DEADLY ROAD CULTURE

DEADLY ROAD CULTURE

The spate of breaking news about road fatalities in Kenya has taken a dark and disturbing angle to say the least. The loss of lives is shocking, the disdain to the law is disturbing, the disregard for human life is traumatizing and the casual response by the...
BLACK HOLE OF DELAYED PAYMENTS

BLACK HOLE OF DELAYED PAYMENTS

It has been called the silent killer of Kenyan SMEs, summarized in this disturbing Soko Directory Investments Limited infographic I came across through Anthony Kuria. Securing business is hard enough in this economic climate, getting paid for the business can often be...
FESTIVE SEASON ROAD TRAVEL

FESTIVE SEASON ROAD TRAVEL

Tis the season to be jolly, and our roads are full of people travelling for home, leave, holiday, work, upcountry or myriad other reasons. The roads out of town are getting clogged with impatient & tired motorists and passengers weary after a whole year of...
VERTICAL INTEGRATION

VERTICAL INTEGRATION

Why is vertical integration disrupting vehicle manufacturing?Firstly, it is simply owning as many aspects of production as possible, from raw materials to final assembly. This is quite opposite to the theories by Adam Smith on specialization & division of labour...
WHO MOVED MY CHEESE

WHO MOVED MY CHEESE

A quick online research of the book Who Moved My Cheese reveals some interesting perspectives from readers;”However, when you read Spencer Johnson’s iconic fable, Who Moved My Cheese, you’ll understand why it’s the perfect one. Published in...
ROAD CARNAGE

ROAD CARNAGE

Road carnage continues killing more people every year and costing many African countries over 3% of their GDP. Sometimes it seems like this problem will never go away, that we are doomed to die like flies.Kenya has 29 road deaths for every 100,000 people, compared to...