Episode 108: Otherwise? Q&A

Otherwise?

This week, we're throwing it back to the old school format, where I take topic suggestions from the pod's community and address them in around 15 minutes. The first question is on foreign investors in Kenya. Should we set stricter criteria to attract quality investors and protect our SMEs? The second question asks what we as citizens can do to fight the Huduma Bill, and the final one asks about Mike Sonko’s behaviour at Ken Okoth’s funeral, and his blatant admission of guilt when he said that he nominated the late MP’s alleged second wife to the Nairobi County Assembly as an MCA. If this is true, what redress can we seek as Kenyans to stop this nonsense? Press play to find out!

Resources

World Investment Report (2019)

Ease of Doing Business Rankings (2019)

Foreign Investment Survey Report 2018

The Investment Promotion Act (2004)

2016 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Survey Basic Report

Cheap imports, high costs: Why many businesses are closing shop

StanChart branch closure signals banking job losses

Deacons blames tough business environment for Sh180 mn loss

The Huduma Bill (2019)

No healthcare, voting without Huduma Namba, Bill proposes

Parliamentary dictatorship a frontal assault on democracy

Episode 49: Women and Youth in Kenyan Politics

Episode 62: Tax Justice in Kenya

Episode 68: Women and the 2017 Elections

Episode 80: The Two-Thirds Gender Principle

Episode 85: Persons of Interest

Episode 90: On Femicide and Women at the Frontline

Episode 99: Manufacturing Prosperity

Episode 100: The Journey to Constitutional Reform

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