LAWS & POLICIES

OECD Competition Law Review: Policy Signals Change Shift for Businesses

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that brings together governments to promote policies that support economic growth, fair markets, and effective regulation. Kenya participates in OECD policy processes and periodically subjects parts of its legal and regulatory framework to OECD peer review. These reviews assess whether national laws and institutions meet […]...

Examining Kenya’s Artificial Intelligence Bill Amid Geopolitical Pressure and Regulatory Challenges

Across jurisdictions, approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) governance are increasingly converging on flexible, principles-based frameworks. These frameworks aim to balance innovation with overs...

19 Feb 2026

County Round-ups Week Ended 13th February

County Notice Nairobi Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notices, National Environment Management Authority NEMA invites public comments on multiple projects including: 20-st...

24 Oct 2025

Understanding the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025

Despite Kenya’s efforts to bolster the cybersecurity space, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) reported 2.54 billion cyber threat incidents in the first quarter of 2025. This represents a 20...

8 Aug 2025

High Stakes: Examining Kenya’s Gambling Boom and Its Consequences

Gambling is increasingly spreading its roots across Kenya. The country ranks third at 79%, after South Africa (90%) and Uganda (87%), in terms of gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa. The gambling industr...

8 Aug 2025

Understanding the GENIUS Act: Implications for U.S. Stablecoin Regulation

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This is the first federal US law dedicated to regulating stablec...

1 Aug 2025

Capital Unbound: Opportunities and Risks in a Liberalised Market

In a week dominated by headlines on inflation, political standoffs, and underwhelming earnings results, a subtle but profound legislative amendment slipped through the cracks. Parliament, through the ...

11 Jul 2025

Speak Out or Stay Silent? The Dangerous Balance of Corporate Voice in Times of Political Unrest

The protests that gripped Kenya on June 25 and July 7 this year were not merely a contest between the government and citizens over tax hikes and economic hardship. They also marked a profound moment o...

11 Jul 2025

Kenya’s Plan to Tighten Data Protection Compliance Unveiled in ODPC’s 2025–2029 Strategy

The operationalisation of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in 2020, with Immaculate Kassait as its inaugural Commissioner, marked a new dawn in Kenya’s data protection landscape...

4 Jul 2025

No Clue, No Plan, No Shame: The Police Under Scrutiny

Monday, July 7, is Saba Saba Day. A day that commemorates Kenya’s historical struggle for democracy. In 1990, politicians, activists, and citizens marched towards Kamukunji Grounds, demanding the in...

4 Jul 2025

Lessons the Diddy Trial Teaches About Criminal Liability, Public Morality, and Reputation in Modern Justice

Few criminal trials in recent memory have laid bare the complexities of the modern justice system quite like the one involving Sean “Diddy” Combs. The case, thick with allegations of sex trafficki...

13 Jun 2025

Reining in Ghost Traders: Why KRA Suspended Online VAT Registration

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) requires that a person who supplies taxable goods and or services with a value of Ksh 5 million or more annually should be registered as a taxpayer under the VAT Act....

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