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7 Aug 2020
Update on the Kenya’s Data Commissioner interviews and appointment
Kenya’s Data Protection Act which came into effect on 25 November 2019, provides for the establishment the office of the Data Protection Commissioner to be headed by the Data Commissioner. The Publi...
7 Aug 2020
A.U COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy
The African Union (AU) recently published a COVID-19 vaccine strategy. The strategy was announced in a communique issued by the AU ministers of health and heads of delegation following a virtual confe...
7 Aug 2020
ICDC gets a new lease of life: A sovereign wealth fund in the making?
Earlier today through Executive Order number 5 of 2020 the President promulgated the new framework for the management, co-ordination and integration of public port, rail and pipeline services via the ...
7 Aug 2020
Proposed Contract Law reforms
After decades of using the English law of contract, Kenya is at the verge of having its own elaborate Law of Contract Act. The existing Act is arguably the shortest Act with 4 sections. Previous attem...
4 Aug 2020
Highlights of the Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020
In February, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Treasury announced that they are preparing a law that will cover digital mobile lenders. It was during this period that the CBK Deputy Governor She...
31 Jul 2020
IMPACT OF BAR CLOSURES
It is estimated that the ban on consumption of alcohol in restaurants and eateries as well as the closure of bars will lead to a supply chain losses estimated at well over Kes. 10Billion and will lead...
31 Jul 2020
MOVING TOWARDS A HYPER CONNECTED FUTURE
This past week has seen a wide range of activities in the technology space with the key highlight in Kenya being the launch of the Lipa Mdogo Mdogo programme by Safaricom in partnership with Google. T...
22 Jul 2020
MOVING FORWARD: THE ICT SECTOR
On Wednesday this week, the Senate ICT Committee had a meeting ICT industry stakeholders to discuss industry views on items the Senate should focus on in its current session. The meeting was held onli...
16 Jul 2020
FLYING THROUGH TURBULENT TIMES
It is no longer a question of whether or not Kenya Airways will be nationalized, but rather a matter of when. The wheels to nationalization have been in motion since 2019 and the process is set to con...
16 Jul 2020
POSTCOVID-19 RETURN TO WORK ADVISORY
This week, the Director of Occupational Safety and Health Services issued a General advisory regarding return to work basic requirements for all workplaces in Kenya to ensure that all workers returnin...
23 Jun 2020
UN global compact leaders’ summit
On June 15-16th, the UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit virtually convened over 20,000 leaders from business, government, the UN, civil society and academia for a 26-hour conversation on building inc...
23 Jun 2020
KENYA WINS BIG: AFRICA’S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
On 18th June 2020 Kenya won the bid to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council defeating Djibouti by 67 votes. As part of the UNSC, Kenya joins 9 other non-permanent members and...
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