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PARLIAMENTARY ROUND-UP.
The National Assembly The National Assembly is on a month-long recess till June. The Senate TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024 Bills Second Reading The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Bill (Senate Bills No. 17 of 2023) Sen. Beatrice Ogolla, MP The Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 44 of […]...
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19 May 2024
IMF 6th reviews affirm Kenya’s economic resilience and emphasises critical reforms for sustained growth
In January 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its 2023 Article IV consultation with Kenya, alongside reviews of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility ...
9 May 2024
Finger on the Pulse.
The impeachment proceedings against the Cabinet Secretary of Agriculture, Mr Mithika Linturi, are currently underway in Parliament. They focus on a fertiliser scandal in which farmers received fertili...
9 May 2024
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up.
Kenya SEZ companies get Sh1.9bn tax incentives in nine years Firms operating in Kenya’s special economic zones (SEZ) were exempted from paying Sh1.98 billion in taxes and other levies in th...
9 May 2024
Institute of Public Finance Shadow Budget: Kenya’s 2024 budget prioritises debt service amidst fiscal constraints.
The KSh 4.1 trillion budget under the Kenya Kwanza administration marks the second fiscal plan in the current regime. The 2024 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) outlines a 4 percent increase from the prev...
26 Apr 2024
My Journey lodging a data protection complaint with the ODPC
Last year, on December 28th, I received a text message from a digital lender that took me down an illuminating data protection journey. The text message read: “DEAR GUARANTOR inform Bernard XXXX...
21 Apr 2024
Kenya-US STIP negotiations: Ruto’s upcoming US visit sets the stage for key bilateral trade agreements.
In the first two weeks of April 2024, Kenya held another negotiation round on the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP). Assistant United States Trade Representative (USTR)...
12 Apr 2024
PARLIAMENTARY ROUND-UP.
Tuesday The National Assembly, 9th April 2024 Motions Reports of the Auditor-General on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund for Five Constituencies in Vihiga County Reports of ...
12 Apr 2024
Kenya’s innovative approach to financing entrepreneurs: A deep dive into credit guarantee schemes.
Credit guarantee schemes (CGSs) are a form of financing for SMEs that emerged in Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries, spearheaded by civil society and the private sector as a way to proffer cr...
12 Apr 2024
Budget struggles loom: IEA highlights impact of delayed Division of Revenue Bill on county budgets.
An analysis of the Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB), 2024, by Faith Nzomo of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) recently identified several issues that require attention before the bill is passed....
5 Apr 2024
Kenya’s Economic Freedom Ranking: A Look at the 30th Anniversary Index Results
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Index of Economic Freedom. Kenya holds the 20th position in Africa and ranks 120th globally, categorised as ‘mostly unfree’. The score falls abo...
28 Mar 2024
Navigating trade harmonisation in African regional economic integration: Focus on AfCFTA.
When contemplating the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its implementation, numerous complexities arise, particularly considering that most African nations are members of one or more Re...
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