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Cabinet met today (11/02/2025) and deliberated on the 2025/26 budgetary estimates. Here are some key briefs from the mee...
11/02/2025

Cabinet met today (11/02/2025) and deliberated on the 2025/26 budgetary estimates. Here are some key briefs from the meeting:
>Total Budget: KSh4.26 trillion for 2025/26, a 10.5% increase from the heavily contested 2024/25 budget estimate.
>Recurrent Spending: KSh3.09 trillion.
>Development Spending: KSh725.1 billion.
>County Transfers: KSh436.7 billion.
>Contingency Fund: KSh5 billion.
>Shareable Revenue: KSh2.8 trillion.
>County Allocation: KSh405.1 billion for equitable share, KSh10.6 billion for the Equalisation Fund.
>Total County Transfers: KSh474.87 billion, including KSh12.89 billion from the National Government and KSh56.91 billion from development partners.

29/10/2024

Implications of the Apex Court's ruling on future legislative activity

1. Emphasis on Public Engagement: The court's decision reinforces the importance of public participation. It clarifies that while Parliament isn’t obligated to provide individual feedback on submissions, it must take public input seriously and integrate it into the legislative process.

2. Distinction Between Amendment Types: By differentiating between substantive and minor amendments, the ruling clarifies when additional public participation is necessary. This structured approach ensures that significant changes receive the scrutiny they deserve.

3. Promoting Transparency: The court underscores the need for transparency and accountability. It calls for all versions of a Bill to be accessible to the public at every legislative stage, enhancing the ability of citizens to engage meaningfully with proposed laws.

4. Judicial Oversight: This ruling highlights the judiciary’s critical role in ensuring that legislative actions align with constitutional principles, including those related to public participation. Courts will intervene when necessary to uphold these rights.

5. Setting a Precedent: The decision sets a positive precedent for future legislation, emphasizing that public participation should be a meaningful process that influences outcomes, potentially increasing public trust in governmental processes.

6. Balancing Policy and Law: The ruling illustrates the balance between policy-making and legal accountability, reminding us that legislative decisions must respect constitutional rights. This dynamic will shape how future laws are developed and enacted.

Summary of the Court Ruling on Finance Act 2023The recent court ruling has significant implications for various aspects ...
29/10/2024

Summary of the Court Ruling on Finance Act 2023

The recent court ruling has significant implications for various aspects of legislative processes. Here’s a breakdown of the nine key issues that arose, along with the court’s responses:

Jurisdiction of the Court: The court confirmed its jurisdiction to hear the appeals, emphasizing that clarity in pleadings is crucial for legal proceedings. They reiterated the need for precise drafting in legal documents to ensure fair consideration.

Public Participation Process: The court determined that substantial amendments made after initial public participation should undergo fresh public engagement. This ensures that citizens have a voice in shaping significant legislative changes.

Time-Sensitive Nature of Finance Bills: The ruling found it unreasonable to require a fresh round of public participation for provisions introduced in a Finance Bill. This recognizes the urgent need for timely financial legislation while still upholding the importance of public input.

Obligation to Provide Reasons: While there’s no strict requirement for Parliament to provide reasons for accepting or rejecting public input, the court emphasized the importance of adopting reasonable measures to consider public views effectively.

Validity of Revenue Estimates: The court agreed that revenue estimates were not included in the Appropriation Bill, but clarified that it is not a legal requirement to include them. This decision reinforces the procedural adherence of the National Assembly.

Affordable Housing Levy: The court found that the issues surrounding the affordable housing levy became moot after the enactment of the Affordable Housing Act. This highlights the need for legislative frameworks to evolve alongside legal challenges.

Policy Matters and Judicial Restraint: The court reiterated that it generally refrains from intervening in policy matters, emphasizing the separation of powers between legislative and judicial branches while still ensuring constitutional compliance.

Constitutionality of Provisions: The ruling confirmed that previous findings on the unconstitutionality of certain provisions should stand, affirming the importance of judicial oversight in upholding constitutional standards.

Remedies for Invalid Provisions: The court concluded that simply declaring provisions invalid is insufficient. It suggested that the Court of Appeal should have provided a remedy, such as suspending the declaration to allow Parliament to address the issues.

📊 Kenya’s MPC Rate vs. Inflation: A Year in Review (Sep '23 - Oct '24) 📉Over the past year, Kenya’s Monetary Policy Comm...
08/10/2024

📊 Kenya’s MPC Rate vs. Inflation: A Year in Review (Sep '23 - Oct '24) 📉

Over the past year, Kenya’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) rate and inflation have taken interesting turns! Here’s a quick breakdown of what happened:

🔵 MPC Rate: Starting at 10.5%, the rate saw a sharp rise to 13% by early 2024. This high rate remained steady for several months, possibly to curb inflation. From August 2024 onwards, we see a gradual decrease, ending at 12% by October.

🟠 Inflation: Initially hovering around 6.8%, inflation rates began to decline steadily from February 2024, reaching a low of 3.6% by October. This trend could indicate that the high MPC rate helped in reducing inflation.

These trends offer insights into the impact of monetary policy on inflation. As the MPC rate rises, inflation seems to cool off, reflecting the delicate balance in managing the economy.

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Central Bank of Kenya (Official)'s MPC retains the Central Bank Rate at 13% citing a decline in the inflation rate, grow...
03/04/2024

Central Bank of Kenya (Official)'s MPC retains the Central Bank Rate at 13% citing a decline in the inflation rate, growth in the economy, and the strengthening of the shilling among others.

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28/03/2024

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Market Cap race in for an early twist by the second week of the year.
11/01/2024

Market Cap race in for an early twist by the second week of the year.

At Infodrip Ltd, we don't just advise, we go a step further and assist in executing. We walk the journey together enrich...
18/09/2023

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12/09/2023

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29/08/2023

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The Nigerian presidential elections are concluded, and the winner declared - although the election cycle is still in mot...
02/03/2023

The Nigerian presidential elections are concluded, and the winner declared - although the election cycle is still in motion, and we might have an initiation of a judicial process to address concerns raised by some candidates.

We still feel there's a need to highlight our deduction in reference to the election, especially on the candidate of Peter Obi. Our interest is solely on his social media success, and our impression of associated pitfalls to such success. We are, in no point, watering his possible quest to seek the election reviewed through a judicial petition.

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