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Intrigues of the post office innovations in modern age

Post offices' best bet is to become Huduma Centres and go a step further and deliver the IDs, passports and other vital documents to their owners. 
By XN Iraki 18 hrs ago
Intrigues of the post office innovations in modern age
Why July 7 protests were a nightmare
By XN Iraki 2 days ago
Has university lost its lustre amid higher college intake?
Has university lost its lustre amid higher college intake?
By XN Iraki 8 days ago
There's a cloud of fear hanging over our nation
There's a cloud of fear hanging over our nation
By XN Iraki 10 days ago
Monetising data: Africa should not be left behind
Monetising data would attract more entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, innovators and jobs.
By XN Iraki 15 days ago
Monetising data: Africa should not be left behind
Gen Z protests: Let's deflate the national anger
The failure to solve the economic problem is fueling anger among Kenyans particularly when promises were during the polls.
By XN Iraki 16 days ago
Gen Z protests: Let's deflate the national anger
Beyond IPOs: Time to end firms ownership limitations
The change in law gave the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary the power to prescribe ownership limitations during IPOs or later to protect strategic industries.
By XN Iraki 22 days ago
Beyond IPOs: Time to end firms ownership limitations
Israel-Iran war spells new world order
One wishes the Iran-Israel war would end soon. The world has enough troubles, even here at home.
By XN Iraki 23 days ago
Israel-Iran war spells new world order
New education system: Key pathways to the future lit
The Internet has not ended tourism. Out of curiosity, will day streams open a can of worms; a child being driven and picked from Kenya High or Alliance as borders eat githeri. 
By XN Iraki 28 days ago
New education system: Key pathways to the future lit
It isn't shocking there were no surprises in this year's Budget
The much-anticipated 2025-26 budget yielded no surprises or hidden taxes.
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
It isn't shocking there were no surprises in this year's Budget
Is the Finance Bill 2025 about boxing or dancing?
The Bill has now been put under a microscope, scrutinised clause by clause and the implications for our pockets and corporate bottom lines. 
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
Is the Finance Bill 2025 about boxing or dancing?
Global wars: When will they cease?
We must ask why conflicts and wars continue to define our planet instead of peace and tranquillity.
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
Global wars: When will they cease?
Luggage charges: Will passengers go the Dundori way?
Most airlines have started charging for check-in bags. The latest is the US-based Southwest Airlines, a budget carrier used as a case study in strategy and operations.
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
Luggage charges: Will passengers go the Dundori way?
A tribute to the giant of African literature Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Ngugi wa Thiong’o can easily be called the Chinua Achebe of Eastern Africa or Shakespeare of the same, but with less inclination to plays.
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
A tribute to the giant of African literature Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Varsities row: What's Trump afraid of?
Many young men and women from across the globe harbour a dream of studying in the US.
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
Varsities row: What's Trump afraid of?
It's high time local foods found their rightful place on five-star hotel menus
I doubt if our visitors want to pay top dollars to come and eat what they have in their own homes. They want something exotic. Do we offer them that?
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
It's high time local foods found their rightful place on five-star hotel menus
How long will Swahili and English dance together?
As long as the elite switch to Swahili when angry, joking or abusing someone, Swahili will continue being overshadowed by English. 
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
How long will Swahili and English dance together?
Let's keep fire of EAC dream burning
Taking a bus or a train to Makerere or Dar es Salaam to attend university would have been one of the greatest moments of my life.
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
Let's keep fire of EAC dream burning
Kenya's GDP growth, budget and policy nightmares
Unlike in the past when we blamed the external factors, the decline this time is attributed to internal factors too, such as Gen Z riots.
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
Kenya's GDP growth, budget and policy nightmares
Kenyan link in Afrikaners' land woes
The common name for Afrikaners is Boers or kaburu in Swahili. I wonder how the Afrikaners feel resettling in the US, just like their descendants in South Africa did 373 years ago.
By XN Iraki 1 month ago
Kenyan link in Afrikaners' land woes
Let the State open up the roads and we'll do the rest
The easiest way to appreciate why we need roads and rails is that it’s not trains or cars that travel, it’s people and their ideas that travel, seeking opportunities that transform the economy.
By XN Iraki 2 months ago
Let the State open up the roads and we'll do the rest
India, Pakistan row impact for Kenya
After independence in 1947, India was violently partitioned based on religion, with Pakistan being predominantly Muslim and India Hindu. 
By XN Iraki 2 months ago
India, Pakistan row impact for Kenya
Arts and crafts of Magna, the emergence of pseudo-elitism
In the past mwikos were never bought, boys made them at home, including other things like scarves, combs and ladles.
By XN Iraki 2 months ago
Arts and crafts of Magna, the emergence of pseudo-elitism
Why end of WW II deserves a holiday
The wars in Ukraine, Gaza, DR Congo, Sudan, Yemen and many other places remind us that we must never let our guard down.  
By XN Iraki 2 months ago
Why end of WW II deserves a holiday
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