Based in Nairobi, Kenya-Akinyi is The African Exponent's East African Correspondent-bringing to you all important stories from the Eastern part of Africa right on your computer.
By far there is no real disagreement surrounding the fact that current national and international development frameworks have wretchedly failed young people the world over. This reality is affirmed in reports and official positions of several esteemed multilateral agencies, governments and civil society organizations, these include: United Nations (UN) via
Nigeria's naira fell to an all-time low on Thursday, crossing 300 to the dollar for the first time after the central bank last month lifted its peg on the currency to allow it to trade freely on the interbank market. The naira fell 5.4 percent against the
Why we should beware of rushing to make conclusions Matters to do with causal relations of “what causes what”, “who causes what”, “what causes how” and “how causes what”, especially in economic, political, financial and general mundane societal dynamics, ought to be literally handled with unprecedented care. Misunderstanding the driving
In Africa, most countries lack adequate power supply, a key resource needed in furthering the development agenda in the continent. Lack or reliable power grids is a major obstacle to industrializing the continent’s economies; to empower them transition from commodities producer to a manufacturing hub. By 2015, Africa needed
Kenya’s largest telecoms operator, Safaricom, on Tuesday unveiled an app, Little Cab, which has an exclusive service targeting female drivers in a bid to compete with Uber. ‘Lady Bug’- styled as an exclusive cab service for and driven by women has already signed up 40 female drivers to
It takes courage and determination to pick up life’s pieces and stitch them together when everything seems to be going west, and there is no one to turn to. A women’s group in Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo, is giving women in different challenging situations a second
Every so often, stories of migrants perishing at sea or in other forms of transport all in the name of searching for greener pastures across the borders hit our media. Just recently, bodies of nineteen Ethiopians were found in the back of a Zambian container truck, having suffocated to death.
Liberalism and idealism-two opposing forces Well, the UK has decided to leave the European Union. The proponents of an independent UK, outside the 28 member regional bloc, carried the day with over 52% of votes cast, with 48% of the voters opting to remain. In the run up to the
Hillary Clinton is no doubt a history-maker for the United States. She represents a new age of equality in the United States. She is the face of the evolution of the concept of fairness in the United States, and that she may become President after Barack Obama, the first black
ANC members in Tshwane (Pretoria) are protesting the choice of mayoral candidate for Tshwane. CICA South Africa reported that they set the Stanza Bopape clinic in Mamelodi on fire, barricaded roads, burnt businesses and torched buses. Buses were stripped for copper and scrap metal. The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s
The ongoing raging debate on whether Britain should remain or leave the 28 member European Union (EU), as well as the expected aftershocks of the June 23, referendum offers a perfect learning opportunity to policy-makers, proponents, and students of regional integration processes globally as well as across the African continent.
In 2004, 10 years after the Rwandan Genocide, classified documents were publicised to the effect that the United States had known of the full extent of the massacres but chose not to act. Bill Clinton’s administration had denied the appreciation of the scale and speed of the killings claiming
For a long time, Kenyan men have had the option of accepting or denying responsibility of children they sired, and the law backed them up. While the men were enjoying this luxury, the women were expected to deal with instant motherhood. “He tricked me, he lied to me, he told
In the next five years, 11 selected young leaders will lead Africa’s development objectives to the next level through brilliant scientific innovations, enterprising businesses, investment in technologies as well as activism to ensure Africans enjoy their rights. Each year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) selects the most innovative, socially
Last year, a young Kenyan lady met a charming man who according to his online profile was touring Kenya. The naïve 19-year-old girl and the man had a connection and soon the young lady was travelling from Kampala- where she was studying- to the Kenyan coast to meet her new
A new phone app is set to bring justice to children who fall victims of defilement by giving their guardians access to information to learn about their rights as well as report cases where police fail to act. Moreover, the 160 Girls App will enable police to investigate rape cases
