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25 Nov 2022
25th Trade and Financial Services Round Up
Kenya Court stops law allowing workers to withdraw pension for home purchase A High Court has stopped the implementation of the Retirement Benefits (Mortgage Loans) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 which...
25 Nov 2022
25th November 2022 Political and Regulatory Round Up
KENYA MPs back push for private land holding caps Parliament has approved a fresh attempt to have the government cap the size of land an individual can hold. MPs have backed a proposal that seeks to c...
25 Nov 2022
WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks and pandemics
WHO is launching a global scientific process to update the list of priority pathogens—agents that can cause outbreaks or pandemics—to guide global investment, research and development (R&D), e...
25 Nov 2022
The tragedy of collapsed buildings: Where we are getting it wrong and the antidote
In the past two weeks, at least four apartments have collapsed in the counties of Kiambu and Nairobi, claiming lives and damaging property worth millions of shillings. The World Bank estimates that Ke...
25 Nov 2022
Pertinent issues that need to be addressed as grade 6 pupils transition to junior secondary in 2023
Parents and stakeholders in the Ministry of Education have been in a tussle for awhile now as they all try to come up with best measures to actualise the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC). While some ...
25 Nov 2022
How social platforms are eating into media space and the implications on public policy
When Jurgen Habermas, a German philosopher, wrote about the public sphere, he conceived of it as a space where people can share opinions and thoughts freely in support of the democratic process. The s...
25 Nov 2022
Broadening the tax base: A look at Financial Derivatives Regulations 2022
In the financial year 2022/23, Kenya government revenues are projected to increase to Ksh 2.4 trillion (17% of GDP), an increase from the Ksh 2.06 trillion (16.3 percent of GDP) collected in the year ...
22 Nov 2022
The Hustler Fund (Financial Inclusion Fund)
The Financial Inclusion Fund popularly known as the ‘Hustler Fund’ is a flagship project of the Kenya Kwanza Government which will be launched on November 30 to offer cheap loans to ‘Hustlers’...
21 Nov 2022
WHO and FP2030 to strengthen cooperation for sexual and reproductive health and rights
Meeting on the sidelines of the International Conference on Family Planning in Thailand, the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Special Research Programme HRP, and FP2030 today signed a Memorandu...
18 Nov 2022
18th November 2022 Political and Regulatory Round Up
KENYA Meet your nine EALA legislators: Winnie Odinga, Kennedy Kalonzo and more win final vote Azimio leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka’s children were on Thursday evening among nine people pi...
18 Nov 2022
Banks to use Treasury bonds as loan collateral
As part of measures aimed at increasing industry liquidity and relieving the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) from frequently having to bail out cash-strapped institutions, banks will soon be able to borro...
18 Nov 2022
Surveillance measures be used to prevent muggings in the Kenya
Taming crime in Kenya: Heightening surveillance way to go in curbing insecurity In the past few weeks, there has been an increase in crime in Kenya. Videos have surfaced showing civilians being ...
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