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9 Feb 2024
President Ruto’s Japan visit Sh350bn deals, powering Kenya’s economic revival
President Ruto’s visit to Japan earlier this week led to the signing of agreements worth Kshs 350 billion. A giant share of the money will go towards key projects and programmes crucial for Keny...
9 Feb 2024
Ukrainian delegation visits Kenya: Kyiv actively pursues business and diplomatic relations with Nairobi amid ongoing conflict
The Republic of Ukraine, despite the ongoing conflict, is actively seeking diplomatic partnerships and building relationships with Kenya. A delegation from Ukraine was in the country recently to meet ...
2 Feb 2024
Transformative impact of aligning businesses with the SDGs.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global initiative agreed upon by 193 countries in one of the most united diplomatic motions. These goals outline the challenges faced by societies around...
5 Jun 2023
Key takeaways from Africa’s Private Sector Dialogue on the AfCFTA
The Africa Private Sector Dialogue on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) was hosted by the Kenyan government, under the 3rd Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO) from Monday 2...
3 Mar 2023
Dynamics of the booming ‘mitumba’ industry and possible lessons for corporates
Second-hand clothes or ‘mitumba’ as they are popularly known in Kenya, are disposed of clothes previously worn in developed countries and imported to countries such as Kenya and other countries ...
13 Jan 2023
Cytonn’s dilemma in the face of liquidation order
A high court ruling in Kenya this week has ordered the liquidation of two funds owned by Cytonn Real Estate – Cytonn High Yields Solution (CHYS) and the Cytonn Real Estate Project Notes (CPN) &#...
5 Dec 2022
A stitch in time to tame doping saves Kenya from global athletics ban
The Kenyan government pledged to provide an additional $5 million a year for the next five years to strengthen Kenya’s anti-doping programmes. This proved to be the magic bullet that saw Kenyan athl...
8 Apr 2022
Treasury avoids tricky decision on long-term action on fuel
The good news from the Budget Statement was that fuel would be spared the proposed 10 per cent increase in Excise Duty that the Treasury has asked the National Assembly to impose on Kenyans when the F...
8 Apr 2022
Tax Talk Series webinar: A look at post Budget effect on taxes
The Tax Talk Series hosted by the Kenya Revenue Authority held a webinar on April 8, 2022, to discuss the post budget effects on taxes. The session which lasted for close to an hour was moderated by N...
4 Feb 2022
Election Data Concerns: IEBC, private sector and the public face risks
Against the backdrop of the 2022 General Election, Kenyans have been receiving unsolicited political messages, as political parties clamber to influence voters. Voter registration has been in overdriv...
17 Dec 2021
The year in review: Highlights on key legislative interventions that impacted the private sector
Several legislative interventions that have affected the private sector came into force in 2021. As the year draws to a close, we look back at some of these interventions and their resultant impact. T...
3 Dec 2021
Effects of Government Domestic Borrowing to Private Sector Investment in Kenya
By: John Mburu The EGCL Institute recently conducted a study on the impact that Government domestic borrowing has on private sector investment in Kenya. In summary, the study established that Governme...
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