Tax 101: Misconceptions on the Withdrawal of the Finance Bill and Its Implications on Kenya’s Appropriations.
Thu, Aug 15, 2024 | 12:40 pm
There has been a misconception that when the Finance Bill 2024 was formally withdrawn, all government operations would stop because revenues would ...
The Constitutional Argument on Why Fiscally Decentralized Resources Cannot Be Shared Based on Population Alone?
Mon, Jul 22, 2024 | 11:39 am
1. Introduction
Fiscal decentralisation is a core part of Kenya's Constitutional order. Fiscal decentralisation is allocating revenue and expenditure responsibilities to lower ...
Constitutional Theory of Public Goods: A Perspective on Constitution of Kenya 2010.
Thu, Jun 13, 2024 | 1:13 pm
Introduction
The Constitutional Theory of Public Goods argues that people decide which goods are public goods at a constitutional level. This decision ...
Empowering Women: The Envisioned Approach in the 2024/25 National Program-Based Budget Estimates
Tue, Jun 4, 2024 | 5:02 pm
The National Treasury has published the latest national edition of Program-Based Budget estimates for 2024/25. My reading of the document suggests that ...
Commercial Shipping and Seabourne Trade Policy Handbook: The Red Sea Crisis
Wed, May 29, 2024 | 6:29 pm
The Houthi’s are Yemeni political actors. The Houthis, and Somali pirates have been launching direct kinetic attacks on shipping assets. The Houthi’s ...
Finance Bill 2024 Landscape: Kenya’s Alcoholic Industry
Wed, May 29, 2024 | 2:55 pm
Introduction
Conditional on the passage of the Finance Bill 2024, a 750 ml bottle of 37% alcohol by volume of a popular ...
The Rise in Nairobi Expressway Toll Fees: The Fast Lane Costs More than Projected.
Mon, May 13, 2024 | 11:34 am
In a Public-public-private partnership, the private partner typically assumes many responsibilities throughout the project life cycle. In a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, the ...
Key Political Economy Issues of Kenya’s Taxation System
Sun, May 5, 2024 | 3:12 pm
This blog highlights IEA’s most recent work on taxation, a problem-driven political economy analysis of taxation.[i] After the study's publication, a ...
Court adjournments and case burdens, and the implications for access to justice
Wed, Apr 3, 2024 | 2:13 pm
Case Adjournments is one of the key issues that contributes to case backlogs because it reduces the efficiency of courts. An ...