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How we squander Other People’s Money

Sunday, August 31st, 2008
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I was on holiday along my beloved Kenyan coastline recently, and discovered that not everyone at the resort where I was staying was in leisure mode. I observed one group of people sitting in a specified corner of the hotel every single day. They were not sunning themselves ...click here to read the full article.
It’s back to ‘Business As Usual’ in Kenya

Sunday, August 24th, 2008
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I imposed a two-week television news blackout on myself recently, and what a pleasure it was. We all need a ‘detox’ from time to time, and there is nothing more toxic than an unending stream of news about Kenyan politics. I am delighted to have been spared the ...click here to read the full article.
How to turn your child into an ‘expert’

Sunday, August 17th, 2008
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Do you want your child to become an ‘expert’? Who wouldn’t? Being an expert in something usually brings great rewards in life: recognition, money, and a sense of deep accomplishment. But what is an ‘expert’? Do we ask ourselves that question often enough? Are experts born ...click here to read the full article.
Great education requires great teachers

Sunday, August 10th, 2008
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We are all deeply concerned about the state of our education system these days, so allow me to stay on the subject for a while. There can be little doubt: if we want to haul ourselves out of the murky waters of third-world status, education is the only known method. ...click here to read the full article.
Kenyan priorities: a new quiz

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
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As Kenya taxis on the runway preparing for take-off, it is important to get a sense of priority. We must all realise what’s hot, and what’s really not. Otherwise we are going to go round and round this airport and watch all those other planes zooming around in ...click here to read the full article.
School fires: let us cane ourselves first

Sunday, July 27th, 2008
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For all my optimism about the future of this fair land, I am now deeply disturbed. What is a society to make of itself when its children start burning down their schools? That society should be very, very worried. We now have a spate of copycat arson attacks ...click here to read the full article.
Simple common-sense rules for wannabe investors

Sunday, July 20th, 2008
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When at a certain stage in my life I finally managed to generate some surplus cash (it took a long time), I immediately decided to invest in some stockmarket shares (as many do). I started reading the financial press trying to seek out a real winner of a company to ...click here to read the full article.
The AGM circus shows our financial immaturity

Sunday, July 13th, 2008
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The amazing success of the Safaricom IPO confirms that we are on our way to becoming a shareholder democracy, does it not? Hundreds of thousands of new shareholders have been brought into the bosom of capitalism, and are basking in the promise of the new wealth that will follow ...click here to read the full article.
Three words to banish from our tongues

Sunday, July 6th, 2008
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If you want to go up Nairobi’s Museum Hill, you have to turn in from Uhuru Highway. There is usually a policeman stationed at the roundabout to make sure that only cars using the extreme right lane do this. Many a driver gets into trouble trying to turn ...click here to read the full article.
MPS should read the signs on taxation

Sunday, June 29th, 2008
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The debate on whether parliamentarians should pay tax on their all income is rightly attracting the opprobrium of Kenyans. This is not a new issue, by the way, nor is it particularly Kenyan. Members of parliament and leading bigwigs in other countries have also, in the past, felt that ...click here to read the full article.
Why I didn’t listen to the Budget Speech

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
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A minister reads out a written speech full of numbers, for more than 2 hours. A couple of hundred people, mostly elderly males, gather round him. Most are in varying degrees of somnolence. From time to time they wake up and clap - with their feet. ...click here to read the full article.
The Top 3 Peculiarities of Kenyans

Sunday, June 15th, 2008
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Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph is perplexed again. His company’s latest promotion has turned out disastrously. The offer of ‘free’ calls after 9.00 pm every day has clogged the network and proved a nightmare for people trying to make calls at night. Why? Because Kenyans keep piling ...click here to read the full article.
Stop playing the blame game - it’s for losers

Sunday, June 8th, 2008
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I am writing this in the dark, afflicted by a power blackout. It seems a good time to pass the blame around. So let me start, obviously, by blaming our notorious power company, which has been a blight on this country for decades. Let me also pass ...click here to read the full article.
The little things that shape history

Sunday, June 1st, 2008
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Let’s talk football this Sunday. But only briefly, so the rest of you don’t run away… A few days ago the captain of Chelsea Football Club, John Terry, stepped up to take a Very Important Penalty in Moscow. His team was facing Manchester United in the final of ...click here to read the full article.
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