The Political Economist

  Advancing Water and Sewerage Access and Sustainability The Athi Water Works Development Agency ( AWWDA ) is one of nine water works development agencies established under Kenya Water Act 2016 serving the counties of Nairobi, Kiambu, and Murang’a, with a population of approximately 9 million. Driven with a mission to increase water and sewerage coverage through informed innovation, sustainable development and management of the associated infrastructure , its fifth generation five-year strategic plan 2023-2027, is yet another blueprint that reflect its consistent determination to mitigate Kenya’s status as a water scarce country in line with UN SDG(6). AWWDA plays a fundamental role in alleviating water supply challenges within its areas of jurisdiction. The Agency's mandate as enshrined in the Act includes developing, maintaining and managing national public waterworks, sewerage infrastructures, providing technical support to water service providers within the areas of jurisd...

  ‘Bottom up Economic Transformation Agenda for inclusive growth’ Bottom up Economic Transformation Agenda is an economic model pursued by Kenya Kwanza regime aiming to invest the limited capital available where it will create most jobs at the bottom of the pyramid.   It is a commitment to invest in smallholder agriculture and informal sector and end socioeconomic exclusion by levelling the playing field for all investor; its objectives are;             a)      Eradicating hunger b)      Creating jobs c)      Expanding the tax base d)      Improving foreign exchange balance e)      Inclusive growth f)       Bring down the cost of living   BETA is anchored on the following pillars; 1)      Transforming Micro, Small and Medium economy. 2)  ...

                                              Credit: UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth  The fight against climate change is fiercely on and BAKU was just another  reminder that time is running out! A two-week UN Climate summit (COP 29) just concluded in BAKU after world leaders, investors and all sector- stakeholders meet to forge a collective action and to underscore the urgency   to scale up efforts against climate crisis. It was small time of broad negotiations to set agreements that could strengthen efforts while building on the achievements of the past climate commitments.   Climate change is no longer a conspiracy theory, it is an evident existential threat to the planet. The changing weather patterns unfamiliar to farmers in my home village causing food shortage, deadly regular hurricanes in the US, to unbearable heatwaves in Europe, disastrous bus...