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8 May 2023
KNTC to go the duty-free shops’ way in low-income areas to provide basic commodities at lower prices
Kenyans who travel by air are familiar with the concept of duty-free shops. This is where one buys specific goods such as perfumes, cosmetics, tobacco and hard liquor at lower prices because import du...
8 May 2023
Main Feature: World Economic Outlook Report 2023: Insights into the rocky path to recovery
What is the IMF? The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established in 1944 in the aftermath of the Great Depression in the 1930s. At the founding stage, the membership of the IMF comprised 44 memb...
8 May 2023
Highlights of the Finance Bill 2023: Tax changes and proposals by Kenya Kwanza government
The Finance Bill 2023 is the first fiscal legislative proposal under the Kenya Kwanza administration, aimed at implementing the Bottom Up Transformation Agenda. The Kenyan economy is expected to maint...
17 Feb 2023
An overview of the Tax Procedures Act (No. 29 Of 2015) (Common Reporting Standards) Regulations, 2023
The Tax Procedures (Common Reporting Standards) Regulations, 2023 took effect on January 1, 2023. The Regulations are significant steps towards the global movement to increase tax transparency due to ...
27 Jan 2023
To fight alcoholism, govt must not ignore the economy and illicit drinks
President William Ruto recently made a pronouncement that it was high time the country fought against alcoholism. The President’s statement was as a result of the increased rate of alcohol and drug ...
27 Jan 2023
Snooping on tax evaders: Balancing between protection of personal data and KRA’s bid to monitor transactions
As the world marks Data Privacy Day on 28th January 2023, Kenya has been busy this week with a series of activities organized by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) to commemorate th...
13 Jan 2023
Ruto administration to merge higher education funding and placement to enhance efficiency amidst row over bursaries in counties
President William Ruto has denounced claims that he plans to get rid of the Higher Education Loan Board (HELB). Speaking during an interview with journalists at State House, Nairobi, on Friday, Januar...
16 Dec 2022
The year in review: Highlights of key legislative and policy updates
The year 2022 saw the introduction of several legislative and regulatory updates. Similarly, Kenya launched some notable policies and strategies whose implementation will impact both the private and p...
2 Dec 2022
2nd December 2022 Political and Regulatory Round Up
KENYA End of an era for Uhuru Principal Secretaries The reign of former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Principal Secretaries comes to an end today as those appointed by President William R...
25 Nov 2022
The tragedy of collapsed buildings: Where we are getting it wrong and the antidote
In the past two weeks, at least four apartments have collapsed in the counties of Kiambu and Nairobi, claiming lives and damaging property worth millions of shillings. The World Bank estimates that Ke...
25 Nov 2022
GBV: Unlearning retrogressive values and practices for the promotion of gender equality By Wangui Gichohi-Njoroge
Violence against women, as defined by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993, is any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological har...
18 Nov 2022
Surveillance measures be used to prevent muggings in the Kenya
Taming crime in Kenya: Heightening surveillance way to go in curbing insecurity In the past few weeks, there has been an increase in crime in Kenya. Videos have surfaced showing civilians being ...
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