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Skin In the Game: New Requirement for Minimum Capital Under the National Payment System Bill, 2026
The National Treasury, in support of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), has released the National Payment System Bill, 2026 (the “Bill”) and the Draft National Payment System Policy for public comment. The Bill seeks to repeal the National Payment System Act (the “Act”) and, among other objectives, promote interoperability, competitiveness, and openness in the […]...
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26 Sep 2026
Institutional Integrity vs Yield Pressures: Decoding CBK’s Enforcement Benchmark
The Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) 2025 Bank Supervision Annual Report marks a key shift in the supervision of East Africa’s banking sector. The decision to fine 33 commercial banks and subject two...
26 Sep 2026
Africa at UNGA 81: Unlocking Capital, Talent and Opportunity
 World leaders convened in New York for the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81), themed “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for Allâ€...
26 Sep 2026
Political and Regulatory Affairs Round-Up: Issue No 37 of 2026
Kenya Kenya’s Critical Minerals Gain US Attention as Ruto Meets Rubio President William Ruto and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have discussed opportunities to develop Kenya’s critical mine...
19 Sep 2026
A Balancing Act? Judicial Correction, Investor Confidence and the Price of Uncertainty
Eleven weeks after the Court of Appeal cleared the way for the Government of Kenya to sell 15% of its Safaricom shareholding to Vodafone Kenya, a three-judge High Court bench has undone the transactio...
19 Sep 2026
Democracy in the Digital Age: ODPC Sets New Rules for Handling Voters’ DataÂ
As Kenya gradually shifts into election mode, another campaign season is taking shape behind the scenes. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has issued Guidance Notes for Electoral P...
31 Jul 2026
Beyond 2030: Kenya Must Now Chart a New Development Path
The goal of making Kenya an upper-middle-income economy by 2030 remains far from being realised. However, the shortcomings should not be interpreted as a failure of Vision 2030 but as an opportun...
31 Jul 2026
Vision 2030 Revisited: Hits, Misses and the Transition to Kenya’s Next Development Compact
Nearly two decades after its launch, Vision 2030 has reached an inflection point. As President William Ruto initiates a national conversation on Kenya’s next long-term development framework, th...
31 Jul 2026
New Reforms to the structure of the National Police Service
A Special Issue was on 30th July 2026 gazetted that outlined new reforms to the structure of the National Police Service. Key structural changes introduced by the amendment Kenya Police Service ...
10 Jul 2026
How the Intellectual Property Bill Could Reshape Kenya’s Innovation Economy
For much of the 20th century, intellectual property law was concerned mainly with protection: rights created to reward inventors, encourage creativity and prevent misappropriation. Today, the m...
10 Jul 2026
Security at a Cost: Why Kenya Has Become Africa’s Second-Largest Arms Importer
New data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows that Kenya became Africa’s second-largest importer of major conventional arms in 2025. Kenya now overtakes long-establi...
10 Jul 2026
Kenya’s Pension Assets Cross KSh2.83T as Sector Consolidates
Kenya’s retirement benefits sector closed 2025 on a high note, with total assets under management crossing KSh2.83 trillion, even as the number of active schemes declined. This paints a picture ...
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