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Today I want to address leadership in Northern Kenya which also happens to be my ancestral home. Growing up in Marsabit 40 years ago what you see in this video is what is going on in many parts of Northern Kenya be it Garissa. Wajir. Mandera. Marsabit. Isiolo and you can also add Tana RiverContinue reading “Leadership in Northern Kenya time to call you out ….”

Bottom up economic model is not any new invention . The million $$$ question is how you choose to practice it. First things first ..corruption kills bottoms up economic model. When banks were busy closing branches in late 90s ostensibly to get rid of unprofitable banks in smaller towns , one bank was quietly takingContinue reading “Bottom Up Economic model is nothing new , simply drop the corruption gown.”

Matters River Nile Ethiopia Vs Egypt & Sudan Anytime I see a news item on River Nile it is about Egypt and how unhappy they are with the fact that Ethiopia is building a dam to use the same waters to improve the well being of it’s people. Firstly Ethiopia should be considerate but atContinue reading “How much has Egypt & Sudan contributed to conserve the source of River Nile ?”

Air France just announced they have settled on Zanzibar for beach holiday seekers. If you wish to come to Mombasa you are pushed to fly through Nairobi which is totally unacceptable. Potential visitors are not short of options be it from Goa to the Carribean , From Bali to Phuket From Dubai to Zanzibar weContinue reading “Time to free Mombasa & Kenya coast from the shackles of closed skies policy.”

#Tumainifarmers As promised every Sunday I will dedicate a post to Farmers on my Facebook page Mohammed Hersi. While on Friday #sokohersi was for your general hustles this forum is to give farmers a voice. In my travels and hotels business I have come across very many Famers along the Kenya coast who work hardContinue reading “Giving the Kenyan Farmer a voice”

I am in Tourism and I support open skies but on the fresh request by Emirates I will choose to side with our govemernet and my good friend CS James Macharia that Emirates need to slow down but what is the other option ? Fact: It is NOT that Emirates are not flying into Nbi.Continue reading “Emirates request for more frequency to Nairobi…I see nothing but great opportunities for both KQ & Emirates.”

In our raft of requests to our goverment we made a special appeal for Tourism players to be given a vaccine allocation . Kenya Tourism Federation team truly worked round the clock to knock on all doors and we made all the telephone calls we needed to make. Glad that through Ministry of Tourism AndContinue reading “With Covid19 vaccination we can salvage Kenyas tourism peak safari season.”

Well Her Excellency President Samia Suluhu Hassan wrapped her visit which is certainly going to open a new page between Kenya & TZ. While we remained focused on Madam President one of her nationals was pouring his heart out how investing in Kenya is next to impossible. I have always said it ….Real ease ofContinue reading “The other side of President  Samia Suluhu’s visit, niceties aside ….”

Only fair to commend our goverment ( Kenya ) when they do things right. Vaccinating 141, 146 front line healthcare workers is good progress and 700,000+ total which includes close to 400,000 who are 58+ and people with underlying conditions is highly commendable. Have they done well? yes Can we do better ? Certainly YesContinue reading “Thumbs up to GOK & MOH for getting 700,000+ vaccinated”

Dear Nairobians, I hope my message finds you well . I send you warm easter greetings . Firstly it is said…you only notice something when it is gone. In normal times you would be painting Kenya coast red . This Easter Mombasa and Kenya Coast is dead and lifeless without you good people . IContinue reading “Dear Nairobians, Easter without You at Kenya Coast is never the same .”