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3 Feb 2023
3rd February 2023 Political and Regulatory Round Up
Kenya This is not politics, IG Koome says on scaling down of Uhuru’s security The Inspector-General of Police Japhet Koome on Friday confirmed the scaling down of retired President Uhuru Kenyatt...
3 Feb 2023
BE AHEAD OF THE CURVE BY ADOPTING SUSTAINABILITY
Increasingly, governments around the world are introducing policies to curb further climate change. Kenya has not been an exception with various proposals being made in Parliament in the past few mont...
3 Feb 2023
Cause of delay to broaden revenue base via minimum tax
Section 12D of the Income Tax Act was introduced via the Finance Act of 2020 which sought to impose a minimum tax of 1% on gross turnover. The tax rate was introduced to ensure that everyone, regardle...
3 Feb 2023
Explainer: What you need to know about Kenya’s Privatisation
Bill, 2023 At the core of national conversation lately is a proposed legislation seeking to govern the process of privatising state-owned companies and entities. The Privatisation Bill, 2023, which is...
3 Feb 2023
A return of the politics of tax
Taxation in Kenya has taken a political twist in a week that saw President William Ruto train his guns on former President Uhuru Kenyatta and businesses associated with his family. Speaking a day afte...
3 Feb 2023
Hustler Fund: The question of defaulters amidst plans to roll out second phase
The Hustler Fund, which was launched late last year and has been in operation for over two months now, has so far disbursed Kshs. 15.9 billion in loans with about half of that money (Kshs. 7.7 billion...
3 Feb 2023
What you need to know about embedding Privacy by Design to protect personal data
Privacy by design is a framework for personal data protection that aims to embed privacy considerations into the design and development of systems, products, and services. The approach advocates for t...
27 Jan 2023
Drawing positives from the recent KCSE results debacle
The recently released KCSE exam results have elicited both positive and negative reactions. On one hand, institutions and students who posted good results are in an exultant mood, and on the other, th...
27 Jan 2023
Electoral reform agenda gets back on the table
Opposition boss Raila Odinga this week began piling the pressure on President William Ruto that he hopes will culminate in a discussion at the negotiating table. His plan, according to a media report,...
27 Jan 2023
27th January 2023 County Round Up
EMBU The Governor of Embu County has appointed various persons as members of the Pending Bills committee. KIAMBU The Governor of Kiambu County has appointed various persons as members of an ad h...
27 Jan 2023
Significant Political Events of the week
The former CS for Education, Prof. George Magoha, passed away after a short illness at the age of 71. The Cabinet approved the proposal to implement new taxes on products that are imported into the co...
27 Jan 2023
27th January 2023 Parliamentary Round Up
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY The National Assembly adjourned on December 2, 2022, for a two-month long Christmas break. THE SENATE The senate had a special sitting on 19th January, where the Standing Com...
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