Proof Coin - 10 Cents, British East Africa, 1942 by Photographer: Taryn Ellis is licensed under CC-BY 4.0 By t.j Introduction: The East African Community (EAC) Treaty, inked in 1999, has served as a fundamental pillar in propelling regional integration among its East African member states. However, in the face of evolving dynamics within the … Continue reading Revitalizing the East African Community Treaty: A Necessary Review

By Thura-Nira Kenya, along with numerous other African nations, faces substantial challenges due to the lack of a comprehensive and reliable addressing system. The absence of a robust addressing framework hampers efficient delivery of goods and services, impedes effective emergency response efforts, and restricts the nation's economic growth potential.Consequently, the pressing need for Kenya to … Continue reading The Dire Need for an Efficient Addressing System in Kenya

The local equity shareholding policy for ICT companies in Kenya require companies to have a minimum of 30% local shareholding. Balancing the pros and cons of Kenya's 30% local shareholding policy for telecom companies, this blog post highlights the policy's impact on economic growth and potential drawbacks while advocating for a balanced approach to foster … Continue reading Which Way? Balancing Local Equity Shareholding in Kenya’s Telecom Sector

Learn how Kenya can enhance legislative efficiency and transparency by adopting Akoma Ntoso, an international standard for legal document drafting and exchange. This blog post highlights the potential benefits of Akoma Ntoso in Kenya, including fostering collaboration among lawmakers, promoting public participation, and facilitating cross-border integration By T.J The legislative drafting process in Kenya, as … Continue reading Benefits of Adopting Akoma Ntoso for Kenya’s Legislative Process

The world marks the 74th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR has been instrumental in promoting and protecting human rights, but has weaknesses that require reforms. These include its vague language and lack of enforceability, lack of protection against non-state actors, lack of representation of marginalized groups, and need to … Continue reading The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Require Immediate Update.

By gatuyu t.j A 2022 audit report by the National Construction Authority (NCA) on the collapse of buildings in Kenya places the blame on poor workmanship and non-compliance to standards. The report says 10,791 out of 14,895 buildings were marked as unsafe for occupancy and needed either reinforcement or demolition. Typically, as the NCA reports … Continue reading New Building Code Required to Tame Shoddy Buildings

In drafting of statutes, creating an offence is fun. It makes the drafter feel 'powerful'. The Statute book has over thousand Laws, each creating offences. Most of these offenses are overlapping. How are the people expected to know all these offences? Nope. However, if the Penal Code was the primary source of grading of offences, … Continue reading Make The Penal Code Great Again! Case for Consolidated Offence Drafting Style in Kenyan Law.

Presently, there are no official underwriters for the bond markets in Kenya. When a prospective issuer float securities in the debts market, they use arrangers such as investment banks. But arrangers are not underwriters. By gatuyu t.j RISK is everywhere, and it is perceived differently.  For an entity seeking to tap the capital markets and … Continue reading Creating A Network of Underwriters Would Boost Debt Markets

By Thura Nira Maybe, you’ve even bought and sold one of the dozens of digital currencies. You may have made a killing, or suffered losses. Leave cryptos. For here comes another crypto craze: NFTs, or “non-fungible tokens.” What’s it all about? This blog breaks down the how, what, and why of NFTs and the opportunities they present … Continue reading How to buy, create, and sell Non-Fungible Tokens

Raila and Ruto, the leading presidential candidates, have promised to seeking a restructuring of the Kenya's ran away public debt on assuming office. The National Treasury on the other hand, to justify run away accumulation of public debt, has always argued that Kenya has never defaulted on her sovereign debt obligations. That may not be … Continue reading History of Kenya’s Public Debt Restructuring