Deindustrialisation Can Kill a Region

Interesting numbers released by the Guardian recently, concerning the areas of the UK with the highest number of graduates. After a quick look and some unscientific cross-referencing, what seemed most apparent is that those areas with the fewest graduates also had the largest number of people claiming some sort of unemployment benefit. Stick with me, [...]

Could Better Broadband Save the Education System?

It’s here, it’s here! The undersea fibreoptic cable has made landfall. The movers and shakers in Kenya’s ICT sector have been busy making deals, while spotty teenaged boys in Runda are sweaty-palmed with anticipation at all the extra porn they will soon be consuming.
But could faster broadband actually help the Kenyan school system? If we [...]

Could Kenya See US-Style Student Loans?

An article in today’s Business Daily Africa highlights the problems faced by many universities and their students and graduates over the cost of fees. Students are chafing under the yoke of fees that have increased dramatically in recent years, while university managers insist that they have to collect lump sum payments in order to guarantee [...]

Stop with the Restrictive Job Requirements Already!

Employers could be depriving themselves of the best talent by writing recruitment advertisements that are too narrow in focus.

Kenya’s Poverty Timebomb

Unless effective youth policies are instigated, Kenya will never be able to lift its population out of poverty.