The decision by commercial banks to raise penalties charged to loan defaulters was premature and required more discussions with stakeholders before tougher sanctions were introduced.

In just four days, Kenya will host the biggest sporting bonanza when 3,000 athletes from 131 countries descend on Nairobi for the IAAF World Under 18 championships. This will be the biggest sporting event in the country since the All Africa Games 30 years ago.

Talent scouts must move beyond Nairobi and get these young talents into the ring. This is the only way we can boost the performance of our boxers in domestic and international competitions.

Experts say some APCs had weak windshields that could be shattered by bullets, while others are not built to operate under humid conditions.

The Kenya Rugby Union is not doing enough to address the grievances of young players. Rants over low pay by new call ups to the national team have been there before, with some players suggesting that they will sabotage play to push for what they want.

The importance of wealth creation in this sector is key to the attainment of Vision 2030 goals. Going by estimates of the Economic Survey 2017, about 7.4 million jobs were created in this sector by the end of last year. This represents 89 per cent of the country’s total jobs, because the formal sector only accounts for 856,000 jobs.

Fans are running out of patience with the Kenya rugby team. Indeed, Kenyans expect nothing short of victory when the Sevens squad goes back to the hallowed grounds of Singapore this weekend.

Investigations into the loss of public funds in Kilifi County have added to the growing list of corruption case files before the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC).

It is quite unfortunate that politicians are needlessly stoking the embers and spoiling for a fight following an announcement by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Jubilee that they will both be holding rallies at the same venue today.

The Olympic Games in Brazil have been going on for about a week and some Kenyans are beginning to feel a little disappointed that there is still no gold medal in the bag.

The push by small scale coffee farmers from 31 counties to gain access to international markets is the latest initiative by growers to take control of how and when they get paid by buyers.

As the government prepares to launch a campaign to vaccinate children against the measles-rubella (MR) virus this week, the focus should be on getting as many children as possible lined for this important vaccine.