Author: David Indeje

The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, released in April this year, reports that Acute respiratory infection (ARI), malaria, and dehydration caused by severe diarrhea are major causes of child morbidity and mortality in Kenya.   The report further recommended that: Prompt and effective treatment for malaria is crucial to prevent the disease from becoming severe and complicated.   The death of 7 children from malaria-endemic, at Kakamega General Hospital, Kakamega County on Sunday in a span of 24 hours is shocking. It is with grief that the County Government of Kakamega announces the sudden death of 7 children from malaria endemic,……

MASHUJAA (Heroes) Day, formerly Kenyatta Day, on October 20. It is going to be the 4thsince the Constitution of Kenya 2010 was promulgated recognizing only two other national days on the calendar Jamhuri Day and Madaraka Day.   During this time of celebration and confrontation (Who should be designated a national hero? What exactly are the criteria), I can think of no better way to give people new vision and new hope than to point to those within their own society who are making a positive difference.   Like it or not, every society. Every culture is built upon a…

Kenya marked one (2014) year since the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) presented its report findings and recommendations over to President Uhuru Kenyatta on 21st May 2013. The now-defunct commission was born from the 2007/2008 Post Election Violence and a desire of Kenyans to see a process, which would address deep-seated grievances and historical injustices. Since the Presidential Assent to the TJR Act on 28 November 2008 and coming into operationalization on 17 March 2009, the Kenyan citizens saw it as a means through which historical injustices can be addressed and to propose sustainable solutions including redress for victims.…

Open-air markets in the hinterlands of Kenya are not just venues for transacting business. Unlike the ones within Nairobi, Mombasa, and Nakuru, they are also meeting places for relatives and friends who end up passing information about their members from the extended family. They are a stopover market for fruit and vegetables – these are delivered round the clock from all over the neighbouring regions and even neighbouring countries for those along the borders. A similar scenario that is always witnessed is that, before dawn, retail traders and the owners of small stalls around the market arrive to buy their…

When all Kenyans have opportunities to create and grow their own small businesses, to own an affordable home, save college funds for their children, to invest and save for retirement, the country will have a sustainable and flourishing economy. However, this is not the case. Kenya is at a centre stage where despite the immense percentage joining the job market from the tertiary institutions in line with Vision 2030 -where its development will be driven by middle-level skills that are technical and hands-on – the quality is being questioned. This is a reflection across the East African Region, The Daily…

The wealth of a country is measured in terms of resources that the country has.  This is also true that the Gross National Product (GNP) is a measure of a per capita income. Therefore, since each and every person of the country is included, the level of economic growth will depend on the participation of each person of the society in economic production.   Today, we are 7 billion people all over the globe.  The last census was undertaken in Kenya (in 2006) placed the population at 36.1 million.    In 2008 the population of Kenya was estimated at 38…