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Johnstone Oltetia

Mortgage refinancing is democratising home ownership in tough market

Homeownership is a part of Kenya’s socio-economic policy and remains one of the key priorities for the government.

By 6 months ago

Mortgage refinancing is democratising home ownership in tough market

Adopt green housing technology to save on cost, protect environment

Adopt green housing technology to save on cost, protect environment

By Johnstone Oltetia 2 years ago

Why we should root for more ties with Indonesia

Why we should root for more ties with Indonesia

By Stephen Ndegwa 3 years ago

China mulls solidarity and cooperation to a new world order post Covid-19

China mulls solidarity and cooperation to a new world order post Covid-19

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

Chinese President extols China’s role in preserving world’s biodiversity

As part of celebrations marking the United Nations 75th anniversary, the United Nations last month convened a virtual summit on biodiversity

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

Chinese President extols China’s role in preserving world’s biodiversity

Xi uses UN anniversary to stress need for multilateralism

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke at the initial stages of the UN General Assembly where he espoused the need for global camaraderie.

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

Xi uses UN anniversary to stress need for multilateralism

Step up social safety nets for most needy

The number of jobless people keeps increasing, with the US leading the numbers of people out of a job.

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

Step up social safety nets for most needy

China takes the lead in global initiative on data security

China has made steps ahead in data security.

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

China takes the lead in global initiative on data security

China now deploys its military for diplomatic duty

Military diplomacy is currently is even more prominent in China’s national diplomacy and security strategy

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

China now deploys its military for diplomatic duty

China seeks to maintain friendship with the US to stabilise the world

But China is striving hard to ensure that the two maintain cordial relations for the sake of world peace and development.

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

China seeks to maintain friendship with the US to stabilise the world

SGR back on track in supporting Kenya’s economic development

Commercial transport by various means has lost billions of shillings as a result of containment measures by the Government

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

SGR back on track in supporting Kenya’s economic development

Will China replace US as world leader

Analysts view China as the most probable candidate to take over the global leader’s mantle by virtue of its second position as the largest economy.

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

Will China replace US as world leader

China roots for a strong global public health system response to combat Covid-19

People in all countries have confronted the virus. People have looked out for each other and pulled together as one.

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

China roots for a strong global public health system response to combat Covid-19

Youth in State jobs, good for development

Apparently, the cries of the youth from previous appointments of people deemed as retirees were loud enough

By Stephen Ndegwa 4 years ago

Youth in State jobs, good for development

Uhuru to meet Central leaders to address region’s economic problems

Mt Kenya leaders have expressed their grievances, which are centred on agriculture and business.

By Stephen Ndegwa 5 years ago

Uhuru to meet Central leaders to address region’s economic problems

Mental illness major cause of depression and mortality

A mental health report by the World Health Organisation in June this year ranking Kenyans as the sixth most depressed people in Africa.

By Stephen Ndegwa 5 years ago

Mental illness major cause of depression and mortality

Key issues that could mar our nuclear energy quest

Kenya’s ambition of building a nuclear energy plant seems to be alive.

By Stephen Ndegwa 5 years ago

Key issues that could mar our nuclear energy quest

What banks can do to secure systems from cyberattacks

most attackers target administrative accounts of junior staff and not senior managers who often don’t manage the systems.

By Stephen Ndegwa 5 years ago

What banks can do to secure systems from cyberattacks

Efforts to empower women crying out for new approach

Millions of women have entered the job market, taking up positions that were the preserve of men.

By Stephen Ndegwa 6 years ago

Efforts to empower women crying out for new approach

Kenya ready for mobile voting system

The showdown in Parliament yesterday could have been avoided if the warring coalitions appreciated how far the country has developed in the usage of information communication technologies (ICT).

By Stephen Ndegwa 7 years ago

Kenya ready for mobile voting system

Order on civic education donor funds in Kenya misleading

During his Jamhuri Day speech, President Uhuru Kenyatta warned foreign countries against meddling in the forthcoming General Election, saying that any civic education funds should be directed at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and not through the civil society.

By Stephen Ndegwa 7 years ago

Order on civic education donor funds in Kenya misleading

Trade will continue to define America-Kenya relations

Against all odds and widespread predictions to the contrary, maverick real estate billionaire and Republican Donald Trump was recently elected as the 45th president, humbling favourite Democratic Party contender, former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

By Stephen Ndegwa 8 years ago

Trade will continue to define America-Kenya relations

Kenya walks fine line in quit notice to expatriates

In June, the Government issued a quit notice to the expatriate community.

By Stephen Ndegwa 8 years ago

Kenya walks fine line in quit notice to expatriates

Fathers deserve more than they always get

Today is Father’s Day when we celebrate the impact fathers and father figures have in the lives of their children.

By Stephen Ndegwa 8 years ago

Fathers deserve more than they always get

Mother, daughter on a trip to conquer autism

Forty-three-year-old Melanie Cowpland and her 10-year-old daughter, Sofia, left their home in East London, England, on November 14, 2015 to raise awareness on autism across Africa.

By Stephen Ndegwa 8 years ago

Mother, daughter on a trip to conquer autism

Lessons from Wangari Maathai on environment

This week we mark the fourth anniversary of the passing on of Nobel laureate Prof Wangari Maathai. A woman of many firsts, the late Maathai left an impact that might take long for another African to match after her death from cancer on September 25, 2011.

By Stephen Ndegwa 9 years ago

Lessons from Wangari Maathai on environment

Response to El Nino must target the vulnerable

The reality of climate change is here with us. We have been warned about changing weather patterns in the world over the last several years. Many places are experiencing extreme weather conditions, including longer than normal dry spells and enormous flooding.

By Stephen Ndegwa 9 years ago

Response to El Nino must target the vulnerable

Heed Pope's call on climate change

Global warming has increasingly become the leading concern in the world. That the world’s climate is changing for the worse is no longer a matter of conjecture or preserve of scientific discourse.

By Stephen Ndegwa 9 years ago

Heed Pope's call on climate change

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