Opinion Pieces
Browse through educative and informative articles published by the KAM team
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Tue, 18 Jul 2017
Why Political Dialogue is Central for Economic Growth
Every election cycle is a chance for us to evaluate our democratic and political maturity as a nation. One of the ways we do this is by creating public platforms of civic engagement through which dialogue between the aspirants and the electorate can be held. -
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
What Does a Declining Retail Sector Spell out for our Nation?
I am not certain that we, as a nation, have fully grasped the extent to which a declining retail sector can negatively impact our entire economy. Let us imagine a scenario that well illustrates the gravity of the matter. -
Thu, 15 Jun 2017
How Counties Can Benefit from Environmental Governance
At the heart of building an investor-attractive county, is the need to demonstrate a clean and pleasant environment which allows business to run smoothly. -
Thu, 08 Jun 2017
We Need to Change our Attitude on Waste
There will be 1.4 billion more people in cities around the world in the next 8 years and each person will be producing an average of 1.42kg of municipal solid waste per day, according to the World Economic Forum. -
Tue, 06 Jun 2017
The Creative Industry can Champion Sustainable Consumption
Our quest to attain a green economy should be broad-based and inclusive. But we cannot achieve this if the vision of sustainability is not shared by every one of us. -
Mon, 22 May 2017
Predictability Earns Investor Trust
For any economy to attract investments, it must be able to earn and maintain investor trust. Both local and foreign investors gain confidence to trade in a business environment that guarantees a stable and predictable macroeconomic framework for businesses. -
Tue, 16 May 2017
How Impactful is our ‘Inclusivity’?
Presently, there are 145,000 millionaires in the continent with a combined wealth of $800 billion. This is according to the Africa Wealth Report released this month which also states that there will be 36% more millionaires by the year 2020. -
Tue, 09 May 2017
Growing Jobs Should be a Priority for our Country
What does it mean to have a country whose citizens are happy? According to the World Happiness Report released in March this year, ‘happiness is considered to be the proper measure of social progress and the goal of public policy.’
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