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25 Apr 2025
The Cracks Beneath: Rethinking Construction and Consumer Safety in Kenya
The recent demolition of a condemned building in Mombasa County has reignited a longstanding debate about the state of Kenya’s construction industry and the safety of its citizens. While the act was...
25 Apr 2025
Trump’s tariffs and their effect on the global markets
When Trump first ran for president in 2016, he campaigned to bring back jobs to the Midwest, also known as the Rust Belt. This region was traditionally known for manufacturing industries, which shut d...
25 Apr 2025
e-TIMS vs. informality: Navigating Kenya’s tax reform crossroads
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has proposed repealing a law that exempts small businesses and farmers from issuing electronic tax invoices through the Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIM...
24 Apr 2025
Kenya Gazette Review – Week ended 17th April 2025.
The Urban Areas and Cities Act – Appointment Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Alice Wahome, has selected several persons to be members of the Ad hoc...
17 Apr 2025
Ministry of Defence’s report reveals cause of Gen. Ogolla’s chopper crash
On April 18, 2024, the Chief of the Defence Forces, the late General Francis Ogolla, visited troops under Operation Maliza Uhalifu (OMU) in the North Rift. Unfortunately, this mission would turn into ...
11 Apr 2025
Are we slipping into confrontational politics?
Following last Sunday’s riotous incident that disrupted a church service in Mwiki, Nairobi, attended by former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, Kenyans now stare at a renewed wave of confrontation...
11 Apr 2025
Kenya’s pivot to the East amid Trump’s return and shifting global dynamics
A high-level Kenyan delegation, led by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, recently visited China, signalling a renewed effort to deepen financial and trade cooperation. This visit undersc...
11 Apr 2025
Annual letters: Corporate communication like a sage
Letter writing has quietly declined worldwide in the last quarter century due to email and social media. However, there is a relic of the past that refuses to die and persists: annual letters to inves...
11 Apr 2025
The impact of Ethiopia’s minimum capital requirements on foreign banks
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) recently unveiled a new directive, Requirements for Licensing and Renewal of Banking Business and Representative Office Directive No. SBB/XX/2025. This directive re...
8 Apr 2025
Kenya Gazette, 4th April 2025.
The Civil Procedure Act (Cap. 21), The High Court (Organization and Administration) Act, 2015, Establishment of a High Court Sub-Registry at Wajir Law Courts The Chief Justice has established Wajir Hi...
4 Apr 2025
An uphill task awaits the next IEBC Boss
The next Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson faces an uphill task as they will shoulder the responsibility of overseeing the country’s election process. There is a ris...
4 Apr 2025
Tech and justice: Navigating the nexus of digital transformation and the law
The rapid advancement of technology continues to reshape legal systems worldwide, prompting critical discussions on its implications for justice and governance. This year’s Hon. Magistrates and Hon....
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