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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...
8 Sep 2024
WHO launches global framework for understanding the origins of new or re-emerging pathogens
With the support of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a global framework to help Member States comprehensively ...
23 Aug 2024
Morara Kebaso and a new style of public accountability
On August 13, Morara Kebaso, an activist, announced on his X account, @MoraraKebasoSnr, his plan to embark on a countrywide tour to investigate President William Ruto’s white elephants projects. “...
16 Aug 2024
Blessing in disguise? Why inroads by Starlink present an opportune moment for local internet service providers
Mainstream and social media platforms are flooded with commentaries and opinions about how the entry of Starlink, a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX, spells doom for local internet ...
9 Aug 2024
Public Participation: What does it Mean? Unpacking the bounds of Effective Public Participation
The judgment by the Court of Appeal annulling the Finance Act, 2023, caught the Government by surprise. While it has been appealed, giving the tax collector some relief, it brought back to debate publ...
2 Aug 2024
In Detail: Implications of the Court of Appeal Decision of the Finance Act, 2023 on the Country’s Fiscal Policy Approach.
The Court of Appeal this week pronounced itself on the constitutionality of the Finance Act, 2023, which was passed and assented to despite numerous concerns from various stakeholders, includin...
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