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16 Feb 2024
Parliamentary Round-Up
Tuesday February 13th, 2024 Motions National Assembly Appointment of members to the House Business Committee (i) Hon. Omboko Milemba, CBS, M.P. (ii) Hon. Robert Mbui, CBS, M...
16 Feb 2024
Updated WHO guidance for controlling vector-borne diseases through indoor residual spraying.
An estimated 80% of the world’s population is at risk of one or more vector-borne diseases. Mosquitoes, flies, bugs, and other vectors transmit viruses, parasites and bacteria that infect millions o...
16 Feb 2024
Corporations in Kenya join govt in the ambitious plan to plant 15 billion trees.
Responding to the urgent global call for environmental protection and sustainability, Kenya has made a bold move to plant an unprecedented 15 billion trees. Aimed at mitigating climate change, increas...
16 Feb 2024
You can run, but you can’t hide: As Kenya adopts CRS, calls for balancing tax transparency with data privacy concerns emerge.
Kenyan commercial banks have started implementing the Common Reporting Standards (CRS), a tax procedures regulation of 2023. This regulation requires all Kenyan banks, trusts, and other financial inst...
16 Feb 2024
CBK agriculture survey: Sector shows resilience, expects price decline despite challenges.
The Central Bank of Kenya released the Agriculture Sector Survey for January 2024, highlighting the sector’s significant contribution to the country’s economy. Accounting for an estimate...
16 Feb 2024
Insights from the National Assembly report on the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023.
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) in January 2024 published a financial and economic analysis of the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023 (the Bill). The PBO in its analysis raised several issues and con...
16 Feb 2024
Lessons from AFCON 2023 success: Kenyan brands should embrace sports sponsorship for customer engagement and exposure.
The curtain came down on the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, February 11th, in a tournament that featured some of the current best players in world football, inc...
16 Feb 2024
Navigating Voluntary Tax Disclosure Programmes: A Guide for Businesses.
In the dynamic landscape of taxation, businesses often find themselves grappling with complex tax compliance requirements. In response to this challenge, tax authorities around the world have introduc...
16 Feb 2024
CBK surveys point to optimism despite inflationary pressures: MPC raises interest rates.
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) conducts a Market Perceptions Survey before each Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting to gather insights from banks and non-bank private sector firms regarding vario...
16 Feb 2024
Driving compliance in Kenya: Public and private sectors should collaborate to navigate low compliance levels.
Compliance is a critical imperative for both the public and private sectors, although the nuances of implementation vary significantly between them. The distinct approaches taken by both sectors are l...
16 Feb 2024
Kenya’s Eurobond return exceeds expectations, eases debt repayment concerns.
On February 7, the Kenyan government made an offer to partially repurchase its existing Eurobond, which is maturing on June 24, 2024, at par, including payment of accrued interest. Additionally, the g...
13 Feb 2024
Finger on the Pulse
Monday, 5th February 2024 Private sector activities surge to 5-month high amidst slowing inflation Kenya’s private sector economy moved closer to growth territory in January, with workforce numb...
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