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MPs shouldn't dictate Diageo-Asahi deal

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- A final decision on the Diageo-Asahi transaction remains in limbo. Two critical developments unfolded last week. Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and Na... Read More


Rethink pharmaceuticals tax exemption

Nairobi, Aug. 6 -- More than 50 containers of pharmaceutical raw materials are stranded at Mombasa and the Nairobi inland depot, and manufacturers are bleeding roughly Sh1 million a day in demurrage. ... Read More


Mrima Hill niobium deal calls for transparency

Nairobi, July 30 -- The government should approach procurement of global mining companies and developers for Kwale County's Mrima Hill niobium and rare earths project with more transparency. On Wedne... Read More


EABL saga: The cost of regulatory uncertainty

Nairobi, July 23 -- Seven months ago, Asahi Group Holdings agreed to buy Diageo's controlling stake in East African Breweries - a $ 2.3 billion transaction, one of the largest cross-border deals the l... Read More


Missing pillar in Kenya's sovereign wealth fund

Nairobi, July 16 -- Last week's ceremony at State House had all the trappings of a historic moment. President William Ruto signed the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, 2026 into law, flanked by the Deputy Pr... Read More


Kenya can't afford another Telkom experiment

Nairobi, July 9 -- Word from a well-placed insider: the government is about to go shopping, again, for a strategic investor to run and refinance Telkom Kenya. It is the height of irony that a multibil... Read More


Kenya must get it right on Mrima Hills minerals

Nairobi, July 2 -- The Ministry of Mining is on the verge of announcing the shortlist for a niobium and rare earths mining licence for Mrima Hills in Kilifi. Thirteen companies from China, the United... Read More


The new frontiers for grand corruption

Nairobi, June 25 -- Trade and regulatory arbitrage are becoming the new frontier for grand corruption in Kenya. Consider what Parliament has just done to the sugar industry. Under the populist banner... Read More


What budget speeches will not tell you

Nairobi, June 18 -- In terms of theatrical delivery, and in articulating the sweeping spending and revenue decisions central to economic policy, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi's performance dur... Read More


Weight of court verdict on NSSF deductions

Nairobi, June 11 -- The news of the Court of Appeal judgment hit the retirement benefits sector like a thunderbolt. A three-judge bench delivered a ruling that threatened to upend the entire legal fra... Read More