To simplify taxpayers’ electronic filing process, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) issued a public notice to all Value Added Tax (VAT) registered traders of an introduction of its upgraded electronic system of filing VAT returns.
Insight type: Legal Alert
EACJ Appellate Division Affirms Suspension of 25% Excise Duty on Imported Glass Bottles into Kenya
The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) Appellate Division affirmed an earlier ruling by the First Instance Division of the EACJ to suspend Kenya’s decision to impose a 25 percent excise duty on glass bottles imported into Kenya from East African Community (EAC) Partner States effective 18 March 2020.
Cryptocurrency Boom in Africa: What is Next for Kenya?
The adoption of cryptocurrency globally has been on a gradual rise and in a little over a decade, the sector has ballooned and is estimated to be worth over USD 3 trillion. This momentum has not escaped Africa which has been reported widely as one of the fastest-growing and most promising continents for the adoption of cryptocurrencies.
FCCPC Interim Statement on Hike in Air Fares
The Federal Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a statement regarding the apparent co-ordinated action of airlines in Nigeria to increase their base fares.
Data Protection Complaints Handling Procedure and Enforcement Regulations, 2021
In our previous two articles in this series ( see part I on the General Regulations and part II on the Registration Regulations), we analysed the extent to which the Data Protection Act, 2019 (DPA) empowered data subjects with numerous mechanisms through which to exercise their privacy-related rights.
The Data Protection Regulations 2021 | Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors
In our previous article in this series, here, we broadly highlighted some of the procedural obligations on data controllers and data processors introduced by the Data Protection (General) Regulations 2021.
Implementation of Kenya’s Data Protection Act (General) Regulations, 2021
Since the enactment of the Data Protection Act (the DPA) in 2019, and the establishment of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in 2020, the issuance of regulations necessary to give effect to many of the provisions contained in the DPA has long been awaited.
New Regulations Guiding Data Protection in Kenya Come into Force
The much-awaited regulations for the implementation of the Data Protection Act, 2019 (the DPA), which were gazetted in January, have been approved and are now in force.
Are the amendments to the Forest Management and Conservation Act 2016 justified?
Having proposed that the suggested amendments to the Forest Management and Conservation Act 2016 (the Act) are not strictly necessary, we now discuss whether the proposed amendments are justified.
The Draft ESG Disclosure Manual and ESG Reporting in Kenya
As we move towards a holistic approach to evaluating companies’ performance, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicator has now been universally accepted as a valuable metric at gauging the non-financial performance of a company.