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Kenya's Extractive Industries: Oil, Gas, and the Turkana County Resource Curse Debate

The discovery of over 560 million barrels of recoverable oil in Turkana County in 2012 promised to transform Kenya into an oil-producing nation, but the journey from discovery to production has been f...

Feb 20, 2026 6 min read
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How to Send Money to Kenya: Comparing M-Pesa, Western Union, Wise, and Other Remittance Options

With diaspora remittances exceeding 400 billion shillings annually, choosing the right money transfer service can save Kenyans abroad thousands of shillings per year. This practical guide compares the...

Feb 20, 2026 5 min read
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Water Resources in Kenya: Managing Scarcity, River Basin Authorities, and the Right to Clean Water

Kenya is classified as a water-scarce country, with per capita freshwater resources well below the global average and over 80 percent of its land area classified as arid or semi-arid. Despite the cons...

Feb 20, 2026 5 min read
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Kenya's Creative Economy: Music, Film, Fashion, and the Business of Culture

Kenya's creative economy, spanning music, film, fashion, visual arts, and digital content, has emerged as a dynamic growth sector employing hundreds of thousands and generating tens of billions of shi...

Feb 20, 2026 5 min read
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Kenya's Refugee Policy: Dadaab, Kakuma, and the Shift Toward Urban Integration

Kenya hosts over half a million refugees primarily from Somalia, South Sudan, and the DRC, concentrated in the vast Dadaab and Kakuma camp complexes that have existed for over three decades. This arti...

Feb 20, 2026 5 min read
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Waste Management in Kenya: The Garbage Crisis, Recycling Innovations, and the Ban on Single-Use Plastics

Kenya generates over 22,000 tonnes of solid waste daily, yet collection services cover less than half of urban areas, and the Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi has operated beyond capacity for decades. Desp...

Feb 20, 2026 5 min read
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Mobile Money Beyond M-Pesa: How Digital Financial Services Are Transforming Kenya's Economy

Kenya's mobile money revolution, sparked by M-Pesa in 2007, has transformed the country into a global leader in digital financial services, with financial inclusion rising from 27 percent to over 83 p...

Feb 20, 2026 5 min read
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Child Education in Kenya: The CBC Curriculum, School Types, and What Parents Need to Know

Kenya's education system is undergoing a fundamental transformation with the rollout of the Competency Based Curriculum, replacing the 8-4-4 system with a 2-6-3-3-3 structure that emphasizes skills de...

Feb 20, 2026 5 min read
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Kenya's Horticulture Industry: How Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables Became a Multi-Billion Shilling Export Sector

Kenya's horticulture industry generates over 150 billion shillings in annual export revenue, making it one of the country's top foreign exchange earners. From world-class roses grown around Lake Naiva...

Feb 20, 2026 7 min read
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