Sports and Entertainment

High Stakes: Examining Kenya’s Gambling Boom and Its Consequences

Gambling is increasingly spreading its roots across Kenya. The country ranks third at 79%, after South Africa (90%) and Uganda (87%), in terms of gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa. The gambling industry spans a wide range of activities, including sports betting, lotteries, virtual games, and online casino platforms. The rapid expansion of the sector is largely […]...

Boosting corporate sponsorship: The importance of involvement in sports

April 17, 2016, is a day that remains etched in the memory of Kenyans. The Kenya Rugby Sevens team had broken the ceiling and lifted the country’s first major trophy in the World Rugby Series Circui...

16 Dec 2022

Tips on how to celebrate this festive season sustainably

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year that brings family and friends together to celebrate. Yet, with all the gifts, decorations and feasting, it can also be an expensive and wasteful holiday. For...

12 Nov 2021

Pitch side developments: Football administration in Kenya

The Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage, as widely expected, nay long anticipated, has finally cracked the whip against the Football Kenya Federation leadership. In a media communique delivered b...

14 Aug 2021

Taxation in Sports

Kenya was the leading performer in Africa in the recently concluded 2021 Tokyo Olympic games having won four golds, four silvers and two bronze that further jolted the country to 19th on the global me...

22 Jan 2021

Part 6: Sports and Entertainment Services

Kenya’s latest form of taxation is the Digital Service Tax (DST) which came into force on 1st January 2021. It imposes a 1.5% tax on the gross transaction value of services provided on digital platf...

15 Jan 2021

Part 5: Sports and Entertainment Series

While Kenya ratified the UNESCO Convention, in order for it to fully and effectively integrate the WADA Code into the national legal system, it will need to be domesticated into Kenyan law. This requi...

8 Jan 2021

Part 4: SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SERIES

AFRICA’S LEGACY IN SPORTS DISPUTES RESOLUTION Written by Sarah Ochwada We, Africans, are preceded by a great legacy. Beyond dominating track events, producing international football stars and having...

18 Dec 2020

Part 3: Sports and Entertainment Series

DEMYSTIFYING INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT & E-SPORTS IN KENYA Written by Sarah Ochwada Kenya is known as being the Silicon Savanna with an abundance of tech-start-ups developing user Apps for ease in...

18 Dec 2020

Highlights of the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Amos Kimunya, the Leader of the Majority Party is proposing amendments to the Anti-Doping Act, 2016 through the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The object of the bill is to align the Anti-Doping A...

11 Dec 2020

Sports and Gender – Breaking stereotypes in women’s sport

Written by Sarah Ochwada & Jaaziyah Satar This article looks at the historical, political and legal effects of sexual identity and sexism in the development of women’s sport. This feature is in ...

4 Dec 2020

The next frontier: Sports and Entertainment Series

Youth unemployment continues to rise globally and is a significant policy pain point for many Governments. However, in Africa the youth unemployment rate is the lowest in the world compared to other r...

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