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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
Balancing Kenya’s carbon deal with Saudi Arabia: Addressing land degradation and acquisition challenges.
Following UNEA 6, Kenya and Saudi Arabia have entered into a voluntary agreement on carbon credit deals to help Kenya tackle land degradation issues. Unlike compliance markets, which are created as a ...
8 Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Investing in HER power for a sustainable future
On this International Women’s Day, as we celebrate the achievements of women worldwide, it is imperative to highlight the theme, “Invest in Women”. There is a Kiswahili saying that g...
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
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up
Kenya Puzzle of counties running 1,400 illegal bank accounts County governments are operating more than 1,400 accounts in Kenyan commercial banks, in breach of the law that requires them to hold their...
1 Mar 2024
Political and Regulatory Round-Up
Kenya Violence rocks Haiti as Prime Minister visits Kenya Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, visited Kenya in a bid to sort out issues that have stalled the deployment of Kenyan police officer...
1 Mar 2024
F1’s shift to sustainable fuels and its implications on the future
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...
1 Mar 2024
An analysis of foreign competition regulations in comparison to the COMESA regulations.
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...
1 Mar 2024
Shaping global environmental policy to tackle climate change, in light of UNEA
The recent conclusion of the sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, Kenya, has underscored the urgency of shaping global environmental policy to combat the escalating climate c...
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...
24 Feb 2024
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up.
KENYA World Bank, IMF charging Kenya 14.5pc interest — CoB Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has flagged the cost of concessional loans taken up by the government over the years from len...
24 Feb 2024
Political and Regulatory Round-Up.
KENYA Ruto plans more taxes Plans by President William Ruto’s administration to introduce additional taxes to raise more revenue have kicked up a storm. The 2024 Budget Policy Statement (BPS), w...
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