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Episode 95: A Matter Of Fact

Episode 95: A Matter Of Fact

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    We hear a lot about fake news, but that is a very broad and misleading term. According to the Ethical Journalism Network, “fake news is information deliberately fabricated and published with the intention to deceive and mislead others into believing falsehoods or doubting verifiable facts.” This term conflates three types … READ MORE

    Episode 94: The Age Of Consent

    Episode 94: The Age Of Consent

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      On Tuesday the 26th of March 2019, the Standard reported that a three judge bench at the Court of Appeal, constituted by Justices Roselyn Nambuye, Daniel Musinga and Patrick Kiage, proposed that the age of consent be lowered to 16 by amending the Sexual Offences Act, citing lengthy jail terms … READ MORE

      Episode 93: Global Warming at the Equator

      Episode 93: Global Warming at the Equator

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        Much of the conversation about global warming and climate change focuses on the Earth’s poles and the areas outside the tropics. We understand that ice caps and glaciers are melting. However, it is urgent that we understand the effects of global warming in the tropics in general, and at the … READ MORE

        Episode 92: Where Does Our Stolen Money Go?

        Episode 92: Where Does Our Stolen Money Go?

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          According to Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and National Treasury reports in 2016, it was estimated that a third of Kenya’s national budget was lost through corrupt dealings annually. That would mean that in 2018/19, we can reasonably expect to lose KES 1 trillion, if not more, to corruption. Much … READ MORE

          Episode 91: A Roadmap to Affordable Housing

          Episode 91: A Roadmap to Affordable Housing

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            As part of its Big Four Agenda, the Jubilee government aims to focus on the provision of affordable housing units to be bought on mortgage by formally employed Kenyans. In the 2018/2019 budget, affordable housing received a provision KES 6.5 billion. By 2022, the government aims to have constructed 500,000 … READ MORE