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14 Mar 2024
Now you see it; now you don’t affair: Kenya will still deploy police force in Haiti as the West keeps off the hot potato.
Kenya will still lead a UN-backed multinational police force in the Caribbean country of Haiti to help quell gang violence once a transitional presidential council is formed. President William Ruto,...
14 Mar 2024
AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol: A review of the key to overcoming barriers to intra-Africa digital trade.
Digital trade, defined as digitally enabled transactions for the trade of goods and services, is reshaping the global economy and the regional economy is not exempted. Its impact on growth, developmen...
14 Mar 2024
From nightmare to sector success: Training bodaboda operators is the key to a safer and more profitable future
In Kenya, boda bodas have become more than just a means of transportation. They have evolved into the unsung heroes of our communities. Beyond ferrying people from one point to another, they play a vi...
9 Mar 2024
African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria committed on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 to accelerated action to end deaths from the disease. They pledged to sustainably an...
9 Mar 2024
New energy regulations set to open Kenya’s electricity market to competition and investment.
One of the biggest problems the electricity market has faced in Kenya has been the monopoly over the transmission and distribution of electricity in the country by two state agencies. Transmission and...
8 Mar 2024
Kenyan banking sector balances strong profits with sovereign exposure challenges
Fitch Ratings recently conducted a peer review, where they assessed the creditworthiness of three bank holding companies – KCB Group PLC, NCBA Group PLC, and I&M Group Plc – along with...
8 Mar 2024
Potential obstacles in Raila’s bid for AUC job even as State machinery prepares for the campaign.
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition leader Raila Odinga’s fate for the position of African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson hangs on the decision of the African heads of state and government f...
1 Mar 2024
SAMA hosts President Ruto, Ethiopia’s PM to discuss Kenya’s digital transformation
On Tuesday this week, SAMA AI was host to Kenya’s President William Samoei Ruto and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, alongside Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication...
1 Mar 2024
Re-thinking the FATF Approach: Assessing the Effectiveness of the Listing Model as Kenya navigates the “Grey List”
Background Kenya is, once again, on the international financial market radar, not for Eurobond reasons but this time round for money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/FT). The Financial Actio...
1 Mar 2024
President Ruto’s visit to the US and its implications for STIP.
Before the United States Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP), there was the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a multilateral agreement with African countries enacted in 2000. In...
1 Mar 2024
President Ruto’s critical role in leading the Comprehensive Institutional Reforms of the African Union (AU)
In 2016, African leaders decided that institutional reforms of the African Union (AU) were necessary given the role the continental body plays in driving and achieving Africa’s Agenda 2063 vision of...
24 Feb 2024
Navigating the complexities of encryption: Striking the balance between privacy and security in the digital age
In an increasingly digital world, the protection of privacy and the maintenance of security have become paramount concerns. The passage of the UK Online Safety Act highlights the ongoing struggle to s...
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