Kenya's largest factory has no roof and creates jobs every day

For decades, we have treated agriculture as a sector, a campaign promise, or a food security discussion. Yet it is far bigger than that.

By Isaac Kalua Green 1 month ago

Kenyans should stop waiting for heroes since they live among us

Kenya's greatest challenge is not a shortage of extraordinary people. It is our failure to recognise ordinary people doing extraordinary work.

By Isaac Kalua Green 1 month ago

Before we celebrate fathers, let's endeavour to understand them

The modern father is competing not only with the cost of living but also with comparison, social media, unrealistic expectations, and a world where children are influenced by countless voices.

By Isaac Kalua Green 1 month ago

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Sixteen empty beds should bring Kenya back to position

A reflection on the Utumishi Girls tragedy urges parents, schools and government to rethink discipline, safety and responsibility in raising and protecting children.

By Isaac Kalua Green 2 months ago

June is already here, let us take stock and steer Kenya hopefully

We must honor speed, but without focus, it becomes mere noise. Conversely, focus without speed is delay.

By Isaac Kalua Green 2 months ago

Kitui's 'Run for Rain' idea can offer solutions to Kenya's old problems

The world has seen charity runs, elite marathons, and corporate wellness events, but the Kitui Green Run, Run for Rain, offers a harder, more original idea, aimed at solving a real problem.

By Isaac Kalua Green 2 months ago

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Kenya is over-politicised while systems are routinely ignored

Parliament is prepared for another heated debate over taxes and the Finance Bill.

By Isaac Kalua Green 2 months ago

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Kenya should convert the Import Bill into a green production plan

National leadership must align credit, standards, research, veterinary systems, energy, and procurement.

By Isaac Kalua Green 3 months ago

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Leaders should build history Kenya will be proud to read

Kenya is now writing under rain, fear, and hope.

By Isaac Kalua Green 3 months ago

Kenya won't change until justice stops negotiating with power

For decades, we have placed our faith in the Presidency of Kenya, expecting that a new leader will unlock national progress.

By Isaac Kalua Green 3 months ago

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Why Kenya must not remove its shirt for another man's oil fight

Iran says keeping the Strait open depends on adherence to the ceasefire terms.

By Isaac Kalua Green 3 months ago

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Kenya must end the bickering, unite with purpose, and secure Africa's moment before it turns into risk

Africa needs about 2.8 trillion dollars between 2020 and 2030 to implement its climate plans, leaving a gap of about 2.5 trillion dollars, nearly eighty per cent unmet.

By Isaac Kalua Green 4 months ago

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This Easter, Kenya must eliminate asbestos before the next generation suffers its health effects.

Kenyan's urged to remove the asbestos roofing for green alternative during this Easter season

By Isaac Kalua Green 4 months ago

When leadership becomes a circus, citizens provide a willing audience

Here is the uncomfortable truth. Our leaders are not visitors from another planet. They are a mirror. We elected them.

By Isaac Kalua Green 4 months ago

Kenyan farmers don't lack land or rain, make machinery affordable

Many nations search far and wide for food security, yet part of Kenya's solution has been quietly sitting in our fields for years

By Isaac Kalua Green 5 months ago

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Kenya Airways must be rebuilt as key national system of trust

In aviation, the true test of leadership is not how you take off, but how you recover when the sky refuses you.

By Isaac Kalua Green 5 months ago

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How Malindi runway can unlock Kenya's next chapter of growth

Tourism brought in over Sh400 billion for Kenya last year, supporting workers in hospitality, agriculture, transport, and culture.

By Isaac Kalua Green 6 months ago

How we can feed the world by turning livestock into a system

On a rare and unforgettable afternoon, the late Honourable Mulu Mutisya invited me to his home in Machakos, not for a ceremony or praise, but to share wisdom.

By Isaac Kalua Green 6 months ago

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Muthengi's silent lesson on how we could stop corruption cartels

Corruption persists because it is sustained. It depends on routine, fear, silence, and predictability.

By Isaac Kalua Green 6 months ago

Kenya merely leaking prosperity and we mistakenly call it scarcity

A man hurried onto a dala dala, eager to reach town and see his sick mother, but he had no money.

By Isaac Kalua Green 6 months ago

Why it's new thinking, not a New Year, that brings about change

One of the quickest ways to rebuild jobs and dignity isn't found in a budget speech, it's quietly hanging in our wardrobes.

By Isaac Kalua Green 7 months ago

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Why Kenya should 'fly' her roads like an airline this festive season

Every December, Kenya turns into one long road home. Families travel at night, matatus race against time, buses overflow with hope.

By Isaac Kalua Green 7 months ago

By hugging a tree for 72 hours, Muthoni has challenged Africa

Over the years, Kenyans have passionately been helping to ensure the survival of over 980 million trees.

By Isaac Kalua Green 8 months ago

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How Uesugi Yozan blueprint can guide Kenya towards first world

Watching his success showed me that Yozan's principles are not just historical ideas; they are alive, practical and transformative.

By Isaac Kalua Green 8 months ago

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Why Kenya should listen to its numbers on our lived realities

One number caught my attention this week. Not because I am a statistician, I am not, but because for the past 30 years.

By Isaac Kalua Green 8 months ago

Why Kenya must listen to its numbers about lived realities

Kenya has a Sh16.2 trillion economy growing at about five per cent, yet more than 16 million people cannot afford a basic meal.

By Isaac Kalua Green 8 months ago

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Let COP30 be the year Africa acts boldly on tackling climate change

For thirty years, the world has come together under the UN's blue banners to combat climate change. We have produced countless reports, inspiring speeches and endless statements.

By Isaac Kalua Green 9 months ago

Why the food we eat is eating us, what we can do about that

Urban shelves are filled with chips, sugary drinks, and white bread, while traditional foods like millet, sorghum, cassava, and beans are often relegated to the background.

By Isaac Kalua Green 9 months ago

Kenya doesn't need more hospitals, it needs healthier ecosystems

Firstly, Kenya must shift from treatment budgets to prevention investments.

By Isaac Kalua Green 9 months ago

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When leadership forgets about taxpayer, nation pays the price

Short-term thinking is our nation's biggest weakness. It quietly damages us in small, but persistent ways.

By Isaac Kalua Green 9 months ago

He chose the forest over votes, now let each of us plant 80 trees

There was a day when Raila Amolo Odinga chose those waters over applause. He stood for restoration when it was easier to promise comfort.

By Isaac Kalua Green 9 months ago

Political unity must demonstrate that it can improve Kenyans' lives

Kenya can't import another nation's politics, but it can adopt that same insistence that unity is only proven when households improve.

By Isaac Kalua Green 10 months ago

Why power rightfully belongs to registered voters and not brokers

Politics should be among the people, not just in meeting rooms. Yet dignity requires that leaders are chosen by informed Kenyans, not manufactured by kingmakers.

By Isaac Kalua Green 10 months ago

Why Kenya's next medal should be in geothermal power sector

Kenya already produces nearly one gigawatt of geothermal power, ranking us among the top six nations worldwide in this sector, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.

By Isaac Kalua Green 10 months ago

Energy is the currency of dignity and prosperity for communities

Kenya cannot succeed in global markets if power remains expensive and unreliable

By Isaac Kalua Green 10 months ago

This Sunday is all about trees, truth and real transformation

Each tree proves that when people work together, broken ground can be healed to provide shade, oxygen, food, and hope.

By Isaac Kalua Green 11 months ago

A policy that doesn't pay cannot create jobs or trigger real growth

The only jobs Kenya can afford to create are those that secure its future. Green jobs are not a luxury; they are essential.

By Isaac Kalua Green 11 months ago

Harambee Stars' run shows that success sprouts from leadership

When Nicholas Musonye and his team led the CHAN 2024 tournament, they demonstrated what clean, decisive leadership can accomplish.

By Isaac Kalua Green 11 months ago

Why Kenya's motorcycle moment demands we turn plans into cash

A boda boda rider is not just a transporter but a breadwinner. Yet predatory loans and harsh repossession cycles have trapped many.

By Isaac Kalua Green 11 months ago

Parliament: House of 'transaction' that has simply refused to step up

Former Speaker Justin Muturi revealed a quieter form of corruption: "sweeteners" embedded in constitutional amendments like the NG-CDF and NGAAF meant to buy MP loyalty.

By Isaac Kalua Green 11 months ago