I, however, believe that businesspeople and politicians can and should work together, provided there are proper checks and balances.

It is not the size of government that matters, but its intellectual effectiveness and commitment to serve the people who elected it

The reason why I was among the first public personalities to warmly welcome the rapprochement between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his fellow leader,

We need to improve our time management skills as Kenyans or risk being outpaced by more time conscious neighbours such as Rwanda.

Flagrant disregard for rule of law will hurt business, erode our standing

Let us not forget that it is profitable businesses that put food on the table of Kenyans by creating employment.

Kenyan media should avoid making the same mistake and be balanced in its reporting.

The elections have come and gone but calls for peace and unity continue to echo throughout the country. And we must accept the fact that the only guarantor of lasting peace and prosperity is equal opportunity for all.

As a membership-based organisation, the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry primarily depends on annual dues from its members to finance its day-to-day operations and carry out its mandate.

Of all the sweeping reforms the 2010 Constitution introduced, none has received as much attention as devolution.

The World Bank estimates the rate of unemployment in Kenya to be at 40 per cent; the vast majority being the youth.

Kenya’s current efforts to stamp out corruption are narrow in focus. The preoccupation is with the numbers. “How much was lost in this scandal?”

Recently, Tanzania President John Pombe-Magufuli ordered foreigners, particularly those without work permits, to surrender their jobs to locals pronto.

Since clinching power, the Jubilee administration has had more than its share of bad times, in most cases totally undeserved but overlain spitefully, if cunningly, with an overdose of vitriol.

Kenya hosted the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) tenth Ministerial Conference, the first time by an African country.

Although Kenya has been able to produce some of Africa’s corporate champions like Safaricom, Bidco and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), the concept of a multibillion-shilling homegrown brand is still a relatively recent arrival on the Kenyan business landscape.

The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2015 was a defining moment for Kenya. It gave the country a global platform to showcase its readiness to do business with the rest of the world.

As US President Barack Obama makes his historic visit to Kenya for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), Kenyans, and indeed the world, will be watching keenly.

The better part of 2014 was characterised by hyped-up political activities and International Criminal Court (ICC) events that created uncertainties and challenges for businesses operating in Kenya.

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI) and its entire membership protests in the strongest terms possible the shocking and senseless loss of lives and property following the terrorist attacks in Mpeketoni, Lamu County. Indeed, the killings have left a trail of death, destruction, hopelessness and despair among Kenyans of goodwill.