Miguna M…

Mar 31, 2018

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An Open Letter to Miguna Miguna and Kenya, from a Kenyan in Toronto, Canada

Jambo Kenya, I am sending this from Toronto, Canada and just wanted to say that we have all been following the turn of events on Miguna Miguna. I was born, raised and went to school in Kenya and just moved here about…

Mar 29, 2018

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Kenya Flooding: Here We Go Again!

Somewhere in Nairobi, a sleek car floats down a raging torrent with a tenacious driver turning the steering wheel gently with a tap on the pedals; instructions the car previously responded to but not today. The force…

Mar 16, 2018

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Africa the "Shithole"! What Are American Investors Doing there?

It is very sad that the US President and leader of the free world is turning not to be the President the free world expects due to his vulgarity, insults and total disrespect of those outside his political base. Reali…

Jan 13, 2018

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This is Why Amanda Njeri, RN, Will Not Find Love in the USA

Hebu niulize, na si kwa ubaya, What is so important about being an RN? Kila mahali nikienda, RN. Hata madame kama Amanda are finding it very hard to find husbands, kwa sababu ya mariingo. Aki mtu akipata ka RN matako…

Nov 15, 2017

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Lock Her Up, Lock Her Up, the Karma

If you are a news junkie like me, you must have seen the 2016 clip where Michael Flynn led “lock her up” chants aimed at Hillary Clinton. We've all heard the clichéd lines and stories about karma. But this story got m…

Nov 9, 2017

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Amending the Constitution

In considering amendments to Kenya’s 2010 Constitution, the US Constitution could be a good example. There have been over 11,000 attempts to amend the US Constitution since it was ratified in 1788. In other words, dur…

Oct 26, 2017

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A Tribute to Kenya's Silent Majority

The decision to nullify the presidential component of August 8, 2017 elections was irrational for several reasons. The election process consists of campaigning, voting and tallying. Publicly available information su…

Oct 16, 2017

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How to be the Silver Lining in the Cloud of Political Uncertainties

Kenya is currently facing a moment of political uncertainty. And there is a lot of negative energy all over the place. But let us face it; every cloud has a silver lining. And there is indeed a silver lining in this w…

Oct 12, 2017

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Not-So-Grand Coalitions

Consultations to diffuse impasses between competing sides in national politics sometimes lead to what are variously termed governments of national unity, transitional governments, caretaker governments or grand coalit…

Oct 8, 2017

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The Global Civic Forum Supports the Oct 17th, 2017 Presidential Election

The Global Civic Forum wishes to congratulate all Kenyans for turning out in large numbers on August 08 2017 and waiting in line for long hours to exercise their sovereign right to elect their leaders of choice. The p…

Sep 19, 2017

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UhuRuto Great for Our Families

I am a Kenyan living in the diaspora and am extremely proud to support His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election for another five years. The benefits of Uhuru’s first term in office have been felt, not jus…

Sep 12, 2017

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Chief Justice David Maraga May Have Been Duped by Opposition's Machinations

It is slowly being revealed that thousands of forms were not signed by each party’s agents as a hard copy back-up to the electronic transmission and that many forms lacked official stamp and signatures- and that was e…

Sep 6, 2017

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Outcome of Raila's Supreme Court Petition is Again, Clear

Raila Odinga’s petition requests the Supreme Court of Kenya to nullify the recently concluded presidential election based on assertions that the election: was badly conducted and marred with irregularities had strings…

Aug 22, 2017

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Advise to New Governors in Kenya: How to Break the Torque

Congratulations to all the 47 new governors in the Republic of Kenya. You have now fundamentally undertaken to be servants of the people who voted you in with a lot of faith and commitment. As a governor you have a ch…

Aug 12, 2017

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Why the Jubilee Government is the Better Choice for All Kenyans

Improving National Infrastructure The Jubilee government can show record of newly built all-weather roads and the standard gauge railway (SGR) since it took over administration. The SGR connecting Mombasa to Nairobi h…

Aug 7, 2017