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24 Jul 2026
Bank Interest Rates: Who Should Hold the Approval Power?
The CBK-Treasury Standoff If you have a bank loan in Kenya, you might assume your bank can raise your interest rate whenever the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) raises its benchmark rate. For years, banks...
17 Jul 2026
Road to 2027 Polls: Polarisation and the Risk of Electoral Violence
Elections are an important mechanism for the peaceful transfer of power. Yet when political competition becomes polarised, institutions are weakened, or public trust erodes, electoral processes can be...
17 Jul 2026
The State of Openness Report: Can Transparency Finally Become Measurable?
On 16 July 2026, President William Ruto commissioned the development of Kenya’s inaugural State of Openness Report, marking one of the most consequential governance reforms undertaken by the Ken...
17 Jul 2026
From Flat Fees to Revenue-Based Licensing: What the Proposed Banking Reforms Mean for Banks
For the first time in more than three decades, Kenya is proposing a fundamental change to how commercial banks pay for their operating licences. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has proposed replac...
17 Jul 2026
Kenya’s Anti-Money Laundering Drive, Grey List Status & Subsequent Institutional Reform
Kenya faces international scrutiny on two fronts, as it remains on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring. The country is also on the European Com...
17 Jul 2026
Kenya and the Holy Herb: A Constitutional Relationship Still Undefined
Kenya’s relationship with cannabis has always been complicated. Every few years, the conversation resurfaces in Parliament, the courts or public debate. Reform appears within reach, only for the...
17 Jul 2026
What You Need to Know about the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, 2026
Key Highlights of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act Purpose of the Fund The Sovereign Wealth Fund is established to: Provide the national government with a buffer from extraordinary shocks whi...
13 Jul 2026
Kenya Gazette, Week-Ended 10th July 2026
THE CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT (Cap. 21), THE HIGH COURT (ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION) ACT (Cap. 8C) The Chief Justice has established a Tribunals Appeals Division of the High Court at the Milima...
10 Jul 2026
The Elusive Opposition Candidate
The United Opposition is facing internal divisions over the process for selecting and announcing its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Co-principals Justin Muturi and Marth...
10 Jul 2026
Security at a Cost: Why Kenya Has Become Africa’s Second-Largest Arms Importer
New data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows that Kenya became Africa’s second-largest importer of major conventional arms in 2025. Kenya now overtakes long-establi...
9 Jul 2026
Kenya Gazette, Week-Ended 06th July 2026
SUPREME COURT OF KENYA AUGUST RECESS, 2026 The Chief Justice has announced that the Supreme Court August recess will run from 1st August to 15th September 2026, during which a duty judge will handle u...
6 Jul 2026
What Kenya is getting wrong in the Asahi Diageo Deal
For much of its constitutional history, Kenya’s judiciary has occupied an uneasy position in economic governance. The Constitution, 2010, transformed the courts into active custodians of public ...
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