Micro Insurance In Kenya: Salient Features of The Insurance (Microinsurance) Regulations, 2020

Introduction Micro insurance may be defined as insurance services offered primarily to cushion low income earners and businesses against risks in exchange for insurance premium payments tailored to their needs, income and level of risk. It is aimed at the informal economy that tends to be under-served by mainstream commercial and social insurance schemes. Micro…

Digital Economy Taxation: Should Kenya Be Taxing The Digital Marketplace? What Are The Financial, Legal And Constitutional Implications Of The Proposed Taxes?

Introduction The digital economy taxation has understandably been the topic of discussion over the past couple of days. The Finance Act, 2019 introduced an amendment to Section 3 of the Income Tax Act, Cap 470 Laws of Kenya. The amendment introduces taxation of income accruing through a digital marketplace. It also gives power to the…

Examining Internet Defamation in Kenya: Is It Time We Adopted A Restricted Multiple Publication Rule And Incorporated The Date Of Knowledge Approach?

Introduction Simply defined, internet defamation is defamation that happens online. The most common internet defamation is cyber libel which includes posting a defamatory material on a web page, making a defamatory comment on a post, making a defamatory review on a post, writing a defamatory blog post or article and retweeting of a defamatory material…

A Lesson from COVID-19 Relief Response: Should We Amend the Retirement Benefits Laws?

Introduction This is a timely and much needed conversation considering the financial restraints and the negative economic effects that have resulted, and will continue to result, from the COVID-19 pandemic. I don’t deny that financial challenges have always existed. However, the current ones are more adverse, more complicated, mostly unforeseen and largely unprecedented. The pandemic…

Social Interest: As a Legal and Financial Concept

Introduction I first heard of the social interest concept as a means of repaying interests on loans early this year when I was listening to a podcast episode from TED Talks Daily. The speaker was Angela Murimirwa, an education activist from Zimbabwe. She is the executive director for Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) in Africa.…