Abdiaziz Farah: To end KPLC monopoly, Wajir County should activate the “Energy Act” and produce, supply own energy

By: Abdiaziz Mohamed Farah We are all aware that in this age and time, uninterrupted power suppy has a significant impact on the economic and social...

Diversifying Livelihoods through Agriculture and Modern Animal Husbandry: A Call for Elected Leaders to Act Now

By: Hafid Sheikh  Mandera County, located in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya, faces numerous challenges when it comes to sustaining livelihoods. The predominantly...

Salah Abdi: Seven reasons why Somalis are considered economically prosperous and politically successful in Kenya

By: Salah Abdi Sheikh Let me tell you why Somalis are considered economically prosperous and politically successful in Kenya. And I hope this shuts up the...

The potential impact of Islamic Microfinance on Kenya’s economy

By: Nyokabi Kimari In recent years, Islamic microfinance has emerged as a powerful tool to address poverty and promote sustainable development across the globe. With its...

Dr Musa Mataan: The perpetrators of Las Anod genocide should be indicted for war crimes

Dr. Musa Mataan For over four month now, there has been multi-faceted conflict at Las Anod (Laascaanood), a city in the Northern region of Somalia. The...

Opinion: KWS could have avoided the extrajudicial killing of two men in Wajir if only they had been more than just “protectors of the wild animals”

By: Abdullahi Yunis For hundreds of years, the giraffes have been a common sight in Wajir and it’s environs. During this long period, the animal naturally...

OPINION: Farmajo’s plan to destabilise Jubbaland is a threat to the fragile security along Kenya’s border with Somalia

By: Abdullahi Warsame Ismail Jubaland leader Ahmed Madobe has been at daggers drawn with the former Somali president, Mohamed Abdullahi alias Farmajo since 2019. Their clash...

Ayman: Hijab is not a symbol of male domination, but activists have an agenda to potray it that way

By: Abu Ayman In a series of articles, Daily Nation columnist Kaltum Guyo disparaged the Muslim dress hijab, claiming it is an obstacle to education for...

Faisal Mataan: Unresolved political impasse in Jubbaland politics a recipe for spike in cross-border insurgency

By: Faisal Mataan Jubbaland is set to enter an electioneering period beginning from April in a bid to elect a new local assembly and regional president...

OPINION: Governors in Nothern Kenya should declare drought a county disaster and channel funds towards dealing with it

By: Omar Sheikh, OGW The North Eastern Counties of Wajir, Mandera and Garissa have not conceptualised and understood the 2010 constitution of Kenya in so far...

Negotiated Democracy: Political curse or blessing in disguise?

Should Kenya be on the defense or launch offensive on Shabab targets in Middle Jubba?

By: Dr Warsame A Ahmed Kenya shares a long, relatively porous border of approximately 1, 116 km with Somalia but the local Jubbaland administration—quite sadly—only controls...

10 years into Devolution, Northeastern counties received close to Sh 350B. Is there anything to show for it?

By: Omar M Sheikh, OGW  The three counties of North Eastern Kenya are facing a bleak future in spite of the devolution project and the huge...

Frustrated clients cry foul as FCB Wajir branch decline withdrawals of more than sh 5,000

By: Prof A.Y Elmi The first Community Bank’s (FCB) Wajir branch has been the most preferred outlet among the other local banks operating in the County....

The clash of faith and “woke Islamic feminism”

By: Yasmin Mohamed We live in a fast-paced, high-tech world with short attention span largely driven by emotions. So how do you make an impression when...

Kenya is not a Christian nation and State House should not hold prayer services

By: Abigail Arunga Post-inauguration Kenya has been replete with images of evangelical leaders trooping to State House to congratulate our new President and to hold thanksgiving...

“We are celebrating our clan flag” phenomenon is slowly destroying the Generation Z

By: Yasmin Mohamed  NAIROBI—There’s a collective misconception about the new generation—a new reality influenced by social media and the unreal glamour it represents. The older generations...

Negotiated Democracy: who will save the people of Northeastern from own self-harm?

By: Harun Salat For decades now, the people in Northeastern have been electing an already selected candidates, especially from 2013 when Devolution was introduced. The process...

It’s time the President intervene to end the cases of targeted disappearances

By: Hassan Malik Muslim communities and leadership in Coast and North Eastern region have repeatedly raised concerns about mysterious abductions and executions as an additional tragedy...

It’s time we change our mindset in how we deal with Nothern Kenya

BY: Jane Marriot Stood with the Police Commander at Mandera’s border post, a few hundred metres to my left across the Dawa River, is Ethiopia. In...