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21 Jan 2022
21st January 2022 Political & Regulatory Round Up
KENYA Uhuru bans scrap metal business over increased vandalism President Kenyatta has banned exports and dealings in scrap metal, hitting hard traders currently operating in the sector. Speaking at th...
21 Jan 2022
E-waste: The raring dragon that should be slain for a sustainable environment
The world is coming to a more crushing realization of the disastrous strain we’re putting on the place we call home, Earth! What we believe to be ground breaking transitions into new, adaptive and b...
21 Jan 2022
Trade Secretary: UK is Africa’s investment partner of choice for green transition
SUMMARY UK hosted the second Africa Investment Conference with focus on sustainable investment to support continent’s transition to clean growth Government launched Growth Gateway tool to strengthen...
21 Jan 2022
Scrap metal ban and the need to crack the whip on critical infrastructure vandalism
President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned any exports or dealings in scrap metal. The Head of State cited increased vandalism of government infrastructure which he described as economic sabotage. He added t...
21 Jan 2022
Jimi Wanjigi’s foray into front-end politics enters snail’s pace
Jimi Wanjigi has since mid-2021 been vocal about his bid to become a presidential candidate, but the last week has made that ambitious idea fade into the background. The decision by a court to free hi...
21 Jan 2022
Central Bank of Kenya Diaspora Remittances Survey 2021
This week, the Central Bank of Kenya released the results of the first-ever Diaspora Remittances Survey (the “Survey”). The Survey was conducted between March and May 2021 by the Central Bank of K...
21 Jan 2022
Artificial Intelligence Policy in Kenya: The journey towards regulation needs to commence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is defined as the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. AI systems work by ingesting large amounts of labeled training data,...
21 Jan 2022
Lifting the veil of ambiguity around transfers of personal data outside Kenya – the 2022 version of the draft Data Protection (General) Regulations
In an increasingly globalised world, consequential and integral to international trade is the flow of data. More than ever, for-profit organizations are expanding the scope of their operations across ...
21 Jan 2022
IEBC releases 2022 election timelines
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has given notice through a press release that the General Elections shall be held on Tuesday, 9th August, 2022. The following election dates/ ...
21 Jan 2022
Extrajudicial killings put a spotlight on the government
While The Standard had published a story about it before, the visit by activists Boniface Mwangi and Hussein Khalid to the banks of River Yala have once again thrown the spotlight on suspected extraju...
15 Jan 2022
14th January 2022 Parliamentary Round Up
SENATE SPECIAL SITTING COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR Convening of Special Sittings of the Senate The House was convened for a Special Sitting for the consideration of the following business: – Th...
14 Jan 2022
14th January 2022 County Round Up
KAKAMEGA COUNTY The Governor, Kakamega County has declared:a) Mawe Tatu Hills in Likuyani Sub-County;b) Nabongo Shrines in Matungu Sub-County;c) Kambiri Hills in Shinyalu Su...
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