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28 Oct 2022
AGOA vs STIP: Which way for Kenya-US Trade Agreements?
The fate of the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) signed by the two countries in August this year is shrouded in a cloud. When regimes change, priorities also change. Under Pr...
21 Oct 2022
Staggering backsliding across women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health revealed in new UN analysis
A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge with devastating effects on prospects ...
21 Oct 2022
Global Innovation Index – The Innovation and Startup Strategy- Poised for Doom or Fail?
On October 17, 2022, Mr Kabui Mwangi, an author wrote an article in the Business Daily titled, “Why six Kenyan promising tech start-ups fell in quick succession”. Of the companies he reviewed, it ...
21 Oct 2022
An overview of Global Digital Compact
There is Global Compact for private sector companies to report on their Corporate Social Responsibility programmes and achievements on Sustainable Development Goals. Then there is Global Digital Compa...
14 Oct 2022
WHO issues a new framework to strengthen collaborative action on TB and comorbidities
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new Framework for collaborative action on TB and comorbidities to address the limited uptake of collaborative activities to reduce the burden of TB a...
14 Oct 2022
Include Persons with Disabilities in the workforce to build diverse talent and drive business growth
The inclusion and diversity agenda is key in today’s evolving world. Running sustainable operations now calls for businesses to create shared value and promote social justice amongst their communiti...
14 Oct 2022
Customer inclusion is inevitable in tax administratio
By Grace Wandera Once again, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is planning to mark the month-long taxpayers’ celebrations in the traditional month of October. A look at this year’s theme “Leavin...
14 Oct 2022
AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative: How long before full African integration?
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) is a temporary intervention of the AfCFTA secretariat that rolled out last week on Friday, October 7, 2022, on the fringes...
14 Oct 2022
Flutterwave saga: What banks and fintechs can learn on building trust
The case of Flutterwave recently rocked the Kenyan fintech space. The Asset Recovery Agency levelled claims of fraud and money laundering against Flutterwave. In court documents, the Agency asserted t...
7 Oct 2022
Medical Product Alert N°6/2022: Substandard (contaminated) pediatric medicines
Substandard (contaminated) paediatric medicines identified in WHO region of Africa Alert Summary This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to four substandard products, identified in The Gambia and report...
30 Sep 2022
WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work
Joint News Release New global WHO guidelines on mental health at work are reinforced by practical strategies outlined in a joint WHO/ILO policy brief. WHO and the International Labour Organization (IL...
30 Sep 2022
What next after Ruto reverts operations to Mombasa Port from SGR and Naivasha dry port?
Traders and transporters who were disadvantaged by the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and Naivasha dry port, can now smile after President William Ruto reverted most operations to the Mombasa Port...
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