Otiato Guguyu, Author at Orals East Africa

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

Long Read

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

Long Read

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

Finance & Markets

EAC rescues Equity Bank from Kenya profit decline

The decline of loans advanced to customers from Kes459 billion to Kes423 billion means the bank made money from charging higher interest rates, which could fuel defaults.

August 12, 2024

Photography

The language of the Great Lake INyanza

‘An Nelson Janyakach’, he greets me, typical of Luo-folk whose identities are tied to their village dhot’s that constitute an important part of greeting.

August 11, 2024

Long Read

Boycott maize, it is a revolutionary act, Part III.

Released on the eve of Kenya's independence, H611, would have a lower seed cost than conventional hybrids and would yield 40 percent more.

August 8, 2024

Long Read

Boycott maize, it is a revolutionary act Part II.

The trafficking grid crisscrossed these vast areas losing idle power over homes that relied on the ancient art of igniting fires and market women huddled over cyclops eyes of pay-go-solar solutions.

August 7, 2024

Long Read

Boycott maize, it is a revolutionary act Part I.

Kenyans would soon realize that maize could not be produced profitably. It would require constant funding of research controlled by foreigners and annual subsidies of market protectionist voodoo.

August 6, 2024

Economy & Politics

President Ruto hikes cost of all government services

The Move is in line with IMF and World Bank push to raise revenues over and above tax increases targeting service fees that had not been reviewed for years.

July 30, 2024

Long Read

Selling an economy for trinkets Part III

A disaster unfolding in Kenya where the government is shooting at teenagers, pushed to the streets to resist attempts by the IMF to extract rent for bondholders at the expense of healthcare, education and basic cost of food.

July 25, 2024

Otiato Guguyu

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

EAC rescues Equity Bank from Kenya profit decline

The language of the Great Lake INyanza

Boycott maize, it is a revolutionary act, Part III.

Boycott maize, it is a revolutionary act Part II.

Boycott maize, it is a revolutionary act Part I.

President Ruto hikes cost of all government services

Selling an economy for trinkets Part III

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