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The Finance Act 2020 amendments to the income tax Act were effected and minimum taxes introduced payable at one per cent of gross turnover effective January 2021. The objective is to ensure that all taxpayers pay at least one per cent of their gross turnover as tax from their business each year, whether or not […]

On 13th March 2020, Kenya confirmed her first case of coronavirus after which several measures were imposed to control the spread of the disease in a bid to contain its effects. Since the first reported case, operations in almost every sphere of life have been affected; the manufacturing industry included. Despite near unprecedented disruption to

The United States of America (USA) has had deep and cordial relationship with Kenya since independence. In 2019, the USA was ranked the second leading export destination for Kenya after Uganda. The continued increase of Kenyan exports to the USA over the years is attributed to the preferential treatment under the Africa Growth Opportunity Act

COVID-19 Emergencies Response and the Deaf Community According to the Kenya National Population Census 2019, there are 153,381 Deaf people in Kenya aged above 5 years. The report further shows that most of the Deaf people (129,518) are in rural areas compared to urban areas (23,843). Deafness is defined as an invisible disability that extends

The collapse of retail chain giants in Kenya: Evidence and lessons for retailers Whenever we talk of retailer’s death, the first thing that comes into mind is the shutdown of Nakumatt Holdings. Meanwhile, other retailer chains that have been struggling to stay afloat and at the brink of collapse are Uchumi, Choppies, among others. The

The desert locust has been described by Food and Agriculture Organization as one of the most destructive pest in the world. The breed has capability of going from a solitarious form to gregarious form, hence developing characteristics of group behavior and acting in unison, a process referred to gregarisation. This is triggered by physical contact and

 Introduction Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 Target 1 seeks to ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education. Similarly, the Constitution of Kenya 2010 recognizes the need for basic education for all children under the Bill of Rights. The Basic Education Act 2013 operationalizes provisions on the right.

The East Africa Community (EAC) bloc is an intergovernmental organization comprising of six member states, namely Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South-Sudan. The bloc’s operations are directed by the treaty for the establishment of the community. For instance, admission of a new state into the bloc is guided by Article 3

The quest for good governance in Kenya has been a journey of correcting past mistakes and embracing a strong and more stable political environment. From independence in 1963 through restoration of multiparty democracy in 1991 to the promulgation of the new Constitution in 2010, this quest seems not to be ending any soon. At the