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As Australia finalises a world-first social media ban for minors, the move intensifies the spotlight on Kenya, where similar proposals for mandatory ID-based age verification are already under discussion.
Recent voter registration data reveals a persistent trend of low participation. Experts argue this goes beyond simple procrastination to reflect deep-seated political disillusionment and economic anxieties facing Kenyans.
The nascent Kenya Moja Alliance holds its first major public event in Kisii, a strategic move analysts see as a critical test of its viability and a scramble for influence in a political landscape reshaped by the death of Raila Odinga.
The move aligns the social media giant with Kenya's Finance Act 2023, directly impacting the net income of thousands of local content creators on Facebook and Instagram as the government widens the digital tax net.
The new Micro and Small Taxpayers Department aims to bring millions of informal businesses into the tax net, a move the government says is crucial for revenue growth but which traders fear could stifle economic activity.
A new US-brokered peace proposal could signal an end to the Ukraine war, potentially stabilizing global food and fuel prices critical to Kenya's economy, but the reported terms demand significant territorial and military sacrifices from Kyiv.
A government probe into historical claims has frozen the release of KSh 58.8 billion owed to private universities, deepening a financial crisis that threatens the stability of Kenya's higher education sector.
