Linus Gitahi
Linus Gitahi is the CEO, Nation Media Group. He blogs here on topical issues. He also blogs at http://lgword.wordpress.com/
LG BLOG: Kshs gains; should we sit pretty?
LINUS GITAHI - To save the shilling, it is important that Kenyans focus on activities that either earn us more dollars (exports), or reduce the...
Here's how to save the Kenya shilling
A lot has been written about what is happening to the shilling, ranging from 'juju', to silly things like turf wars in the Grand Coalition...
2030, the year of promise for Africa
Events in the world are evolving rather fast and furiously and it becomes difficult by the day to predict the dynamics of next week - leave alone...
LG: Media has role in new law process
Before speaking about the role and responsibilities of the media in monitoring and implementing the new Constitution, it is important to situate my...
LG: Varsity urged to lead national renewal
The chief executive officer of the Nation Media Group Linus Gitahi has commended the St Paul's University for striving to maintain high education...
LG BLOG: SMEs leads single market dream
If there is one thing that this year’s Top 100 SMEs survey has clearly demonstrated, it must be that East Africa is truly becoming one market and...
Media in Africa: Winning in a brave new world
"Africa is on the verge of take off", says a newspaper in South Africa after successfully hosting the World Cup....
Where does Kenya’s budget leave the youth?
Kenya's Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta last week read the country's national budget for 2010/2011, but what does it have in store for the youth?...
LG BLOG: Watch out Kenya, Tanzania is catching up
As Kenya dithers on which way to go on governance with the constitution, how to implement Vision 2030 and how the various pillars of development...
LG Blog: Africa media resilient
Often the most difficult questions to answer are the simple ones. One such question today is: “why are we here?”...
LG Blog: 10 challenges for EA business
In recent years, East Africa has gained a reputation as the leading technology adaptor in Africa. M-Pesa, one of the biggest things to happen in...
LG BLOG: Kenya juu, yes, but I detest this
LG: I love this country and its one of the best places one can ever live. It’s our attitude and approach to issues that concern us that I detest!...
LG Blog: New constitution a must for nationhood
Kenyans have had a most interesting debate on how we want to be governed going forward. Here are the key emerging thoughts....
LG BLOG: EA should chase markets, not Migingo
LG argues that small business have the key to East Africa's economic freedom, if only they could be allowed to thrive....
LG Blog: Unity only choice for EA
LG asks: Are there things about the East Africa Cooperation (EAC) and the question of regional integration that the media sees and could enrich...
LG Blog - Africa media's mammoth task
LG says it is time to tell the African story from the continent’s own perspectives and media researchers on the continent have a key role to play....
LG: It’s about the consumer, stupid!
The world is changing, and rapidly. Many of yesterday’s truths are looking quite outdated today. The emerging new citizens of the world (mostly...
East African media in hot waters: The ill-prepared will be eaten
As the leading media house in East Africa, Nation Media Group is in a position where, rightly, it attracts a lot of attention and the praise and...
Kenya doesn’t deserve the leaders it has
The greatest leaders the world over emerged out of the one key thing Kenyan leaders lack; sacrifice based on principle that endeared them to...
The Kenya we want — and the one we don’t
Come to think about it. The Kenya we want is not a difficult question after all. The real question is how to get to the Kenya we want. What...
The ICT Act is a poisoned chalice for broadcast media
Why the broadcasting section of the ICT Act should be re-negotiated....
Why food aid is not what Kenya needs
Two key events have occurred in the last two weeks which have serious implications for the future of this country....
Media owners' reaction to signing of anti-media Bill
President Kibaki has on Wednesday directed the Attorney General and the minister for Information to consult media representatives on proposed...
A new challenge for the EA business leader
Over the past few years, we in East Africa have celebrated the discovery of oil and diamonds. We pride ourselves on growing some of the world’s...
Looking for the Kenya 350kms from our villages
A lot has been said about ethnicity, what causes it and much less about what we can do about it. The worrying thing though is that we do a lot of...
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