FINGER ON THE PULSE

September 18, 2023 - Reading Time: < 1 minutes - By Brian Otieno
  • President Ruto heads to the US where he will lead a meeting with big tech companies in Silicon Valley as he sells Kenya as the preferred ICT investment destination.
  • The Draft Medium Term Revenue Strategy is out for public participation. The Strategy has made a raft of taxation proposals that may impact the cost of living, for instance, the proposal to increase VAT to 18% from the current 16%, matching it with other countries within the EAC region.
  • Hearing of petitions on the Finance Act, 2023 commences at the High Court. The three-judge bench led by Justice David Majanja is hearing the petitions lodged by Okiya Omtatah among others on the constitutionality of the Act. 
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  • James Mworia’s interview: Centum Investments and designation of Two Rivers as SEZ

    The Centum Investment company is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and the Uganda Securities Exchange. It is a diversified portfolio with assets of about Ksh 50 billion and debt of about Ksh 2 billion.  Since its inception in 1967, Centum Investments has been able

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  • WHO IS WHO: New NIS director-general Noordin Haji

    Noordin Haji was on Wednesday, June 14, sworn in as the Director-General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS). This followed his nomination by President William Ruto on May 16 and his approval by Parliament’s Defence and Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, June 13.  Mr Haji

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  • WHO IS WHO- New Kemsa Board Chairperson Irungu Nyakera

    In a bid to rectify the deep-rooted corruption and mismanagement of medical supplies within the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa), President William Ruto appointed a new board chairperson, Mr Irungu Nyakera. With a track record of academic excellence and a diverse professional background, Mr Nyakera

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