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25 Oct 2024
Kenya’s crypto market growth: How KRA’s integration plan can boost revenue and transparency
The Kenyan cryptocurrency market has seen significant growth in recent years. Studies by blockchain analysis firms, such as Chainalysis, estimate that at least four million Kenyans own cryptocurrencie...
11 Oct 2024
Consumer protection: Insights from the Competition Authority of Kenya decision
Mogo Auto Limited, an asset financing company, was fined about Ksh 10.8 million and ordered to refund Ksh 340,000 to three customers by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) last Friday. The violat...
11 Oct 2024
Vellum Health: The Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda
The first case detected of the Marburg Virus (MVD) in Rwanda was announced on 27 September 2024. As of 7 October 2024, the Rwandan government has reported 56 confirmed cases of the virus, with 12 of t...
4 Oct 2024
Protected growth or stifled competition? The local content dilemma in Kenya’s transport and logistics sector
The Kenya Transport Association (KTA) is up in arms over claims that Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in the transport and logistics sector are abusing their dominant market position. KTA claims that...
4 Oct 2024
Gaming opportunities for key players in Kenya
For the longest time, gaming in Kenya was marked by physical casinos and betting shops (gambling). These were characterised by stringent regulations, high operational costs, and limited technology inf...
20 Sep 2024
Social media as a catalyst for misinformation
In the last few years, there has been a rise in the use of social media, with many Kenyans preferring platforms such as TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook, among others, as sources of information. For th...
16 Sep 2024
Government should implement safety policies to minimise tragedies
Kenya’s disaster profile is dominated by fires, floods, droughts, technological accidents, diseases and epidemics, as well as terrorism. All these disrupt livelihoods, destroy infrastructure, dive...
16 Sep 2024
Kenya’s disaster risk management policy: A balancing act between evolution and adaptation
Kenya is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the Greater Horn of Africa, facing an increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters such as floods and droughts. According to government ...
16 Sep 2024
Navigating the shift: eTIMS compliance and opportunities for businesses
Tax compliance and broadening the tax base are pivotal to the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) strategy for enhancing national revenue and ensuring equitable economic participation across all sectors...
13 Sep 2024
UNESCO drafts guidelines and opens consultations on AI use in judicial systems
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has various uses in the judiciary, which is often swamped with work. Kenyan courts are known to have backlogs of cases. In FY 21/22, 521,823 cases were pending before the ...
13 Sep 2024
Kenya’s Substandard Cement
According to a 2022 internal report by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), three out of five cement products tested in a market surveillance programme failed the standards tests. The report indicate...
8 Sep 2024
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up
Kenya How ministries spent KSh 27 billion on lavish travel A new report by the Controller of Budget (COB) has exposed how ministries spent KSh 27 billion on foreign travel despite State House directiv...
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