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…
Transformative Thoughts & Published Articles by Dr. Kalua Green
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…
How the Yozan Blueprint Can Guide Kenya Toward First World Success
President William Ruto has often declared that Kenya can and must reach first-world status within our lifetime. He has said we have the ideas,…
Why Kenya’s Digital Defenses Are Not Ready for the War on Our Minds
There is a story from a small village in Kiambu County that has stayed on my mind. A rumor spread on WhatsApp that a…
Why Kenya Must Listen to Its Numbers
One number caught my attention this week. Not because I am a statistician, I am not, but because for the past thirty years, I…
Why COP30 Is the Turning Point the World Can No Longer Delay
By Dr. Isaac Kalua Green Author of the global-impact book Green for Life For thirty years, the world has convened at COP meetings to address climate…
Why The Food We Eat Is Eating Us
I never imagined that a simple packet of maize flour would teach me so much about Kenya. One evening, as I reached for my…
Kenya Doesn’t Need More Hospitals, It Needs Healthier Ecosystems
Last Friday in Kitui, I watched women trained under the KAWI Green Africa Program graduate after weeks of installing solar home systems and clean…
