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Real Business Is in Policy

Where does business opportunity begin, and who controls the gates that decide who can participate?

A multi-part series on how policy, education, finance, tenders and payment rules shape markets and opportunity across Kenya and the region.

1. Part I · 2026-07-31

   Real Business Is in Policy (Part I)

   The biggest business opportunities often emerge before customers begin buying, when policy defines the rules, redirects money and exposes the solutions society still lacks.

   Real Business Is in Policy · Part II →

2. Part II · 2026-08-01

   Real Business Is in Policy (Part II): What Kenya’s Post-Vision 2030 Blueprint Could Mean for Enterprise

   Part II: Eric Omanga examines President William Ruto’s proposed post-Vision 2030 economic blueprint and asks how national policy can become real markets, enterprises, jobs and public value.

   ← Real Business Is in Policy · Part IReal Business Is in Policy · Part III →

3. Part III · 2026-09-07

   Real Business Is in Policy (Part III): Coffee, Cash Crops and the Chief

   Part III: Kenya’s coffee economy shows that markets are not merely discovered, they are designed through land, labour, licences, chiefs and power.

   ← Real Business Is in Policy · Part IIReal Business Is in Policy · Part IV →

4. Part IV · 2026-09-23

   Real Business Is in Policy (Part IV): The School Gate and the Debt Ledger

   Kenya’s education funding reform asks who gains access today, who repays tomorrow, and who carries the risk when education does not immediately become income.

   ← Real Business Is in Policy · Part IIIReal Business Is in Policy · Part V →

5. Part V · 2026-09-23

   Real Business Is in Policy (Part V): Who Owns the Gate to Opportunity?

   Placement and funding begin the journey. Learning, assessment, credentials and access to work depend on further decisions. Who makes those gates fair?

   ← Real Business Is in Policy · Part IVReal Business Is in Policy · Part VI →

6. Part VI · 2026-09-23

   Real Business Is in Policy (Part VI): Finance the Learning. Prove the Capability.

   Financing opens the school gate. Capability is proved when skill, experience, credentials and a first chance can be shown, not when money alone has been counted.

   ← Real Business Is in Policy · Part VReal Business Is in Policy · Part VII →

7. Part VII · 2026-09-25

   Real Business Is in Policy (Part VII): The Tender Begins Before the Tender

   How tax concessions, financing and equipment-use rules can affect contractor competition, and what evidence is needed to assess public value.

   ← Real Business Is in Policy · Part VIReal Business Is in Policy · Part IX →

8. Part IX · 2026-09-29

   Real Business Is in Policy (Part IX): Who Controls the Payment Gate?

   Will Kenya’s draft payment rules make it easier and safer for ordinary people to earn, receive and use their money, or tighten the gate without improving the road?

   ← Real Business Is in Policy · Part VII