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The last couple of years have seen significant progress in the appreciation of the basic principles that lay the foundation for sound lending practices and the integrity of the financial services sector. The banking industry is one of the main drivers of the country..

Errant company directors who fail to comply with their obligations set out in the Companies Act, 2008 (Companies Act), face the prospect of being declared “delinquent” under certain circumstances. As a director, the possibility of being declared delinquent under the Compa..

To enhance transparency and long-term sustainability in the procurement of solicited PPP projects, the PPP Bill proposes a more robust framework and approval process for contracting authorities for projects that have been identified as suitable for development as PPPs. In..

With the increasing awareness of the Kenyan Data Protection Act (DPA) comes an increasing amount of precedents being set by both the courts and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC).

Uganda is a mineral-rich country with vast deposits of gold, uranium, limestone, marble, graphite, iron, copper, and cobalt, among others. Whereas its mining sector once accounted for 30% of the country’s export earnings in the 1950’s and 1960’s, today the sector’s ..

In the wake of the landmark decision in Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and others v Prince and others (“Prince III”) which resulted in South Africa’s legalisation of the private use of cannabis, the interaction be..

>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 ..

Parliament is expected to usher in a more robust public-private partnership (“PPP”) framework in 2023 and is currently considering the Public Private Partnership Bill (the “PPP Bill”) which came up for first reading on 28 July 2023. Leading up to this Bill, government has em..

On 26 June 2023, the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania passed the Finance Bill, 2022. The said Bill was assented to by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania on 30 June 20..