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Benard Amaya

Inadequate funding is hampering access to quality education

To attain these standards of education, it has taken heavy funding. Huge amounts of resources have gone into financing the learning processes.

By Benard amaya 3 years ago

Inadequate funding is hampering access to quality education

Cheaper internet and computers can help to boost our economy

Cheaper internet and computers can help to boost our economy

By Benard amaya 3 years ago

Lessons for Kenya from the United Kingdom travel ban

Lessons for Kenya from the United Kingdom travel ban

By Benard amaya 3 years ago

Fix capital city to spur nationwide economy

Fix capital city to spur nationwide economy

By Benard amaya 4 years ago

The deadly coronavirus can be defeated by a careful strategy

In times of a major crisis, the vulnerable nations are hit the hardest

By Benard amaya 4 years ago

The deadly coronavirus can be defeated by a careful strategy

Jobs agency should be set on the right path to succeed

Employment opportunities have increased, while unemployment has drastically reduced.

By Benard amaya 4 years ago

Jobs agency should be set on the right path to succeed

Move investment in hotels out of Nairobi

Quality accommodation is key factor that contributes towards a destination competitiveness.

By Benard amaya 4 years ago

Move investment in hotels out of Nairobi

Why citizens should rally behind Uhuru, Raila BBI initiative

President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga shook hands in what signaled the end of political animosity, consequently lowering political tem

By Benard Amaya 5 years ago

Why citizens should rally behind Uhuru, Raila BBI initiative

Why leaders must make Obama visit count

Barack Obama is a history maker

By Benard Amaya 6 years ago

Why leaders must make Obama visit count

OPINION: Why Kenyans' response to Matiba's death appears hypocritical

Kenneth Matiba's death has removed the lid on our hypocrisy towards national heroes

By Benard Amaya 6 years ago

OPINION: Why Kenyans' response to Matiba's death appears hypocritical

Kenneth Matiba - A living testimony of police brutality in Kenya

<p >Since the colonial era, Kenyans have been subjected to police brutality

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

Kenneth Matiba - A living testimony of police brutality in Kenya

NASA bosses must accept poll defeat or go to court

<p>The dispute arising from announcement of the presidential election results is assuming a dangerous trajectory

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

NASA bosses must accept poll defeat or go to court

The only community in Kenya capable of deciding who wins presidency come August

<p>The Luhya community is the second most populous ethnic group in Kenya after the Kikuyu

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

The only community in Kenya capable of deciding who wins presidency come August

Mudavadi and Wetangula have achieved a rare feat for the Luhya community

<p>The populous Luhyia has suffered the jinx of disunity for decades

By Benard Amaya Nairobi 7 years ago

Mudavadi and Wetangula have achieved a rare feat for the Luhya community

Presidential candidates should present long-term strategies

As the August 8 General Election nears, presidential candidates are busy making all manner of pledges

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

Presidential candidates should present long-term strategies

Mudavadi has matured politically, here’s why

Amani National Congress Musalia Mudavadi, the man once described as the gentleman of Kenya’s politics has undergone total metamorphosis

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

Mudavadi has matured politically, here’s why

Reconstitute Vision 2030 secretariat

The Vision 2030 development process was launched by President Mwai Kibaki in October 2006 when he instructed the National Vision Steering Committee to produce a

By Benard Amaya, Nairobi 7 years ago

Reconstitute Vision 2030 secretariat

Raila Odinga must do this one thing if he wants to clinch the top seat by a fair margin

The National Super Alliance (NASA) has finally named its lineup

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

Raila Odinga must do this one thing if he wants to clinch the top seat by a fair margin

We won’t take nothing short of fair nominations

For many years, Kenya’s political parties have conducted shambolic primaries

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

We won’t take nothing short of fair nominations

Musalia Mudavadi's new role has raised his profile

It is now official - Musalia Mudavadi is the anointed spokesman of the Luhya community

By Benard Amaya 7 years ago

Mr. President, it is time to take the bull by its horns

It is so disheartening when the CEO of the nation bemoans the failure of his government to tame a vice.

By Titus Pala and Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Mr. President, it is time to take the bull by its horns

State not willing to address cane farmers’ woes

Cane farming is an economic mainstay for millions of citizens, especially in the Western region.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

State not willing to address cane farmers’ woes

Applicants for CJ position must be honest, professional

Distinguished legal scholar Prof Makau Mutua displayed rare intellectual wit, courage and honesty during the interviews for the Chief Justice. The US-based professor handled all questions including the controversial ones meticulously and with utmost intellectual finesse.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Applicants for CJ position must be honest, professional

Utalii should manage Ronald Ngala college

For more than four decades, Kenya Utalii College (KUC) has remained the institution of choice for those who want to pursue a career in the hospitality and tourism industry.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Utalii should manage Ronald Ngala college

America should make wise choice in polls

US will be going to elections in November to elect President Barack Obama's successor.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

America should make wise choice in polls

Political Parties Act has killed democracy

In a country where personality cult drives national politics, the signing of a new law allowing defectors change parties without seeking fresh mandate from voters has simply signaled the end of political entities.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Political Parties Act has killed democracy

Law on defection bad for democracy

In a country where personality cults drive national politics, the signing of a new law allowing defectors to change parties without seeking fresh mandate from voters has simply signalled the end of political entities in Kenya.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Law on defection bad for democracy

Nationalism bad for world economy

Campaigns for the White House seem to be taking a nationalistic dimension.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Nationalism bad for world economy

Like Omtatah, we can all make a difference

A nation becomes great depending on the character of its citizens. In the same vein, a good Constitution is only effective if the citizens are eternally vigilant and exercise their rights.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Like Omtatah, we can all make a difference

Voters should reject inciting leaders

Recent inflammatory remarks attributed to politicians should awaken our collective patriotism and national consciousness.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Voters should reject inciting leaders

Kenya is now officially a bandit economy

It is now official; Kenya is a “bandit economy“; our land has reached the lowest point in graft.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Kenya is now officially a bandit economy

Motive of colleges is purely profit

In this era of the liberalisation of higher education, various disciplines have been diluted by colleges and universities.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Motive of colleges is purely profit

Utalii College needs more support

Kenya Utalii College occupies a unique position in hospitality and tourism training.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Utalii College needs more support

Mama Lucy has left an indelible mark

The death of former First Lady Lucy Kibaki is not only a big blow to her family but also the entire country.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Mama Lucy has left an indelible mark

Kenya is bleeding

Corruption in both the private and public sector is choking the country. Every day the country is being treated to one form of corruption or the other.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Kenya is bleeding

Agency ineffective in auditing parastatals

The agency in charge of inspecting operations of State corporations has come under sharp focus following claims of massive graft at the Youth Enterprise Development Fund.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Agency ineffective in auditing parastatals

Parastatal appointments should be open to all ethnicities

According to the constitution of Kenya, all public institutions are supposed to represent the face of Kenya. The same applies to the cabinet.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Parastatal appointments should be open to all ethnicities

CSs shouldn’t interfere with State corporations

The Constitution of Kenya envisaged and provided for separation of powers among the various arms of government.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

CSs shouldn’t interfere with State corporations

Fill vacant positions in State corporations

Boards and councils of State corporations are their supreme organs.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Fill vacant positions in State corporations

It is not too late for Kenya to solve mess in education sector

Education is the foundation of civilisation in all societies worldwide.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

It is not too late for Kenya to solve mess in education sector

Nervousness amongst Kenyans increases as Jubilee and CORD embroiled in harsh exchanges

General elections are always the worst periods for Kenyans. It is during electioneering that politicians unleash their dirty tricks characterized by ethnic hatred and bribery.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Nervousness amongst Kenyans increases as Jubilee and CORD embroiled in harsh exchanges

Review law to strengthen Senate

The promulgation of the Constitution in 2010 ushered in a golden era in the development of rural areas. Regions which were categorised as peripheral became the nucleus of development. Many rural residents have hailed devolution for bringing development closer to them.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Review law to strengthen Senate

Political parties have no ideologies

Since independence, Kenya has practised pseudo-democracy. Elections have been nothing but ethnic competition for power where large tribes carry the day. There is no semblance of ideology.

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Political parties have no ideologies

Learning should focus on character

Education can be defined as the process of imparting skills, knowledge and attitudes to a person for purposes of bringing desired behavioural change in them

By Benard Amaya 8 years ago

Learning should focus on character

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