The manufacturing sector is critical in driving a country’s structural transformation. The industry is widely recognised as labour-intensive and supports inclusive economic growth – countries ...

The Finance Bill, 2025, has sparked widespread interest among citizens, and one area drawing scrutiny is the proposed reclassification of several goods and services from VAT zero-rated to tax-exempt s...

In February 2024, Kenya was placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, signalling deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CFT), and counter-proli...

After nearly a decade, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will lift its moratorium on licensing new commercial banks, effective July 1, 2025. The moratorium, in place since November 17, 2015, was introdu...

In a surprising move, President William Ruto has rejected the Finance Bill, 2024, in its entirety, sending it back to the National Assembly with a recommendation to remove all clauses. This decision h...

“Romantic relationships in the workplace must be left to run their natural course. It is a harebrained law or policy that would seek to outlaw the affairs of the heart. Employers must leave the ...

In the last few years, there has been a rise in the use of social media, with many Kenyans preferring platforms such as TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook, among others, as sources of information.  For th...

When the Division of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was introduced in the National Assembly in July, the country had just recovered from weekly protests spearheaded by Gen Z. Initially, the protest’...

Of the new Cabinet sworn in August 8, perhaps none has a more difficult and uphill task than John Mbadi, the man newly in charge at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.  The chairman of the...

  Moody’s Ratings recently downgraded Kenya’s local and foreign currency long-term issuer ratings and foreign currency unsecured ratings to Caa1 from B3. This rating largely paints a negative...

Public participation is a fundamental principle of Kenya’s democracy, enshrined in the Constitution to ensure that citizens are actively engaged in governance and decision-making processes. Recognis...

The Finance Bill of 2024 seeks to bring significant changes to the landscape of alcoholic beverages. A notable shift proposed in this legislation is the adjustment of taxation from a flat rate per lit...