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15 Dec 2023
Significant moments of the year that was 2023
While ushering in the new year at State House in Mombasa on January 1, President William Ruto said his government was committed to sustainably driving the economy in 2023. The President said he had ta...
8 Dec 2023
Parliamentary Round-Up
National Assembly Tuesday 5th December, 2023 (Afternoon session) Motion Report of the Committee of the Whole House on The National Lottery Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 69 of 2023). Sessional Pap...
7 Dec 2023
Green energy revolution: Macro-economic effects, power struggles and winners in the changing landscape of energy economics.
Economic power affects every state and industry in defining manners. Economic power is the access to wealth, natural renewable resources, monopoly powers and/or superior technology. The current global...
25 Nov 2023
When two dogs fight, a third enjoys the bone: Kenya angles to reap from US-China trade tensions
On November 15, 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden held their first face-to-face meeting in a year at the Filoli Estate in San Francisco. This was the second time the two le...
25 Jul 2023
Ruto’s decision to allow ‘strangers’ in Cabinet meetings raises questions and opens the door to potential litigation
In a significant development, on June 27, the State House issued a statement announcing President William Ruto’s decision to allow key advisors to attend Cabinet meetings. The advisors are Mo...
17 Jul 2023
G2G oil deal: Govt pursues renegotiation of the agreement With UAE and Saudi Arabia
In March, the government announced that it would start importing diesel, super petrol and jet fuel on credit in a deal meant to ease demand for the dollar and prop up the shilling. This is an import a...
5 Jun 2023
Progress in Kenya-US Bilateral trade talks: United States Trade Representative’s proposal on key agreement areas
As negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement between Kenya and the US under their Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) continue, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has relea...
22 May 2023
KEEPING YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE
Speaking in a Cabinet meeting held at State House Tuesday, President William Ruto read the riot act to Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries saying that wastage and corruption will not be cond...
22 May 2023
Analysing the government’s justification behind the Finance Bill
The Finance Bill 2023 proposes a raft of tax measures, some of which appear to have explored some uncharted territory. This is the first Bill under the new regime and it is grappling with several chal...
22 May 2023
Quarterly Economic and Budgetary Review: Analysis of 3rd Quarter FY2022/2023 (Ending March 31, 2023)
The National Treasury recently published the Third Quarter report for the financial year 2022/2023 per the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015. Below are some of the highlights of th...
22 May 2023
Unveiling the fallout: An Analysis of Kemsa scandals and Health PS termination
In the past decade, the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) has been involved in one scandal after another. Every other year, Kemsa is embroiled in what are mostly procurement-related scandals. I...
22 May 2023
Financing higher education: Why the new funding model might be the answer to solving financial crises in public universities
The demand for higher education in Kenya has increased despite inadequate funding from various stakeholders. This has led to the cost-sharing policy where the government and parents or stakeholders/do...
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