Edwin Sifuna has moved from ODM secretary-general and Nairobi senator to one of Kenya’s fastest-rising presidential prospects. His rise raises a larger question: can a politician shaped by Raila Odinga’s coalition politics build support in a Kenya where ethnicity remains powerful but citizenship, economic interests and generational identity increasingly compete with it?
Category: youth
Kenya PISA 2025
An AFRICA3000 editorial analysis dated 11 September 2026 about Kenya’s first participation in OECD PISA 2025. It explains Kenya’s science, reading, mathematics and computational-problem-solving results, Level 2 proficiency thresholds, socio-economic context, student attitudes, teacher support, attendance, digital and AI use, Competency-Based Education, and the connection to Kenya’s TVET and employment agenda.
Kenya’s Missing Path to a Livelihood
Kenya’s employment problem cannot be understood through unemployment alone. From education in Korogocho to graduate internships and an informal sector employing millions, the harder question is how work becomes a livelihood.
Kenya green economy
Kenya’s green economy is emerging at several levels at once: youth-led businesses, a new green-skills strategy, one of Africa’s cleanest electricity systems and grassroots groups such as WAKULIMA in Korogocho. The challenge is connecting initiative to finance, safe work and durable public systems.