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Dennis Kabaara

The marking scheme has changed: Today's reality is not that of 2022

In this "business unusual" space, the focus is the destination of our journey, not their vehicle to take us there. Because, here and everywhere, the government is not the economy.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 month ago

The marking scheme has changed: Today's reality is not that of 2022

Why Mbadi's budget review is all about lowering expectations

Why Mbadi's budget review is all about lowering expectations

By Dennis Kabaara 1 month ago

How can government improve our pockets without overtaxing?

How can government improve our pockets without overtaxing?

By Dennis Kabaara 1 month ago

What downgrade by credit rating firms means for Kenya's economy

What downgrade by credit rating firms means for Kenya's economy

By Dennis Kabaara 2 months ago

Who takes blame if broad based government fails, Ruto or Raila?

The broad-based government reboots President Ruto's economic turnaround agenda that has so far been mostly mixed, moving in fits and starts.

By Dennis Kabaara 3 months ago

Who takes blame if broad based government fails, Ruto or Raila?

Ruto's government has spending problem, income is way too much

It is fair to speculate that President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration might turn out to be our most disappointing since independence.

By Dennis Kabaara 3 months ago

Ruto's government has spending problem, income is way too much

'Hybrid' government birthed by protests, but point clearly missed

After a month of Gen Z-led pro-good governance, not anti-government, protests, we are back to default settings.

By Dennis Kabaara 3 months ago

'Hybrid' government birthed by protests, but point clearly missed

Firing an entire cabinet in a presidential system is akin to firing yourself

In our presidential system of government of technical, not elected, ministers, firing your entire Cabinet sounds like you just fired yourself. But we are getting ahead of ourselves.

By Dennis Kabaara 4 months ago

Firing an entire cabinet in a presidential system is akin to firing yourself

The hard task ahead for Kenya Kwanza after tax bill collapse

A second week of anti-tax protests meant the 2024 Finance Bill was not signed into law, but this was really an accountability moment for Kenya's leaders.

By Dennis Kabaara 4 months ago

The hard task ahead for Kenya Kwanza after tax bill collapse

The task before MPs: Time to drop vacuity and attempt augustness

The House on the Hill is increasingly being an acronym for Hubris, Incompetence, Lies and Looting.

By Dennis Kabaara 4 months ago

The task before MPs: Time to drop vacuity and attempt augustness

Budget maths not adding up and why it's in order to blame our MPs

It is becoming increasingly difficult to link this administration's fine words with its fancy (and correct) ideas - six objectives, five pillars, five clusters, nine value chains etc

By Dennis Kabaara 5 months ago

Budget maths not adding up and why it's in order to blame our MPs

From secrets to statements, and why Kibaki's budgets hit home

The public narrative is Kibaki unlocked our potential with simplicity; Ruto is killing it with complexity.

By Dennis Kabaara 5 months ago

From secrets to statements, and why Kibaki's budgets hit home

Budget 2024: The big picture and the IMF hand

While Finance Bill 2024 is widely unpopular across businesses and among the people, it is a necessary condition for continued IMF support to Kenya.

By Dennis Kabaara 5 months ago

Budget 2024: The big picture and the IMF hand

One man, one-shilling talk could be diversion trick from real issues

It is not beyond the wit of man to suspect that the timing of this debate is not a coincidence with reactions to it being just as noisy as the proposition.

By Dennis Kabaara 5 months ago

One man, one-shilling talk could be diversion trick from real issues

Is government on 'fuliza' mode?

KRA average monthly tax take this year has been Sh171 billion against a target of Sh208 billion.

By Dennis Kabaara 6 months ago

Is government on 'fuliza' mode?

Kenya Kwanza's approach to the wage bill crisis could be better

In true fat cat fashion we heard nothing this week about two important issues: pay inequity and multiple allowances.

By Dennis Kabaara 6 months ago

Kenya Kwanza's approach to the wage bill crisis could be better

Bane of Kenya Kwanza's Big Five agenda as regime enters second 18-month phase

Today's tragedy is we miss tomorrow's promise in Ruto's transformation agenda which, on paper, is rather clever in framing and structuring.

By Dennis Kabaara 7 months ago

Bane of Kenya Kwanza's Big Five agenda as regime enters second 18-month phase

Kenya Kwanza agenda lacks public buy-in

The trouble with this administration is they spent their first year telling us Jubilee was the existential threat, when it was our actual debt.

By Dennis Kabaara 9 months ago

Kenya Kwanza agenda lacks public buy-in

Kenya in 2023: A case of being in motion without any movement

If 2023 was the year of "finyaa!" and pain for Kenyans, doesn't 2024 already feel like it might be "finyaa squared"?

By Dennis Kabaara 10 months ago

Kenya in 2023: A case of being in motion without any movement

Forget dialogue, cost of living not about to come down any time soon

From KNBS, inflation came in at 6.6 per cent in December, a fall from 6.8 per cent the previous month and far lower than the 9.2 per cent when the Kenya Kwanza administration assumed office.

By Dennis Kabaara 10 months ago

Forget dialogue, cost of living not about to come down any time soon

Began as national dialogue, ended up an incomplete elite settlement

It is difficult to understand what Parliament is expected to do with the recommendations on electoral reform, multiparty democracy, new political positions or fresh politically-inspired funds.

By Dennis Kabaara 10 months ago

Began as national dialogue, ended up an incomplete elite settlement

Leaders' words unhelpful if they do not address citizens' worries

Endless naysaying is one thing, but offering a different picture requires real work, and our politics is all about playful sound and fury.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Leaders' words unhelpful if they do not address citizens' worries

Forget the norm, this is what we expect President to address today

State of Nation Address should be different from budget, economic policy or an inspiring national day speech. Reporting must speak to the status of who and where we are as a nation.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Forget the norm, this is what we expect President to address today

Why Ruto's 'tax everything that moves' approach is bound to fail

The everyday Kenyan is fed up watching YouTube and TikTok clips of large motorcades and frequent flyer pictures of leaders escaping a country where many struggle to get home.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Why Ruto's 'tax everything that moves' approach is bound to fail

Cut cost of government, cost of doing business to lower cost of living

Fix the cost of doing business. Fix the cost of government. This begins to fix cost of living. Period.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Cut cost of government, cost of doing business to lower cost of living

What tax collections say about Ruto's management of economy so far

We can argue all day long about tax rates, the tax base and the tax menu, but, at what point do we begin to accept that our tax/revenue/debt distress starts with our spending habits?

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

What tax collections say about Ruto's management of economy so far

Ruto's shifting goalposts, fragile economy and other short stories

Kenya Kwanza's has disregarded the big promises that gave them victory. Ruto's second year in office does not inspire confidence as the economy worsens.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Ruto's shifting goalposts, fragile economy and other short stories

Kenya Kwanza's ever-changing narratives bad for economy, livelihoods

Millions of beleaguered Kenyans are struggling with an unmanageable cost of living in a country where more jobs are lost than created while politicians talk and live large.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Kenya Kwanza's ever-changing narratives bad for economy, livelihoods

Tax summit a great idea, but this is what it should focus on

There's need to look at tax policy and tax strategy, as well as tax administration. The government should move from debt-inspired to growth-friendly taxation regime.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Tax summit a great idea, but this is what it should focus on

How much will it cost Kenya's economy to end rising poverty?

A different question could then be - is the size of attendance a proxy for the prevalence of poverty; larger crowds where it is more, and smaller where it is less?

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

How much will it cost Kenya's economy to end rising poverty?

What Kenya needs is not 'nusu mkate' but permanent political settlement

Peaceful protest and demonstration does not equal violence and looting, neither does democratic policing and law enforcement equal beating and shooting.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

What Kenya needs is not 'nusu mkate' but permanent political settlement

With tyranny of numbers, Kenya Kwanza can only offer painful menu

In betting on the budget against the economy, Kenya Kwanza's tyranny of numbers sounds like it's business as usual mode while promising economic transformation.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

With tyranny of numbers, Kenya Kwanza can only offer painful menu

Budget 2023: When rubber meets the road

Fresh cost of living pain will visit Kenyans soon. This could fan public discontent in a way that favours an opposition struggling to keep up with Kenya Kwanza's highly disciplined populism.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Budget 2023: When rubber meets the road

Budget 2023: Rubber meets the road as fresh pain visits Kenyans

There could be public discontent in a way that favours an opposition struggling to keep up with Kenya Kwanza's highly disciplined populism

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Budget 2023: Rubber meets the road as fresh pain visits Kenyans

The Sh210b back story largely ignored in this year's budget

The Budget 2023 has run for 217 days, or 31 weeks, since the process was launched by the Treasury CS on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

The Sh210b back story largely ignored in this year's budget

Get ready for intriguing figures, roles and noisy budget making

This noisier-than-usual budget season has offered Kenyans a civic education moment on "bread and butter issues" beyond complexities like the Constitution or BBI.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Get ready for intriguing figures, roles and noisy budget making

Use the budget season to show Kenyans how to revive economy

What we need is explanation of the debt management strategy, realistic revenue plan and programmatic spending plan

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Use the budget season to show Kenyans how to revive economy

Tricky balance: Why 'maandamano' is Ruto's leadership test moment

Azimio has demonstrated that they can shut down anything up to a third of the economy in next to no time. Ruto needs to take charge. In case he doesn't get it, he is the President.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Tricky balance: Why 'maandamano' is Ruto's leadership test moment

The real cost of Azimio protests is more than Sh10 billion a day

For the government to deliver on its mandate, we only need the leader. All else is detail. This administration is facing a much larger task than they anticipated on the campaign trail.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

The real cost of Azimio protests is more than Sh10 billion a day

Kenya Kwanza is operating as if it will be first-ever one term deal

The policy thinking that their campaign manifesto offered has now been reduced to transactions. It remains beyond comprehension that we actively and passively refuse to address public spending.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Kenya Kwanza is operating as if it will be first-ever one term deal

Kenya needs BBI back on the table not handshake to solve issues

But we cannot afford another handshake if we wish for a truly democratic and accountable state. The current divide does not represent our long-term aspirations to be a true and proper nation.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Kenya needs BBI back on the table not handshake to solve issues

What data tells us about Kenya as a company

Much of what we have heard over the past six months from Kenya Kwanza is plenty of moaning. When we get to the food poverty count the tables dramatically turn.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

What data tells us about Kenya as a company

DP's utterances show Kenya Kwanza wants nation to remain in poll mode

Gachagua has shown one of his key roles as being to protect and promote those who voted for the Kenya Kwanza as priority preference shareholders in our national schema of development.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

DP's utterances show Kenya Kwanza wants nation to remain in poll mode

Parliament must look at State's plans first, then budgets follow

Nobody wants to consider the irony that every CDF activity is a response to wider institutional failure. I've never understood how Parliament approves budgets without considering underlying plans.

By Dennis Kabaara 1 year ago

Parliament must look at State's plans first, then budgets follow

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