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2 May 2025
Broken dreams: Kenya’s recruitment saga
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...
2 May 2025
Kenya cited as a leading market for counterfeit goods
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...
2 May 2025
Kenya in strategic push to exit the FATF Grey List
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...
29 Apr 2025
Kenya Gazette 25th April,2025
Technical Working Group on GBV and Femicide, Extension of Term The term of the Technical Working Group on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) including Femicide has been extended for sixty (60) days, from 9th...
25 Apr 2025
Governor Orengo sparks storm in ODM over anti-broad-based government remarks
Siaya County Governor James Orengo’s open rebellion against the broad-based government has offended some Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party members. Governor Orengo is being accused of under...
25 Apr 2025
Tracing every coin: FATF’s review of Recommendation 16 and the new rules of engagement for financial service providers
In the intricate and fast-paced world of global finance, where trillions move invisibly across borders daily, the challenge of keeping illicit money flows in check has grown exponentially. From narcot...
25 Apr 2025
The Cracks Beneath: Rethinking Construction and Consumer Safety in Kenya
The recent demolition of a condemned building in Mombasa County has reignited a longstanding debate about the state of Kenya’s construction industry and the safety of its citizens. While the act was...
25 Apr 2025
Trump’s tariffs and their effect on the global markets
When Trump first ran for president in 2016, he campaigned to bring back jobs to the Midwest, also known as the Rust Belt. This region was traditionally known for manufacturing industries, which shut d...
25 Apr 2025
e-TIMS vs. informality: Navigating Kenya’s tax reform crossroads
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has proposed repealing a law that exempts small businesses and farmers from issuing electronic tax invoices through the Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIM...
24 Apr 2025
Kenya Gazette Review – Week ended 17th April 2025.
The Urban Areas and Cities Act – Appointment Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Alice Wahome, has selected several persons to be members of the Ad hoc...
17 Apr 2025
Ministry of Defence’s report reveals cause of Gen. Ogolla’s chopper crash
On April 18, 2024, the Chief of the Defence Forces, the late General Francis Ogolla, visited troops under Operation Maliza Uhalifu (OMU) in the North Rift. Unfortunately, this mission would turn into ...
11 Apr 2025
Are we slipping into confrontational politics?
Following last Sunday’s riotous incident that disrupted a church service in Mwiki, Nairobi, attended by former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, Kenyans now stare at a renewed wave of confrontation...
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