Invest in people to transform slums
As a young man from Kibera slums, I have seen what youth can do when they have no hope. Most of the time, many decision-makers don't believe what the youth can do.
By Kennedy Odede 1 year ago
Invest in people to transform slums
Make slums part of financial inclusion drive
As someone who grew up in Kibera slums, I saw the injustice. We were not part of the economy and yet people in the slums are really working hard but aren't recognised.
By Kennedy Odede 1 year ago
Make slums part of financial inclusion drive
Let's differentiate a leader from a politician
It hurts when selfish individuals want to come to support communities only when they want to run for political office in the near future. I wish they genuinely believe in uplifting communities
By Kennedy Odede 1 year ago
Let's differentiate a leader from a politician
To root out corruption, address it at source
Estimates suggest that over 20 per cent of Kenya's GDP is lost yearly to corruption. Imagine what this money could do.
By Kennedy Odede 1 year ago
To root out corruption, address it at source
Repurpose devolution to achieve a new Kenya
Counties are currently locked in a tussle with the national government over delays in disbursement of funds by the National Treasury, a move they say has slowed down development.
By Kennedy Odede 1 year ago
Repurpose devolution to achieve a new Kenya
Make the public feel the benefit of raised taxes
The elite are concerned about increase in taxes. as many Kenyans are debating the merits and trying in their own way to push back on additional taxes.
By Kennedy Odede 1 year ago
Make the public feel the benefit of raised taxes
Foreign embassies must review their visa policies now
The visa process is a colonial system to maintain the status quo that the poor remain poor and the rich remain rich. The rich will always travel and take their children to the schools they want.
By Kennedy Odede 1 year ago
Foreign embassies must review their visa policies now
Do not repeat past mistakes in slum upgrading projects
The government should aim to upgrade housing for residents, rather than displacing slum dwellers who will then create new slums as the middle-class move into the new houses.
By Kennedy Odede 2 years ago
Do not repeat past mistakes in slum upgrading projects
The boda boda issue points to a bigger societal problem
Many accidents happen involving boda boda and male motorists, do we see the men being stripped?
By Kennedy Odede 2 years ago
The boda boda issue points to a bigger societal problem
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