By: Faith Wanja The problem with relying on other countries For a long time, the story of medicine across the continent has been defined by a cycle of ordering and waiting. Africa currently faces 25% of the global health …
Na Francis Nyonzo Sekta isiyo rasmi inaathiri ukusanyaji wa mapato; hata hivyo, fedha za simu zina uwezo wa kubadili simulizi hili. Tuangalie jinsi Tanzania inaweza kuisukuma sekta isiyo rasmi kwa ufanisi kwa kutumia fedha za simu. Msukumo (nudge) unapaswa kuwa …
By Francis Nyonzo. The informal sector affects revenue collection; however, mobile money has the potential to change the story. Let’s see how Tanzania can effectively nudge the informal sector using mobile money. A nudge should include something like a hook …
Katika mijadala ya sera za afya na kazi nchini Tanzania, kuna jambo muhimu ambalo mara nyingi halizingatiwi vya kutosha: mahitaji ya upimaji wa afya kwa wafanyakazi, gharama zinazobebwa na waajiri, na athari kwa wafanyakazi wenyewe na biashara ndogo. Sheria ya …
By: Muoki Musila Not much beyond Yesterday’s “Manifestos” At the launch of Manifesto Yetu, a political statement and a social contract between the Kenyan youth and those that seek to lead them, one would have been optimistic that the age …
With Donald Trump’s administration allowing a self-imposed trade deadline to expire on August 1st, a cascading effect of new tariffs was released on a list of 69 countries. The decision, part of “America First” Trade Reset was intended to punish what …
By Muoki Musila It’s a sovereignty issue… When I questioned whether the Pan-African Payment and Settlement Systems (PAPSS) could survive the looming digital currency wars, I had no idea that it would roar back with a double-barreled announcement. The intra-African …
Why It Matters Kenya’s renewed plan to extend its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha to the Malaba border is reshaping the role of infrastructure in East Africa, from a traditional development tool into a powerful instrument of diplomacy and …
By Muoki Musila Hope in the Skies, but will it land? In a post intended to ridicule Africa’s dysfunctional air transport sector on Africa Day, Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo shared a Kenya Airways itinerary from Nairobi to Abidjan that …
Keeping Pace with China’s Digital Blitzkrieg The global financial order flinched days ago when China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS 2.0), supercharged by the digital Yuan processed a $16.5 million payment from Shenzhen to Kuala Lumpur in just 7.2 seconds. …