In an age where ideas travel faster than the law, the question of who owns what has never been more urgent or complex. The borderless, restless, and endlessly duplicable digital economy has unsettled ...

The recent detention of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire in Tanzania offers a compelling case study in modern diplomatic challenges. The two, along with other Ke...

On April 29, 2025, the Draft Finance Bill, 2025, was tabled before the National Assembly. The Speaker, Moses Wetang’ula, referred the Bill to the Finance and National Planning Committee for review a...

There have been ongoing efforts to privatise Kenya’s state-owned sugar companies through long-term lease agreements with private entities. This initiative aims to revitalise the struggling sugar sec...

The long-awaited Finance Bill, 2025, was published by the government under a gazette notice after being tabled in the National Assembly. This was before the House proceeded on its long recess and just...

BENEFICIARIES Employees (a) Per Diem Section 5 of the Income Tax Act has been amended to increase the daily tax-exempt allowance (per diem) for employees on official duty from KSh 2,000 to KSh 10,000....

The manufacturing sector is critical in driving a country’s structural transformation. The industry is widely recognised as labour-intensive and supports inclusive economic growth – countries ...

The Finance Bill, 2025, has sparked widespread interest among citizens, and one area drawing scrutiny is the proposed reclassification of several goods and services from VAT zero-rated to tax-exempt s...

The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry has unveiled Kenya’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), covering 2031 to 2035, signalling an ambitious approach to tackling cl...

Kenya’s recruitment sector, particularly in overseas job placements, has become a growing source of national concern. Various recruitment agencies operating in Kenya have faced scrutiny and negative...

The 2025 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement has cited Kenya as one of the leading markets for counterfeit goods. This position reinforces the call for better mechan...

In February 2024, Kenya was placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, signalling deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CFT), and counter-proli...