Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board | Sectors

Youth, ICT And the Future of Work

  • Introduction for “Youth and ICT”
    The virtual workplace is opening up creating a new landscape for workers and would-be jobseekers. It is no longer necessary to live near or close to your employers, as you can work from anywhere thanks to the robust ICT infrastructure that has […]

Affordable Housing

  • Building Sustainable Homes
    The key to ending the shortage of housing in Kenya depends, in large measure on improving access to affordable housing materials. A vast number of people find themselves priced out of Kenya’s housing mortgage market, and are forced to pay exorbitant […]

Manufacturing

  • Oil and gas
    Kenya’s nascent oil and gas industry has become the new frontier that is attracting foreign investors as East Africa becomes the go-to location for oil and gas exploration. The international oil and gas investors are becoming increasingly fixed on […]

Towards Food Security

  • A practical introduction to commercial dairy farming
    Hybrid dairy cows like Holstein Fresians and Ayrshires require shelter from the elements and a comfortable area for sleeping. As we drive on the dirt road off Kiminini shopping centre, in Trans Nzoia County, nothing prepares us for the urban farm […]

Universal Health Coverage

  • The case of Machakos
    The year 2013 offered what can only be described as a new dispensation in Kenya. For the first time since independence, the country got semi-autonomous governments, 47 in all, known as counties, and run by elected governors. Health was devolved and […]

Kick-Off

  • 1971: The league that beat its bosses
      Ben Ashihundu’s labours to organise the 1971 Kenya national football league, resembled the career of Sisyphus the King of Ephyra in Greek mythology, who was cursed to push a rock up a hill with the goal of placing it at the summit. But each […]

Journey Of Women Trailblazers

  • Dekha Ibrahim Abdi
      Dekha Ibrahim Abdi was an internationally known and honoured peace-builder and activist who worked as a consultant to governments and civil society organisations. She worked with commitment for over 15 years in peace and conflict resolution, […]
Share this post