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31 Jan 2025
Regulatory freezes: Trump’s order and lessons for Kenya
When President Donald Trump first took office in 2017, one of his earliest executive actions was a regulatory freeze—a move he has now repeated on his return to the White House in 2025. This directi...
31 Jan 2025
The Agony of waiting: What next for AGOA and STIP?
President Trump spent his first week in office signing proclamations, memoranda and executive orders, some of which will directly impact Africa. For example, the ‘America First’ trade policy calls...
31 Jan 2025
Trump 2.0: Assessing America First Trade Policy’s Impact on International Trade
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders. Among them was the ‘America First’ trade policy. This policy puts the American economy, workers, and nationa...
31 Jan 2025
Deepseek vs ChatGPT: Can Africa follow suit in the next AI revolution?
The launch of DeepSeek, a Chinese-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model, has sent shockwaves through the generative AI landscape and the broader tech ecosystem. Its latest iteration, DeepSeek-R...
31 Jan 2025
Kenya Intensifies Efforts For AU Reforms
This week, President William Ruto hosted a high-level retreat of the Extended Bureau of the African Union Institutional Reforms at State House, Nairobi. The retreat comes just weeks before the 38th Or...
27 Jan 2025
Kenya Gazette 24th January, 2025
THE KENYA CULTURAL CENTRE ACT (Cap. 218) KENYA CULTURAL CENTRE RE – APPOINTMENT KUNGU MUIGAI (CAPT.) has been reappointed to be a member of the Kenya Cultural Centre Council, for a period of thr...
24 Jan 2025
President Ruto courts political rivals in bid for 2027 re-election amid rising discontent
President William Ruto is embracing his political opponents to secure a second term in office in 2027, amid growing discontent with his government among some Kenyans. Since July last year, the Preside...
24 Jan 2025
How the US withdrawal from WHO is likely to fuel vaccine hesitancy and the war on science
The United States’ decision to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) under President Donald Trump’s renewed leadership marks a pivotal moment for global health. The move is emblema...
24 Jan 2025
What to expect from the National Building Code 2024
The Kenya National Building Code, 2024, (“the Code”) is the primary subsidiary legislation under the National Construction Authority (NCA) Act governing construction practices, standards and requi...
24 Jan 2025
Highlights of the Kenya National AI Strategy 2025–2030
Kenya is positioning itself as a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) with the introduction of the Kenya National AI Strategy 2025–2030 draft. Launched by the Ministry of Information...
24 Jan 2025
Regulation of Virtual Assets
It has recently come to light that the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) will jointly regulate the cryptocurrency industry upon the approval, assent and gazettement o...
21 Jan 2025
Kenya Gazette, 17th January 2025
The Public Service Commission Act (No. 10 of 2017), Appointment President William Samoei Ruto has appointed MARY WANJIRA KIMONYE to be the Vice-Chairperson of the Public Service Commission for a perio...
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