Communities Already Have the Ideas. They Just Need the Right Partners.

Circular Economy

Communities Already Have the Ideas. They Just Need the Right Partners.

Inside Kisauni, more than 30 grassroots organisations are building a circular economy from waste, water and fish — one partnership at a time. By Ronny Choge At the coast, the biggest ideas rarely come from boardrooms. They come from the ground — from people who live with a problem long enough to understand exactly how to solve it. That was the lesson our directors carried home last weekend after attending […]

Kenya’s Political Recycling Problem: Why the Same Faces Can’t Deliver a Different Future

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Kenya’s Political Recycling Problem: Why the Same Faces Can’t Deliver a Different Future

By Ronny Choge Kenya's political dysfunction isn't the product of any single bad leader. It's structural. The same small circle of political figures has dominated the national stage for decades, and that continuity — not any one administration — is what keeps producing the same toxic patterns election after election. Look at the current field of heavyweights: William Ruto, Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi, Martha Karua, Rigathi Gachagua, Charity Ngilu, along […]

A Vision for a Stronger Coast: Icon Radio Kenya’s Partnership with the Coast Development Authority

Circular Economy

A Vision for a Stronger Coast: Icon Radio Kenya’s Partnership with the Coast Development Authority

By Ronny Choge Building Pathways from Community Needs to Opportunity As part of Icon Radio Kenya's engagement with Coast development initiatives, facilitated by the Coast Development Authority (CDA) under Chairman Mzee Mwinyi Mzee, our team recently visited the Kisauni Vocational Training Centre — an institution with a 58-year history of community-led achievement and resilience. The visit offered a close look at the realities facing many communities and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) […]

Entertainment

The XYZ Show Changed Kenya. It Was Never Built to Make Money.

By Ronny Choge Do you remember the XYZ Show? The one that premiered on Kenyan TV screens and served us political satire in concentrated humor, week after week? For those who lived through it, the latex puppets and their razor-sharp send-ups of the political class weren't just entertainment — they were a cultural fixture, arriving well ahead of their time. So when the show quietly went out of production, it […]

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Governance

LSK Opposes Calls to Delay Ol Kalou By-Election, Wants Electoral Offenders Prosecuted

By Brighton Okoth The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has urged the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to proceed with the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, saying allegations of voter bribery, violence and other electoral offences should be addressed through the law rather than by postponing the poll. In a statement released on Monday, the society argued that cancelling or delaying the election would unfairly deny constituents their constitutional right […]

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Governance

CREAW Launches Bold 2026–2030 Strategic Plan Focused on Women’s Empowerment and Leadership

The Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) has unveiled its ambitious 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, outlining a renewed commitment to advancing the rights, safety, economic empowerment, and leadership participation of women and girls across Kenya. Launched during a high-level event attended by development partners, activists, policymakers, and civil society stakeholders, the strategy emphasized courage, partnership, and collective action in addressing persistent gender inequalities. “The next chapter requires courage, resources, and […]

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