Audio By Vocalize Roads flooded after torrential rains in Nairobi on March 7, 2026. [Nicholas Biwott, Standard] Whenever Nairobi experiences heavy rains, we are treated to the usual disastrous scenes; impassable roads, flooded homes, closed shops, learning disruption in schools and sometimes loss of lives. Rain itself isn’t the problem. The problem is Nairobi’s incapacity to absorb water. Every year, we build our hopes and anxieties around the rainy seasons. Drains overflow in the same places where they always do. Government agencies point fingers at each other and the people of Nairobi pay the price with their money (taxes) and lives. We…
Author: By Ahmedsiad Mohamed
Audio By Vocalize Roads flooded after torrential rains in Nairobi on March 7, 2026. [Nicholas Biwott, Standard] Whenever Nairobi experiences heavy rains, we are treated to the usual disastrous scenes; impassable roads, flooded homes, closed shops, learning disruption in schools and sometimes loss of lives. Rain itself isn’t the problem. The problem is Nairobi’s incapacity to absorb water. Every year, we build our hopes and anxieties around the rainy seasons. Drains overflow in the same places where they always do. Government agencies point fingers at each other and the people of Nairobi pay the price with their money (taxes) and lives. We…
President William Ruto with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Loong at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] One of the most prominent recent promises by President William Ruto is his vision to transform Kenya into a first world country, developed and industrialised economy. It is a vision that has resonated well with Kenyans, given the rising expectations of better services and a higher quality of life. He has often stated he will take us to ‘Singapore’. It is a phrase that stirs emotions, since every Kenyan aspires to live better than their parents, and to a nation that Kenya’s place is not in…
President William Ruto with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Loong at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] One of the most prominent recent promises by President William Ruto is his vision to transform Kenya into a first world country, developed and industrialised economy. It is a vision that has resonated well with Kenyans, given the rising expectations of better services and a higher quality of life. He has often stated he will take us to ‘Singapore’. It is a phrase that stirs emotions, since every Kenyan aspires to live better than their parents, and to a nation that Kenya’s place is not in…
President William Ruto inspects a guard of honour before the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 27, 2027. [PCS] The current political environment is not exactly the same as one the one that prevailed between 2021 and 2022 when William Ruto, a man of unrelenting energy and populist imagination, shook the pillars of Kenya’s political foundation. While ‘hustler nation’ had everyone talking and bottom-up economics offering some hope, the current environment is flat, depressed, and veering to the vitriolic. Dr Ruto has to change, fast. The warning signs are there: The spruced-up, unified…
Construction of Kenol-Sagana-Marwa highway on May 31, 2022. [File, Standard] Kenya has achieved substantial advancements in expanding and enhancing its road infrastructure in the past 20 years. National agencies, including the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura), and Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), have been essential in developing the road network into a stronger system that now includes major highways, in rural and urban areas. These institutions have taken the lead in development efforts under the Ministry of Roads’ while ensuring consistent oversight and technical expertise. County governments serve as the fourth primary stakeholder in the…