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14 Mar 2024
AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol: A review of the key to overcoming barriers to intra-Africa digital trade.
Digital trade, defined as digitally enabled transactions for the trade of goods and services, is reshaping the global economy and the regional economy is not exempted. Its impact on growth, developmen...
14 Mar 2024
National Building Code 2024: Revolutionising Kenya’s construction sector for world-class digital infrastructure and economic growth.
In a landmark move set to redefine Kenya’s urban landscape, the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development has unveiled the much-anticipated National Building Code...
14 Mar 2024
Ending monopoly to curb frequent power outages: Further review of the new energy regulations.
In last week’s Vellum, we covered the draft Energy (Electricity Market, Bulk Supply and Open Access) Regulations, which opened access to the entire value chain of the electricity grid to anyone inte...
14 Mar 2024
From nightmare to sector success: Training bodaboda operators is the key to a safer and more profitable future
In Kenya, boda bodas have become more than just a means of transportation. They have evolved into the unsung heroes of our communities. Beyond ferrying people from one point to another, they play a vi...
9 Mar 2024
Simplifying tax compliance: How small businesses can join the eTIMS bandwagon.
In a groundbreaking move aimed at revolutionising tax collection, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has introduced the electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS), mandating all businesses to ele...
9 Mar 2024
New energy regulations set to open Kenya’s electricity market to competition and investment.
One of the biggest problems the electricity market has faced in Kenya has been the monopoly over the transmission and distribution of electricity in the country by two state agencies. Transmission and...
8 Mar 2024
Kenyan banking sector balances strong profits with sovereign exposure challenges
Fitch Ratings recently conducted a peer review, where they assessed the creditworthiness of three bank holding companies – KCB Group PLC, NCBA Group PLC, and I&M Group Plc – along with...
1 Mar 2024
Finger on the Pulse
President Ruto presides over groundbreaking of Talanta Sports City President William Ruto on Friday presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the construction of Talanta Sports Stadium. The event t...
1 Mar 2024
Political and Regulatory Round-Up
Kenya Violence rocks Haiti as Prime Minister visits Kenya Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, visited Kenya in a bid to sort out issues that have stalled the deployment of Kenyan police officer...
1 Mar 2024
SAMA hosts President Ruto, Ethiopia’s PM to discuss Kenya’s digital transformation
On Tuesday this week, SAMA AI was host to Kenya’s President William Samoei Ruto and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, alongside Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication...
1 Mar 2024
Re-thinking the FATF Approach: Assessing the Effectiveness of the Listing Model as Kenya navigates the “Grey List”
Background Kenya is, once again, on the international financial market radar, not for Eurobond reasons but this time round for money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/FT). The Financial Actio...
24 Feb 2024
Finger on the Pulse.
President William Ruto chaired a three-day retreat for his Cabinet and senior government officials in Naivasha, Nakuru County, to review the past year’s performance amid immense pressure ...
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