Public Sector

SCOTUS Limits Emergency Tariff Powers, But Trade Uncertainty Remains

This week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that President Donald Trump could not use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping global tariffs without congressional approval. In simple terms, the Court drew a clear constitutional line: emergency powers cannot just be stretched to introduce wide-ranging tariff regimes without […]...

Kenya’s Inflection Point: The 2025 State of the Nation and the Return of Ambition

In his 2025 State of the Nation Address, President Ruto delivered more than a constitutional ritual; he attempted to reposition the national conversation from crisis management to long-horizon transfo...

15 Nov 2025

All You Need to Know About KEBS’ New Standards Levy Order

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) launched a series of stakeholder awareness sessions on the new Standards (Standards Levy) Order, 2025, which expands the range of manufacturers required to pay the...

3 Oct 2025

Auditor General’s New Role: A Turning Point in County Finance (2025 Amendment)

Direct access to county bank accounts reshapes accountability, tightens fiscal discipline, and raises new compliance burdens for banks. When Kenya adopted the 2010 Constitution, the principles of publ...

5 Sep 2025

Building Kenya’s Banking Future on a Foundation of Investor Confidence

Investor confidence is crucial in shaping the course of Keya’s banking sector and capital markets. As the sector deals with strict monetary policies, fiscal constraints, and evolving risk frameworks...

15 Aug 2025

Crackdown on Alcohol in Kenya Risks Fueling Illicit Brew Market

Kenya is a lightweight in alcohol consumption, with Helgi Library ranking the country 113th out of 163 nations for per capita consumption, at 14.4 litres in 2021. Over the past thirty years, this figu...

15 Aug 2025

Devolution Conference 2025: Leveraging Technology and Partnerships for Good Governance

This year’s Devolution Conference took place in Homa Bay County, on the shores of Lake Victoria, with the striking backdrop of the Asego Hills. Being the 9th edition of the biennial conference, ...

1 Aug 2025

Education Capacitation and the Fiscal Squeeze: Is it time for reflection?

In recent weeks, an uncomfortable dissonance has emerged within the country’s fiscal corridors, one that speaks to deeper structural and fiscal tensions in the way the government funds essential ser...

18 Jul 2025

Digital Debt and the Law: Why Kenya’s Watchdogs Are Now Paying Attention

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) is set to launch an investigation into the digital sector after receipt of multiple complaints of abuse by digital lenders. The complaints raised include conce...

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...

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 ...

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. “...

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