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Is Monetary Policy Too Tight?

Thu, Aug 15, 2024 | 3:10 pm
We recommended (“And then, Floods”) that the Central Bank of Kenya policy rate should be lowered by 300 basis points, from 13 ...

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There has been a misconception that when the Finance Bill 2024 was formally withdrawn, all government operations would stop because revenues would ...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 ...