Special Focus
Increasing the efficiency of the county governments’ own-resource revenue (OSR) remains crucial in enhancing public service delivery
This Special Focus highlights the challenges undermining Kenya’s efforts towards effective
The admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into the East African Community (EAC) portends abundant diplomatic opportunities for Kenya.
Africa’s voting pattern on the US-led resolution to remove Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on 7th April 2022, following the Russia-Ukraine conflict reflects divisions in the continent.
Kenya has actively embarked on the journey to making public transport carbon-zero. The drive is based on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality
Kenya and the region are facing renewed Al Shabaab terrorist attacks. In recent months, the Somalia-based Al Shabaab made over ten deadly attacks mainly targeting Kenya’s security personnel on patrol, particularly in the coastal and northeastern regions.
Kenya’s budget for Financial Year (FY) 2022/23 has been delivered against the backdrop of an upcoming general election in August 2022, recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war.
According to the 2023 Global Report on Cocaine by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the international supply of cocaine is currently at a record high.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is plagued by an intractable conflict driven by various geopolitical factors. The struggle for control over the region’s rich natural resources and the involvement of armed militias as proxies by neighbouring countries have resulted in millions of deaths and displacements.
The ongoing power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo continues to have far-reaching implications for both Sudan and the broader Horn of Africa (HoA) region.
Currently, there is increased geopolitical competition within the blue economy domain in East Africa, where Kenya and Tanzania are the sole hosts of East Africa’s largest ports.
The multi-billion dollar Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) corridor project has the capacity to enhance economic development and promote regional integration in Eastern Africa.
As the taxman moves to increase tax compliance, mobile money transactions may soon be under the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) surveillance.
The warning signs were overt to analysts. Following the acrimony over Sudan’s transition to democracy, many had warned of an imminent clash between the government forces, known as Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and a paramilitary group called Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Annually, Kenya experiences two significant occurrences between July to October. However, only one is manifest; the Great Masai Mara migration.
Pending bills in counties in Kenya increased by 59.38% to KES 153.02 billion in the 2021/22 financial year (FY) from KES 96 billion in 2020/21
Kenya’s 2022 general elections held on the 9th of August have confirmed what political commentators had intimated before the polls.
Kenya is making commendable efforts to establish safe houses, labour attaché offices, train and track migrant workers in the Gulf.
The East African Community (EAC) efforts to stabilise peace in Eastern DRC will face hurdles due to the complexity of the regional and international factors at play.
The long lines at gas stations experienced at the start of April 2022 reignited conversations on the marketing of petroleum.
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