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Latest Article 9 May 2024
One shoe doesn’t fit all: Evaluating proposed graphic warnings for tobacco products through a harm reduction lens.
Kenya appears to be making a significant stride in public health by introducing graphic health warnings on tobacco products. This initiative has the potential to significantly reduce smoking rates, save lives and hasten Kenya’s path to achieving its smokeless target. However, a crucial element seems to be missing: the appreciation of harm reduction strategies as […]...
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7 Aug 2023
Combating money laundering: Setting the Criminal Assets Recovery Fund in motion will tighten the noose around the vice
The effect money laundering has on a country’s economy is both severe and extensive. Not only does it impact businesses and the economic health of a county but also has far-reaching implications for...
22 May 2023
POLITICAL AND REGULATORY ROUND-UP
Kenya Governors threaten to shut down counties over delayed funds Governors have threatened to shut down operations in counties should the national government fail to release KSh94 billion mean...
18 Apr 2023
Special Feature: Performance contracting report 2021/2022 released
On April 11, 2023, President William Ruto released the Performance Contracting Report for the 2021/2022 Financial Year. Performance contracting is a tool that the government has adopted in the managem...
7 Apr 2023
A look into some of the appointments for this week
Legislative Supplements, 2023 The Public Order (Turkana, Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo, West Pokot, Samburu and Laikipia Counties) Curfew Extension Order No. 3 of 2023; The Public O...
7 Apr 2023
Use of multiple bank accounts declines to 48pc
The number of Kenyans using multiple accounts fell further to 48.2 percent last year, down from 62 percent in 2021 as customers cut back on the costs associated with more banking relationships. A Keny...
7 Apr 2023
1 in 6 people globally affected by infertility: WHO
Large numbers of people are affected by infertility in their lifetime, according to a new report published Tuesday by WHO. Around 17.5% of the adult population – roughly 1 in 6 worldwide – experie...
7 Apr 2023
Greening Africa’s judiciary: Promoting climate justice and gender equality
Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing Africa today, with far-reaching impacts on human livelihoods, food security, health, and the environment. According to the United Nations, Africa i...
7 Apr 2023
BRICS at a glance: Funding opportunities for Africa and the risks
The new world order known as BRIC, a group acronym referring to Brazil, Russia, India, and China, has been trying to take over economic dominance from the West and have more sovereignty and autonomy....
7 Apr 2023
PSC lauds public institutions for improvement in compliance
The Public Service Commission has commended public institutions for improvement in terms of their compliance. According to a report released by the Commission, the overall compliance index of various ...
7 Apr 2023
Oil prices set to surge after producers announce plans to cut production
Prices for petroleum products are set to go up after the major oil producers announced plans to cut their production up to 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of 2023. Saudi Arabia a...
7 Apr 2023
Cyber security in Kenya: Lessons to learn from attack on state agency and insurance firm
“First, they came for the public sector, then for the private sector, then they came for government officials” So would run a poem about the recent happenings in the cybersecurity sector in Kenya....
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