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19 May 2024
Finance Bill 2024: Potential VAT and excise duty hikes threaten Kenya’s financial sector stability.
The Finance Bill 2024 portends a tightrope for the financial services sector. While the government is keen to bolster its coffers by implementing a raft of tax changes in the financial sector, ...
19 May 2024
IMF 6th reviews affirm Kenya’s economic resilience and emphasises critical reforms for sustained growth
In January 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its 2023 Article IV consultation with Kenya, alongside reviews of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility ...
19 May 2024
Revenue sharing formula: Gachagua’s new push and an analysis of the ‘one man, one-one shilling’ chorus.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua recently waded into the emotive debate about the sharing of revenue between counties and the national government, stating that resources should be shared accor...
9 May 2024
Finger on the Pulse.
The impeachment proceedings against the Cabinet Secretary of Agriculture, Mr Mithika Linturi, are currently underway in Parliament. They focus on a fertiliser scandal in which farmers received fertili...
9 May 2024
Seeds of change: Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit ignites a new chapter in agricultural prosperity
In a landmark gathering, the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit convened from May 7 to 9, 2024, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. The event marked a turning poin...
9 May 2024
Safeguarding children online: Lessons Kenya can learn from the UK’s OFCOM in the digital age
The internet is a mixed bag; on one hand, it has revolutionised communication and access to information, but it has also opened doors to a new set of challenges, particularly for children. Ensuring ...
9 May 2024
Africa’s trillion-dollar loss: Combating illicit financial flows through policy and advocacy.
Over the past 50 years, Africa is estimated to have lost more than $1 trillion in illicit financial flows (IFFs). This sum is roughly equivalent to all of the official development assistance received ...
9 May 2024
One shoe doesn’t fit all: Evaluating proposed graphic warnings for tobacco products through a harm reduction lens.
Kenya appears to be making a significant stride in public health by introducing graphic health warnings on tobacco products. This initiative has the potential to significantly reduce smoking rates, sa...
9 May 2024
Institute of Public Finance Shadow Budget: Kenya’s 2024 budget prioritises debt service amidst fiscal constraints.
The KSh 4.1 trillion budget under the Kenya Kwanza administration marks the second fiscal plan in the current regime. The 2024 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) outlines a 4 percent increase from the prev...
9 May 2024
Government faces backlash over response to flood crisis as multisectoral emergency efforts are mounted.
The prolonged heavy rainfall has impacted nearly the entire country, leading to widespread flooding, triggering landslides, and resulting in a growing number of casualties and significant damage. Th...
4 May 2024
Governments near agreement on package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
Historic move makes the world better prepared for and ready to respond to future public health emergencies. In the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regu...
4 May 2024
Java House tax dispute: Key lessons on taxation and compliance for businesses in Kenya.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has ignited a heated dispute with private equity fund, Emerging Capital Partners Kenya (ECP Kenya), over a hefty tax claim of Sh773.8 million related to the 2017 sale...
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