A new report by Africa No Filter and Africa Practice titled ‘How Stereotypes Hurt Africa’ reveals that negative media stereotypes cost Africa up to US$ 4.2 billion in investment. The report compared reporting on Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa to reporting on Denmark, Malaysia, and Thailand. While this is

The Nobel Committee has awarded the 2024 Economic Sciences Prize to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson. Their work has focused on the quality of institutions and the state of the rule of law in guaranteeing free and prosperous societies. The Award is well-deserved. Acemoglu’s and Robinson’s ‘Why Nations

The High Court of Kenya declared the Privatisation Act, 2023 unconstitutional in Nairobi High Court Constitutional Petition E491 of 2023. The High Court held that although the decision to privatise state-owned assets is an executive one, subject to legislative oversight, the process must be in strict conformity with the Constitution

The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kenya has ruled that a policy by an employer forbidding workplace romance is unconstitutional, in ELRC_Case_232_2021. While the Court acknowledged that there are valid reasons for an employer to maintain such policies, it held that such policies violate Article 25 (freedom from cruel

Tuesday, 27 August 2024, marked 14 years since promulgating the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. It has been billed as a progressive and transformative document, buttressing Kenya’s liberal democratic credentials. At the heart of the Constitution was a desire to break with an authoritarian past. The Constitution expanded the Bill of