Africa is being devastated by a climate crisis it did not cause

Vulnerable countries cannot make the shift to renewables and provide access to energy for all unless these banks overhaul their operating models.

By Mina 3 years ago

Counties stare at bleak future with selfish leaders

Counties are suffering because our political leaders have abdicated their roles.

By Mina 6 years ago

Medics’ actions could hurt Covid-19 battle

Transparency and access to information must be at the centre of Covid-19 response

By Mina 6 years ago

Coronavirus: Washing hands is a luxury in slum life

The more than half-a-million people who live in Mukuru slum, Nairobi, may have to choose between buying food and buying water to wash their hands

By Mina 6 years ago

Fathers, here’s why your child needs you

Fathers in Kenya get two weeks paid paternity leave. While this is a good start, it is insufficient.

By Mina 8 years ago

Opinion: Bethuel Kiplagat has left peace imprints on sands of time

This is a very sad time for our country. We mourn the passing on of Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat, an eminent leader and consummate diplomat in our country and continent. I am privileged to have interacted extensively with Kiplagat and to have acquired first-hand professional insights through his tireless efforts to raise Kenya’s profile internationally and to champion the noble cause of peace in our nation, the East African Community and Africa as a whole.

By Mina 9 years ago

Amina's vision for the African Union

First, let me state why I believe am suited for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC). I am an African with impeccable Pan African credentials.

By Mina 9 years ago

Strong ties with Japan good for Africa

As nearly 10,000 delegates jetted into Nairobi for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) VI, Kenya and Africa have good cause to evaluate the general character of international gatherings somewhat differently

By Mina 10 years ago

Women’s role in economic development

When President Barack Obama made his first visit to Kenya as US President last year, one of the poignant messages he left was an exhortation for communities to shun cultures that degrade women and girls.

By Mina 10 years ago

The bumpy ride to 2017 elections

As 2017 beckons, Kenyans should prove that indeed, they have come of age. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has set August 8th, 2017 as the election date for the much awaited General Elections.

By Mina 10 years ago

Kenya welcomes all during WTO meet

After a long and winding journey that started in December 2015, when the World Trade Organisation (WTO) chose Nairobi as the venue for the 10th Ministerial Conference, time has come for us to actualise the dream of hosting the world in Nairobi.

By Mina 10 years ago

Where else can Kenyan journalists seek justice?

Clobbered, locked up in a police cell, attacked in a political rally, tossed out of a window of a storey building and harassment are familiar unpalatable words that aptly describe the grim situation in which media practitioners find themselves in the new Kenya

By Mina 10 years ago

Odero Jowi; Kenya’s forgotten hero, is no more

The photograph of Joseph Odero Jowi in the newspaper obituary pages does not ring a bell to many including his living parliamentary colleagues and present day successors alike.

By Mina 10 years ago

Why Africa is on the right trajectory

On the occasion of Africa Union Day, we celebrate African unity and honour an organisation that has dedicated itself to securing Africa's rightful place on the world stage, to reaffirming the dignity of Africans and to achieving a better life for all the peoples of African descent.

By Mina 11 years ago

Murkomen is no sycophant for backing Deputy President

I wish to defend Elgeyo/Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen against accusations by some leaders that he has become a sycophant of Deputy President William Ruto.

By Mina 12 years ago