Medical negligence must be eliminated
Aug. 11 | BY ALICE MWONGERA Poor delivery of services in our public hospitals has been a reality that we have silently put up with. The media may often highlight cases of medical malpractice meted on helpless patients in public hospitals, eliciting anger from the general public but with little action taken by the government to effectively resolve the cases highlighted. Recently, the media has reported a number of deaths due to negligence by health institutions and practitioners, some of which would seem – even to a layman – as straight cases of negligence, yet no one has been charged many days later. A case in point is the Kitui District Hospital incident, where a new mother died after a surgical towel was left in her womb following an operation. The pathologists gave their findings and all the government said was they would investigate...
Kirubi vs Obama
Aug. 11 | BY JIM HECK This sounds cheeky, but a blog by a Kenyan yesterday has inspired me more than Peter Baker’s interview of Obama. Anybody disagree? Peter Baker’s in-depth interview of Obama published in the New York Times really depressed me, and so what does a progressive American do when depressed? Obviously, read a Kenyan blog! The Kenyans did only a little bit better than so-so in the recent Commonwealth Games, and Chris Kirubi’s blog pulled in readers with a “don’t worry it was great” congratulations before continuing on a lengthy discourse of what makes excellence. I began to wonder if I were reading the text of one of my middle school teachers? It was pure American idealism. So different from what in my opinion is the state of America, today, as shown in Baker’s interview. It seems that in America, hard work and...
Ten Business Tips From Kenyan Multi-Millionaire Chris Kirubi
Jul. 22 | Chris Kirubi is a complex man. One of Africa’s richest and most successful businessmen, he’s that rare blend of Donald Trump, Jeffrey Sachs, Richard Branson and American music star DJ Khaled, in African skin. In business, he’s got the cunning and clout of Trump, the economic intellect of Sachs, the rebellion of Branson, and the musical inclinations of hip-hop act DJ Khaled. Here’s the reason why: In between running one of Africa’s largest privately held business conglomerates, delivering countless keynote lectures during frequent international economic gatherings, writing a weekly business column for a daily newspaper and mentoring young Kenyan entrepreneurs, Kirubi still finds time to make cameo appearances in Kenyan hip-hop videos, movies, and even hosts a rock show on Capital FM, a Nairobi radio station he owns. He’s the DJ! Kirubi...
Social media helps to connect Kenyan businesses
Jul. 20 | BY BRIAN ADERO “Social media networking is the only tool that can help the marketing fraternity reach their targeted clients,” this according to Kenya’s leading industrialist Chris Kirubi. Kirubi has come out advocating for the use of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, saying that it will not only enable marketers reach and attract more customers, but also help firms cut their marketing and advertising budgets. “You must cut wastage. A lot of people advertise without knowing who they are talking to but today through social media, the horizons have changed,” he stated. Traditional ways of doing things are no longer tenable and businesses must evolve with the times if they are to survive the increasingly competitive market, the business mogul stressed. Kirubi, who is also the chairman of Capital Group, cited his...
Time for youth to take up leadership
May. 30 | BY MWANGI WANJUMBI As the elections for 2012 close in, it is necessary to encourage the youth who may be interested in building careers revolving around national leadership. This discussion is motivated by the fact that Kenyan youth have constantly been reminded that they are future leaders and therefore not ready or deserving to be in those positions today. Additionally, if the leadership is left to the senior citizens only, shall we not get into situations of leadership gaps at some stage? On the other hand, it has continually been pointed out that leadership is for those who are financially endowed rather than lightweights. The truth is that age and financial status are ideally not pre-requisites of leadership either in our country or elsewhere. Notably, the current British Prime Minister got into power in May 2010 at 43 years....
What next for Western Sahara independence
May. 13 | As the world enters the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, the concern is; how long is Western Sahara going to remain in the hands of Morocco? Western Sahara bears the tag of the forgotten African Nation. It has the distinction of being Africa’s last colony despite being a member of the African Union. North Africa and the Arab world in general are pushing for change in that region. This indicates that; the natives of North Africa; the Middle East and generally The Arab states, are reacting to a major realisation that is totally new in this era. However, of more concern is the way both the media and the International Community have reacted to this scenario. Both institutions have mobilised resources worthy billions of US dollars and Euros to keep the situation in the front lines of world news. All these resources...
International community on the spot over W Sahara
May. 13 | By GEORGE KEBASO As the world enters the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, the concern is; how long is Western Sahara going to remain in the hands of Morocco? Western Sahara bears the tag of the forgotten African Nation. It has the distinction of being Africa’s last colony despite being a member of the African Union. North Africa and the Arab world in general are pushing for change in that region. This indicates that; the natives of North Africa; the Middle East and generally The Arab states, are reacting to a major realisation that is totally new in this era. However, of more concern is the way both the media and the International Community have reacted to this scenario. Both institutions have mobilised resources worthy billions of US dollars and Euros to keep the situation in the front lines of world news....
