Leaders Must Build the History Kenya Will Be Proud to Read
Many Kenyans think history is what dead stones remember. Greece recently taught me that history is what living leaders write every day. In 2025,…
Transformative Thoughts & Published Articles by Dr. Kalua Green
Kenya will not change until justice stops negotiating with power and starts governing it
“Leo wacheni niseme kinitoke.” This Swahili slang means ‘allow me to free myself by saying it all!’ For far too long, we have believed…
This Easter, Kenya must eliminate asbestos before the next generation suffers its health effects
In Kenya, an old roof is often mistaken for a reliable one. In too many schools, hospitals, and public offices, that assumption is dangerously…
A country that floods today and faces drought tomorrow has a management problem
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned to roll a heavy stone uphill every day, only for it to roll back down just before reaching the top.…
When leadership becomes a circus, the nation must remember it is also the audience
There is a Kamba saying that always comes to mind in moments like this. Musyi wa mutuku, utungilawawa vala waumila.An arrow that hits you at…
Kenya Airways must be rebuilt as a national system of trust
Kenya Airways will not be saved by planes alone. It will be saved by judgment under pressure. In aviation, the true test of leadership…
Why Emotional Inflation Is Kenya’s Real Crisis
Six years ago, a close friend shared a story I once mentioned in this column, and I have never forgotten it. He was walking…
What the Airport Strike Revealed About Kenya’s Alignment
Last week, as airport operations slowed across Kenya, the effects were immediate. Flights were delayed. Families were stranded. Cargo sat idle. Meetings were postponed.…
How Kenya Can Build Homes, Increase Protein Production, and Restore Nature Without New Taxes
Last month, a government agency advertised 100 firefighter positions. Over 8,000 Kenyans applied. That did not surprise me. What troubled me was the quality.…
How Malindi’s runway can unlock Kenya’s next chapter of growth
My late father once calmed my anger with a lesson that quietly shaped my public life. After I had complained at length about someone,…
How a Quiet Kenyan Showed Corruption How to Walk Away
At Syongila, the crossroads of Embu and Machakos in Kitui County, a quiet scene unfolded that reveals more about corruption in Kenya than a…
Kenya is leaking prosperity and calling it scarcity
One morning in Dar es Salaam, a radio host shared a story so funny that the studio burst into laughter. A man hurried onto…
Why Leadership Begins with What Is Already in Your Hand
In Mulutu village in Kitui County, two neighbors went to the Tuesday Tiva goat market with a plan and just enough money for one…
Why A New Year Does Not Change Anything, Only New Thinking Does
Every January, Kenyans update their calendars, slogans, and resolutions. Yet by February, the economy looks the same because habits haven’t changed. One of the…
Why a Nation Progresses When It Stops Repeating What Failed
If someone trips on the same stone every morning and insists the road is cursed, we would smile politely and cross the street. In…
When a young Kenyan hugged a tree for seventy-two hours, she challenged Africa to take the lead
On a cold night in Nyeri, long after most homes had fallen asleep, a young woman stayed vigil beside a tree. Her arms remained…
