Reporting, filings and findings

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COFEK Watch28 Aug 20261 min read

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.

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COFEK Watch28 Aug 20262 min read

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

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COFEK Watch28 Aug 20263 min read

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.

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Featured28 Aug 202616 min read

Create a Regulatory Board: COFEK Urges in submissions to Parliament on the Legal Metrology Bill, 2026

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COFEK Watch28 Aug 20263 min read

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

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COFEK Watch26 Aug 20266 min read

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.