Otiato Guguyu, Author at Orals East Africa

Kenya’s politics of ID cards is creating poverty and exclusion

For Kenyans who lack ID cards it is not a matter of mere votes, it is a matter of access to socio-economic well-being and citizenship rights, with the affected members living a life of indignity as they fear being harassed by the

February 11, 2025

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Africa falls in love with China’s deflation, as US dreams America first

In fact America may just be boxing itself into obsolescence by banning TikTok on grounds that justify isolating US-owned social media abroad

February 4, 2025

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The great western migration

A festival of sorts is thrown all across its shores from our Isambo festival in Budalangi, Rusinga Festival in Homabay, Piny Luo in Siaya and now the largest RnB party outside Nairobi, Kisumu Old School and RnB Brunch.

December 31, 2024

Economy & Politics

Kenyans are raiding the granary to survive IMF austerity

The survey findings indicate that the main reason for stopping savings is current financial constraints, cited by 90.5 percent of respondents.

December 9, 2024

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Why banks are finally interested in business

With credit to the private sector having tumbled to 3.7 percent in July from 13.9 at the end of last year, banks are coming to knock on your door, those who cultivate these relationships are the ones that will come out on

November 12, 2024

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The Battle for Laikipia, a documentary you cannot UNSEE

At the end of the documentary, you feel that something you have seen cannot be unseen. Most of the white people in the audience hurriedly left, piqued.

October 22, 2024

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Part 2: The Bonus Tea party, Inyali farmers uproot tea bushes

“In tea, everyone who does not grow tea makes money, from the muzungu, the local leaders,, the directors, the brokers, the private, the lorries, it is just the farmer who gets nothing,” one of the farmers said.

October 16, 2024

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Part 2 The village of many writers

Despite the icons that have been produced on these hills, the tallest buildings in the area are the piers of evangelical churches rather than a library to cultivate these manured fields.

September 25, 2024

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Nairobi APP WARS 2; Uber drivers in Kenya try to organize protests on Zello

The taxi services also served a very price-sensitive market that opted out immediately prices fluctuate. This partly explained the long queues at matatu stages. These are the typical middle class who would have taken ubers but have now returned to public transport

September 5, 2024

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Nairobi APP WARS 1; Uber drivers in Kenya try to organize protests on Zello

They had planned on shutting down all taxi-hailing applications except Little Cab and Yego, both local companies who they say, have agreed to their demands for lower commissions.

September 4, 2024

Otiato Guguyu

Kenya’s politics of ID cards is creating poverty and exclusion

Africa falls in love with China’s deflation, as US dreams America first

The great western migration

Kenyans are raiding the granary to survive IMF austerity

Why banks are finally interested in business

The Battle for Laikipia, a documentary you cannot UNSEE

Part 2: The Bonus Tea party, Inyali farmers uproot tea bushes

Part 2 The village of many writers

Nairobi APP WARS 2; Uber drivers in Kenya try to organize protests on Zello

Nairobi APP WARS 1; Uber drivers in Kenya try to organize protests on Zello

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