Amos Kareithi

Sep 14, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Amos Kareithi

In a society where cash is king and the ends justify the means, there are people ready to do anything for money. The picture becomes even murkier in a world where parents spend a king’s ransom to educate their sons and daughters so that they can secure well-paying jobs. While everyone has been taught and socialised about the importance of earning money, there are very few lessons and even fewer institutions that offer practical guidance on how to use money prudently and retain it.

Aug 14, 2024 | tnx.africa | Awuor Omino |Aloys Michael |Jacinta Mutura |Amos Kareithi

I may not be very far from the truth when I say that both politics and love are games. While love may be considered a game of the heart, politics requires good brains and wit. In both cases, those involved aim to endear themselves to one another and losing is never easily accepted. Fortunately, for the African man there is always a leeway in both cases.

Jun 27, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Amos Kareithi

In a display of might, armored vehicles and military personnel from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) patrolled  Nairobi for the better part of Thursday. Dispatched from Nyayo Stadium Thursday morning, the soldiers entered the city through Tom Mboya Street where they were wildly cheered by protestors. The KDF's presence in the capital came a day after Members of Parliament approved their deployment within the city.

Jun 12, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Amos Kareithi

The legend is at it again. Prof Ngugi Wa Thiong'o’s satire and capacity to mock and ridicule the ruling class that knows no geographical bounds is back. Today as millions of Kenyans mull the implications of taxes which have been introduced by the government and reinforced in Treasury Cabinet Secretary's statement Thursday, Ngugi who is self-exiled in California, has his most potent tool, the pen to highlight the government’s excesses.

Feb 17, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Amos Kareithi

The move by governors to skip the launch of Sh3 billion stipends payment for community health promoters by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Friday was to express displeasure over failure to fully devolve functions stipulated in the Constitution, it has emerged.