Jaindi Kisero
Managing Editor - Investigations & Economic Affairs
KISERO: Kenya lives beyond her means, borrowing like never before
Where is this economy headed? I’m afraid that we are at a point where we cannot skirt around the issue of the huge and growing public sector...
KISERO: Saving the dairy industry is an imperative
Milk farmers in this country country understand economics very well. They may not have economics or business degrees, but they understand the...
KISERO BLOG: The guilty know themselves
If only the leaders trading accusations about the maize scandal could take their time to read and scrutinise the findings of the forensic...
KISERO: Stockbroking firm must not be allowed to fall
NGENYE KARIUKI STOCKB-rokers, which has just been put under statutory management by the authorities, must not be allowed to collapse. The dent to...
KISERO: Kenya simply can’t afford to maintain more MPs
Taxpayers should come together and protest against the proposal to increase the number of MPs. ...
KISERO: Tell French firm to stop burdening Kenyan taxpayers
One of the largest telecommunications operators in Europe, the French company has demanded compensation running into millions of US dollars...
KISERO: Come off it IFC, this deal was bad from the start
Last week, i argued in this column that the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank must take its share of blame for what has turned...
KISERO: World Bank shares blame for the railways fiasco
What is the role of the Bretton Woods institutions in the mess we face over the concessioning of the Kenya-Uganda Railways? A short history is in...
KISERO: To control RVR, put up cash or shut up
IN THE BATTLE FOR CONTROL of Rift Valley Railways two questions are intriguing:...
KISERO: Quick fixes will never solve matatu problem
As we went to press, the government had succeeded in negotiating a return-to-work formula with leaders of the matatu industry....
KISERO: Who’ll protect small savers from the volatile market?
This year, things have not been good at the Nairobi Stock Exchange where most long-term savings are invested....
KISERO: Coffee union’s death just a sign of a deeper malaise
I have been studying and writing about the coffee sector for a very long time. You will indulge me if I come through as if I am I am merely...
KISERO: Price controls a recipe for economic disaster
Mathira MP Ephraim Maina is a wealthy road contractor and businessman. That he is the one leading the crusade for a return to price controls is...
KISERO: EAC protocol signing a triumph of political will
Whichever way you look at it, the protocol on the East African Community that was signed in Arusha last week is a major leap towards integration...
KISERO: Inflation rate down by half?
Let's all hail the power of our economy. Kenya is no longer a high-inflation economy....
KISERO: On this issue of Passats for ministers, Uhuru is spot-on
On the issue of the Volkswagen Passats, I am on the side of Mr Uhuru Kenyatta for the following reasons....
KISERO: Weed out owner-occupier micro-finance institutions
Let’s weed out the owner-occupier micro-finance institutions and promote growth of a sound and stable micro-finance industry....
KISERO: To reduce graft, we must give oversight authority more teeth
The oil industry lobby, the Petroleum Institute of East Africa, is up in arms against a decision by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) to...
KISERO: Free bulbs welcome, but seal all resale loopholes
Government subsidies just don’t work, especially when they are not properly targeted — and where the government itself is directly involved in...
KISERO: Will politics let economy pick up?
We're not out of the woods yet. The evidence is in the latest growth figures, the latest statistics on profits of major companies, revenue...
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