Massive investment opportunities could open up in Kenya’s education sector if a plan to change the school system by next year is accepted by the cabinet and passed by parliament. The government will cumulatively spend Sh1.4 trillion between 2012 and 2015 to implement the new education system.
Long seen as the least attractive industry to invest in, the book industry in Kenya is now looking up and has so far grown to become Shs 12 billion industry, thanks to the government's free primary education, subsidized secondary education and donor funding to the education sector. The government is now the single largest buyer of books – mainly school text books.
Kenyan public universities have opened doors to private sector investors wanting to set projects geared to make the universities able to accommodate an increasing number of students and varieties of study curricula. Pressing need areas include hotels for students
Electric power supply in Kenya falls far below the demand. This calls for private sector investment in power generation for sale to the national grid. The current peak electric power demand is estimated at 1,180 MW and it is projected to grow at 7% annually to reach 2,263MW by 2018. And, according to the government, this growth in demand presents a “golden, immediate opportunity to invest in the energy sector.”
Optimism is high that life will change for residents of Kitui County and Kenyan generally now that a Chinese contractor has been awarded the coveted coal mining contract at the coal-rich Mui Basin in Kitui County. According to reports, the contractor is set to start work on the site soon.
An internally displaced person (IDP) from Eldoret found that the 100 acre farm he had left behind as he fled to safety following the 2007 post election chaos, had been acquired by the Eldoret North MP William Ruto. And in a suit he filed to regain his land from the MP, the IDP Mr. Adrian Muteshi narrated how he bought and lost his property.
Changing the Kenya book publishing industry into multi-billion shillings sector has required the entry into the industry of well-connected, multibillion shillings investors. One of the most celebrated of these investors is Centum, a private investment company said to be the largest investor in East and Central Africa.
In a move that could further raise the profile savings and credit societies and encourage the spirit of public good in the cooperative movement worldwide, Polish savings and credit cooperative societies are seeking sainthood for the pioneer of the movement in Poland.
Political strategists and consultants are gearing up to make a killing during the campaigns for Kenya’s next general elections expected to be held anytime between August this year and March2013. Those who will work for aspiring presidential candidates – expected to be no fewer than 20 of them – will have huge funds to work with, and will, therefore, also be expected to paid more.
Creating a brand out of Kenya is not an easy thing. And that is why Brand Kenya – the state corporation charged with the task – is asking Kenyans to cough up Shs 4.6 billion (about $5.5 million) to promote an image of the country as an ideal business destination at London Summer Olympic games 2012.
The CIC Insurance Group will raise funds through the Nairobi Stock Exchange to finance its expansion to the Eastern Africa region. And it has already started the process to list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) by introduction.
Striding both roads like the proverbial hyena may have succeeded for Kalonzo Musyoka during the controversial 2007 elections. He strategized to benefit by passing in the middle of the two main contestants, current President Mwai Kibaki and current Prime Minister Raila Odinga. He succeeded in becoming the Vice President to Mr. Kibaki.
On Sunday of February 12, 2012, I stopped at a shoeshine boy’s at Machakos town were the so-called G-7 alliance of Eldoret North MP William Ruto, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and several others were camped in a rally to push their presidential campaign. The town was abuzz with stories of how much cash people were being given to attend the rally.
It is not enough that the Ministry of Lands has suspended its senior staff allegedly involved the Syokimau Kenya Airports Authority land selling scam. Such people, where proved guilty, should not only be imprisoned (the Chinese would possibly kill them), they should also compensate their victims. It is said that councilors, politicians and seniors government officials who constituted the theft gang pocketed as much as Shs 240 millions from only a small section of the land in question.
I thank all those of you who have taken an interest in our Moral Reawakening Campaign (MRC). Many of you have brought out interesting aspects of the management of campaigns in general, and in the management of MRC in particular. But let me comment on one contribution of one writer who said that moral reawakening implies that there was a moment when Man was moral. The contributor believes that this cannot have been so.
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