As the world continues to transform rapidly, business regulation continues to grow unabated. Regulations come in the form of laws made by Parliament or common law (laws emanating from judicial decisio...

Kenya Kenya’s coffee exports nearly doubled in January on demand Kenyan coffee exports nearly doubled to 2,685 tonnes in January on demand for the larger quantities of quality crops from the main Oc...

Earlier this week, more than 8,000 taxi and hire car drivers in Australia emerged victorious in a class-action lawsuit against Uber. They sought compensation for the financial setbacks they endured fo...

Mr Molenje joined the Kenya Bankers Association in 2018 and has 19 years of experience in legal and regulatory practice, human capital, and policy advocacy, having held senior management roles in lead...

In a landmark move set to redefine Kenya’s urban landscape, the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development has unveiled the much-anticipated National Building Code...

In last week’s Vellum, we covered the draft Energy (Electricity Market, Bulk Supply and Open Access) Regulations, which opened access to the entire value chain of the electricity grid to anyone inte...

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...

The Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) in February 2024 released a Legal Notice notifying the general public of a list of 726 registered and licensed corporate private security service provi...

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...

Formula One (F1), the pinnacle of motorsport, has long been synonymous with innovation. Throughout its illustrious 70-plus-year history, F1 has consistently pioneered technological advancements that n...

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...

Competition law comprises a set of legal rules which aim to control the socially harmful exercise of private market power, whether through hardcore cartels, single-firm monopolies, or mergers that red...