Insight type: Legal Alert

The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Roads and Transport has established a taskforce on the Development of National Electric Mobility Policy, Strategy, Legislations and Regulations (the e-Mobility Taskforce) and appointed Daniel Ngumy, Managing Partner and Head of Tax at ALN Kenya, as Chairperson of the Taskforce.

At a glance

In fulfilling its core mandate, the Taskforce will be required to

• review the existing policies, legal, institutional and operational environment around e-Mobility in the country;
• identify and recommend legal, policy, institutional frameworks necessary to support implementation and growth of e-Mobility;
• undertake assessment and recommendation on the impact of adopting the e-Mobility policy on green energy exploitation;
• review the impact of adopting e-Mobility on sustainability of the Road Maintenance Fuel Levy Fund;
• review the existing fiscal policy and make recommendations that support growth and development of e-Mobility in Kenya;
• review the human capital management and develop policies required to support the development, growth and implementation of the e-Mobility; and
• any other assignment incidental to the achievement of the task.

On 29 June 2023, the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) ruled on Scoline Anyango Ojung’a’s (the Claimant) case against Healthlink Matcare Ltd T/A Nairobi Women’s Hospital (the Respondent) for alleged unfair termination.

The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (the Finance Act 2023) was enacted by the Mauritian Parliament and, on 20 July 2023, received presidential assent. It amends numerous primary enactments in Mauritius mainly in order to give effect to the budgetary measures announced by the Honourable Minister of Finance in his Budget Speech 2023-2024 delivered on 2 June 2023.

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has issued a directive on the delineation of regulatory oversight between the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in relation to the regulation of terminal operations and the export of crude oil pursuant to sections 7(ee) and 32 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) pending the amendment of the PIA.

In June 2023, the Finance Act of 2023 (the Act) brought significant changes to Kenya’s taxation statutes. However, the Act faced a suspension due to a constitutional petition, causing uncertainty for taxpayers. A Court of Appeal ruling on 28 July 2023 has now lifted the conservatory orders suspending the implementation of the Finance Act, and the Finance Act is therefore deemed to have been effective from 1 July 2023. Taxpayers must now consider immediate actions and implications.

The concept of disclosure of Beneficial Ownership (BO) or Persons with Significant Control (PSC) of companies in Nigeria started gaining prominence over a decade ago in the drive to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations on money laundering and financing of terrorism and further to Nigeria’s subscription to the membership of the Extractive Transparency Initiative (ETI) and Open Government Partnership (OGP).

Pursuant to the Bank of Tanzania Act, 2006, the Bank of Tanzania is given the mandate to formulate and implement monetary policies. Given that, the Bank of Tanzania has severally issued circulars and public notices reminding the public to adhere to the legal and regulatory requirements.

The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) empowers the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (the Authority / NMDPRA) to issue licenses and permits for the transportation and storage of crude oil (midstream), and the conversion of crude oil into finished products (downstream) to licence or permit holders (Regulated Entity(ies)) in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.

As highlighted in the publication – An Overview of The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, one of the key provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA or Act) is the introduction of a new classification of data controllers and processors i.e., “Data Controllers and Data Processors of major importance” (DCPMI) and the compulsory registration obligations with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (the NDPC or Commission) where they meet the threshold/benchmark for such registration.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) recently announced an expansion to the Emiratisation targets imposed on private sector companies in UAE.