Guest Opinion; Kenya needs to review its policy on tax incentives
By Joseline Ogai In the recent past, there has been renewed interest in the print and electronic media on the pros and cons of tax incentives. The latest round of [...]
Why Africa’s Policy Makers Should be Worried About Virtual Platforms and Virtual Currencies
“In a lot of ways, Facebook is more like a government than a traditional company” – Mark Zuckerburg The rise of virtual internet platforms such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Telegram, Kakao [...]
Five Reasons Why Facebook's New Crypto Libra' is Bad News for Africa
Facebook is plotting a new cryptocurrency dubbed ‘Libra’ for its vast social network scheduled for release in 2020. Libra coin, a virtual currency, will be governed by Libra association, a [...]Two tales of China in Africa: Why Africa loves China
During the September 2018 Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, lauded the Chinese aid and investment strategy in Africa as a source of [...]
Guest Post; Kenya Economic Outlook 2019
By Vipul Shah, Chairman Founder, Grant Thornton Kenya Kenya has continuously stood out as the place to invest in in Sub Saharan Africa in spite of the challenges that [...]Guest Opinion; Kenya put to test in applying Govt’s new Acts in sugar regulation
ByMichaelArum,Coordinatorof the Sugar Campaign for Kenyancane growers Public policy has the power to betransformatory, which is why we invest in it.For the best of policies change economies, solving old and [...]Barriers to roping the informal economy into pension coverage
When comes to social security in retirement, more attention is on formal employees who contribute through an employer that has enrolled them in a registered pension scheme. That however only [...]Money Laundering: A clear and present danger
Guest Post by @kevorango On the 4th of April, 2019 The Guardian newspaper reported that British bank, Standard Chartered, which also operates a local subsidiary, agreed to pay $1.1 Billion [...]What’s an African Company? Why Jumia’s Listing on NYSE Matters
Last week, e-commerce company Jumia had its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The IPO saw the company offer 13.5 million shares thus raising $196 million at $14.50 per [...]
How PayPal and the UK Government are nudging Kenyan Online Workers to use Bitcoin
A spat between the UK government, Paypal and Kenya freelancers has got everyone mixing up issues. “Thousands of jobless graduates from Kenya who help lazy university students in developed countries [...]Guest Post; Self-regulation necessary to grow Digital Lending in Kenya
By Phyllis Kamau Thanks to the strategic alignment to the global technological revolution, Kenya has one of the mosteffective Digital Lending access rates especially to micro-small medium enterprises and households [...]Opinion: Why Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Is a threat to Mpesa and Safaricom
According to sources, Facebook Is developing a cryptocurrency for WhatsApp Transfers known a Facebookcoin. If true, this spells doom for Mpesa and Safaricom as they will soon end up as [...]
