Public Sector

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 public finance were deliberately enshrined in Chapter 12 to guarantee that the use of public money would remain transparent, accountable, and prudent. Fifteen years later, these principles are […]...

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. “...

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...

24 May 2024

Kenya’s Draft Public Participation Policy: Towards enhanced citizen engagement in governanc.

Public participation is a fundamental principle of Kenya’s democracy, enshrined in the Constitution to ensure that citizens are actively engaged in governance and decision-making processes. Recognis...

26 Apr 2024

Connected Africa Summit 2024: Pioneering a Digital Renaissance.

Africa is on the cusp of a digital renaissance. The just-concluded Connected Africa Summit 2024 has underscored the continent’s remarkable strides in the digital transformation landscape, positionin...

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