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Articles By: Steve Biko Wafula

The Most Important Button in Kenya’s Digital Future May Be ‘Submit’

Some of Kenya’s longest journeys take place without anyone leaving their county. You collect a form, join a queue, get

Technology

· Nov 9, 2026
The Phone Tower That Learned to Take a Power Nap

Your phone does not ask a mobile mast whether it has paid the electricity bill. It just expects the signal

Technology

· Nov 9, 2026
The ID Card That Finally Opened the Door to a Digital Life

Most of us rarely think about what happens when an identification document is considered the wrong kind of identification document.

Technology

· Nov 9, 2026
Kenya Does Not Need Another King But A Servant

The case for an Edwin Sifuna presidency—and the character, constitutional courage and hard economic choices that would determine whether it

Government and Policy

· Nov 9, 2026
She Built the Business but the Financial System Cannot See It

A business owner can make every sale, manage every employee, and negotiate every supplier payment while remaining difficult for a

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
The Sales Boom That Leaves a Company Too Broke to Trade

The owner checks the sales report and sees the strongest month in the company’s history. The bank account tells a

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
Failure Is Expensive Enough Without Making Rescue Impossible

The most costly moment in a failing business is often the period when everyone can see the problem, but nobody

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
The Exporter Waiting for Its Own Money to Come Home

An exporter can deliver to an overseas customer, collect the invoice, and still find part of its operating capital trapped

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
The Most Expensive Tax Is the One a Founder Cannot Predict

A factory owner can put a known tax rate into a business plan. A changing interpretation, unclear effective date, or

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
When the State Balances Its Budget on a Supplier’s Back

A government can appear to restrain spending while transferring the cost of its commitments to businesses that have already delivered.

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
Kenya’s Real Development Test Is the Woman Who Can Finally Keep Her Business Open

Take a woman running a small food stall, or a tailor working from a rented room. Her business is not

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 6, 2026
Kenya’s Entrepreneurs Can Borrow More, but Can They Afford to Grow?

The Kenya Bankers Association reported that commercial banks disbursed Sh326.5 billion to micro, small and medium enterprises in 2025, more

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 5, 2026