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Sh11.3bn Boeing Payout: A Lesson Kenya’s Consumer Law Still Refuses to Learn
compensation flowed from a manufacturer, not an airline. Boeing paid because US law let victims sue the plane-maker directly, in US courts, regardless of where the crash happened or where the airline was based.
744,000 BMWs Recalled Over Fire Risk — And Why African Consumers Can’t Just Shrug It Off
The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) has issued a public warning covering 744,234 BMW vehicles worldwide, after Germany’s Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) flagged a fire hazard tied to the engine starter motor.
KSh3.2 Million Benchmark: How KRA’s New Customs Valuation Formula Is Quietly Over-Taxing Kenyan Consumers
KRA revised customs “minimum benchmark” for consolidated cargo — now KSh3.2 million per 40-foot container, up from KSh2.5 million — has triggered protests, a partial trader shutdown, and a war of narratives over what small importers actually owe.
Exaggerated Asset Accumulation and Gulf Energy’s Sh94bn KPC Deal Raising Serious Concentration Questions
Who is the beneficial owner of Gulf Energy? Why would a private firm continue riding on public protection and financial guarantees? They are handpicked as main G-2-G fuel procurement lead. They are handed a Sh94B tender at KPC without competition … list of favoritism is long!
Unanswered questions remain as huge secrecy persists over the planning and rollout of the new police uniforms
Light blue shirt with silver buttons, navy blue trousers, blue aiguillette, Kenyan flag replacing NPS colours, KPS logo, permanent name tag and service number, national flag on right sleeve.
COFEK Moves to the High Court Against KRA Over “Catch-22” eTIMS Deactivations
In a Constitutional Petition filed on 27th August 2026 by Tali Tali Advocates, COFEK names KRA and its Commissioner-General as respondents, with the Attorney-General joined as an interested party
COFEK Moves to Court Seeking Joinder in Suit Challenging BAT Kenya's VELO Nicotine Pouches
The application was filed on 27th August 2026 in Constitutional Petition No. E489 of 2026, pending before the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court at Nairobi.
Devil in the Detail: Questionable Contract of How the $44 for Inbound Travel Insurance is Shared Out
Serious mischief in the Ministry of Health controlled inbound travel insurance charged at $44 per traveller - led by Minet Re and Kenbright Re collected by eCitizen ends up in private pockets through DHA as an unexplained conduit
Why COFEK Is Fighting the Government's Proposed Minimum Fare for Taxi-Hailing Apps
On 4 August 2026, Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir's ministry unveiled mandatory minimum driver take-home figures, part of a wider price-floor framework being pushed into the National Transport and Safety Authority (Transport Network Companies, Owners, Drivers and Passengers) Regulations, 2022 through a new Regulation 14A.
Why Ruto’s planned unveiling of new police uniforms without public input raises more questions than answers
The Head of State set to unveil the new police uniforms on August 27, 2026 at the Kiganjo Police College during the passout ceremony
KRA’s eCitizen Service Downtime Leaves Taxpayers, Businesses in Limbo
What began as a minor glitch has snowballed into a full-blown compliance headache, with users left unable to close out transactions, invoice clients, or reconcile payments. Question is who will be penalized?
Trunk migration strategy: Liberia accepts 1,200 USA deportees in exchange for lower tariffs and lifting of sanctions
Liberian authorities confirmed the agreement this week, with Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah telling reporters that the…