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New VAT Law bring savings into my home!

The VAT Act became law in Kenya and was implemented in the past two weeks. With it, came an increase in a number of daily necessities that have seen major changes in my house. These commodities include Milk and Newspapers (among several others) I have not ...

Bureaucratic Nonesense

It would seem the frustrations by members of the public relating to government processes are common across the world. I was amused to read this on Facebook this morning and I realise that the Kenyan documents are not any better. Of course the most ridiculous ...

Can we “soup up” the National Anthem?

This article was published this past Sunday in the Daily Nation (Kenya). Last week I attended the admission into the roll of advocates of 72 new lawyers presided over by the Chief Justice of Kenya Dr Willy Mutunga. At the colourful ceremony, I noticed two important things. ...

I am worried.

I am worried. What is worse, is that my worries are non-specific, nagging and lurking at the back of my mind constantly as I go through my day. On the face of it, I have every reason to be optimistic - we have a new ...

Lean in – a book for every woman & (surprisingly) man

When a guy hears of a book that is discussing the role of women, well, the average man is inclined to run for cover - the experience normally involves significant male bashing and ball bursting. So one would be hesitant to reach for Sheryl Sandberg's ...

Let’s Get Serious With Posta Kenya

Remember when? For better or worse, we have a new government and almost certainly, we shall see new leadership for many of the parastatals. One hopes that in the new administration, the new leaders will feel like they have something to prove. One specific area ...

Kenya Power is not hearing Wanjiku

We want good quality power at low cost now. For many Kenyans, Kenya Power (formerly KPLC), is a source of head-banging-against-the wall frustration. All too often do they sit in the dark and reflect on new acronyms for the company (such as Kenya Paraffin, formerly Kenya ...

Elections are over. Moving on, nervously.

This blog has been silent this past few weeks. And in that time, I have been more than a little listless, I couldn't get to work for hours at a time because I was distractedly spending much of my time on social media, where I ...