Vincent Obadha
80 Articles
State vs Nyakang'o: Controller of Budget angers many as she exposes corruption, misuse of taxpayers' money
Dr Nyakango has not had it smooth since the Kenya Kwanza administration came into office. In December 2023, Nyakang'o was taken to court to face charges in connection to a complaint made against her and 10 other people in 2016 before she became CoB.
IEBC budgets for Kenya’s most expensive General Election yet
In what could be Kenya’s most expensive general elections yet; on Wednesday, February 26, the IEBC tabled a policy document in the National Assembly, before the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, in which it seeks at least Ksh.61.7 billion to prepare for and carry out the 2027 General Electi...
The stinky row: Genesis of City hall vs KPLC standoff and what could have been done
The early morning incident was described by KPLC management as a retaliatory attack by the Nairobi City County Government after being asked to pay for overdue power bills.
Sudan Conflict: Has Kenya, the 'arbitrator' stepped out of line?
Sudan recalled its ambassador from Kenya in protest against Nairobi’s hosting of a meeting to discuss the formation of a parallel government. Sudan earlier accused Kenya’s presidency of “embracing and encouraging a conspiracy” to establish an RSF-led government....
Budget office advises MPs to exercise caution in FY 25/26 budget amid turbulent economic outlook
The PBO says that fiscally, Kenya “remains turbulent, characterized by shortfalls in revenue collection, substantial debt service costs, and rising expenditure pressures on social programs such as education and health.”
Mission to nowhere? How Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping was jinxed from the start
A number of people were dissatisfied, and soon filed suits against the police deployment to Haiti in court.A year after the mission was approved, member states of the United Nations began a push to compel the Security Council to turn the Haiti mission to a UN peacekee...
The DRC conflict and the economic disruption it will have on Kenya
As such, the city of Goma in DRC relies more on the port of Mombasa than it does from its local city of Matadi, which is the main port for the DRC on the Atlantic sea coast.
Nairobi: A city that comes to a standstill when it rains
The recent rains have led to losses, damage of property and other inconveniences. Literally, when it rains in Nairobi, it pours!
69-year-old Farah Maalim Vs Gen Zs… What’s the dangerous obsession?
Almost six months ago, at the height of the Gen Z protests, the Daadab MP was trending on local news channels for all the wrong reasons again.
Increased taxes fail to shore up revenue collections for government
There is an economic theory that proposes that higher taxes can decrease revenue because they can lead to tax fatigue, tax avoidance and evasion, stifle the incentive to work, discourage investment activity and ultimately deter anticipated economic growth.