Kenya

Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)

Timezone: East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Kenya is a constitutional republic comprising forty-seven counties, including Nairobi as its capital city. It is a country in East Africa lying astride the equator extending from the Indian Ocean in the east and bordering Uganda in the west, the United Republic of Tanzania in the south, Somalia in the north-east, Ethiopia and Sudan in the north. Kenya was part of the British Empire in Africa until it attained independence on 1 June 1963 and became a republic on 12 December 1964. The country covers a total area of 582,646 square kilometres with a present population of over 51 million people. The national government of Kenya comprises the executive, legislative and judiciary arms which are independent of each other, and individual roles are assigned by the constitution of Kenya. The president heads the executive arm of government.

The Chief Justice leads the judiciary while the two branches of the legislative arm (Senate and National Assembly) are under the leadership of the parliament senate speaker and assembly speaker. Kenya is a multilingual country with Bantu Swahili and English as its official working languages. The Kenyan Shilling is the official currency. The country has a market-based economy that relies heavily on the agricultural sector for its major exports, including tea and coffee. Other exports include refined petroleum, cement, and apparel.

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Kenya Pipeline Company Vision 2025

Kenya, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum

The Kenya pipeline company developed this ten years transformational corporate strategic plan aims at ensuring the company continues to play its role in the oil and gas sector.

Kenya • 2025 • Energy

THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST ACT, 2025

Performance and Delivery Management

The Kenya Conflict of Interest Act, 2025 requires public officers, including county and senior judicial officials, to declare their income, assets, and liabilities to prevent conflicts of interest.

Kenya • 2025 • Governance and Public Administration

The Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2025

Ministry of National Treasury

This Act authorizes the withdrawal of additional funds from the Consolidated Fund for the 2024/2025 fiscal year, enabling the government to fund key programmes such as education reforms and the rollout of Universal Health Coverage.

Kenya • 2025 • Finance

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Act, 2024

Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government

The Kenya Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Act, 2024 reforms the IEBC’s structure, appointments, and operations to improve transparency and efficiency. It expands commissioner qualifications, adjusts leadership roles, and mandates post-election operational reviews. The...

Kenya • 2024

Tax Procedures (Amendment) Act, 2024

The National Treasury and Planning

The Act amends procedures and compliance systems within Kenya’s tax framework under the Tax Procedures Act, 2015.

Kenya • 2024 • Finance

The National Rating Act, 2024

Ministry responsible for land matters

The Act establishes a uniform national framework for the valuation of land and buildings and the imposition of property rates by county governments. The Act also creates the Office of the Chief Government Valuer and...

Kenya • 2024 • Land administration

The County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Act, 2024

Cabinet Secretary for Housing

A nationwide harmonization of licensing processes across all 47 counties to streamline business operations. The Act mandates the establishment of County Licensing Boards, sets a 28-day deadline for application decisions, and requires counties to digitize...

Kenya • 2024 • Trade & Business Regulation

The Affordable Housing Act, 2024

Cabinet Secretary for Housing

The Act establishes a framework to ensure access to affordable and institutional housing in Kenya. It introduces a 1.5% housing levy on both employers and employees, creates an Affordable Housing Fund and Board, sets up...

Kenya • 2024 • Housing & Urban Development

Kenya Finance Act, 2023

This is an Act of Parliament to amend the laws relating to various taxes and duties and related matters. The provisions in the Finance Act are geared toward supporting the government’s revenue targets in the...

Kenya • 2023 • Finance

Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change 2023

The Nairobi Declaration was developed with the aim of delivering climate-positive growth and finance solutions for Africa and the world, as well as establishing a common position ahead of 2023 COP28 summit.

Kenya • 2023 • Environment and Climate Change

Primary Health Care Bill 2023

Ministry of Health

The Nairobi Declaration was developed with the aim of delivering climate-positive growth and finance solutions for Africa and the world, as well as establishing a common position ahead of 2023 COP28 summit.

Kenya • 2023 • Health

Social Health Insurance Bill 2023

Ministry of Health

The Nairobi Declaration was developed with the aim of delivering climate-positive growth and finance solutions for Africa and the world, as well as establishing a common position ahead of 2023 COP28 summit.

Kenya • 2023 • Health

Facilities Improvement Financing Bill 2023

Ministry of Health

The Nairobi Declaration was developed with the aim of delivering climate-positive growth and finance solutions for Africa and the world, as well as establishing a common position ahead of 2023 COP28 summit.

Kenya • 2023 • Health

Digital Health Bill 2023

Ministry of Health

The Nairobi Declaration was developed with the aim of delivering climate-positive growth and finance solutions for Africa and the world, as well as establishing a common position ahead of 2023 COP28 summit.

Kenya • 2023 • Health

Kenya Privatisation Act 2023

Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning.

This Act provides a regulatory framework for the privatisation of public entities to establish the Privatization Authority and for connected purposes.

Kenya • 2023 • Economy

Digital Health Act, 2023

Ministry of Health

The Digital Health Act 2023, establishes a legal framework to integrate digital technologies into Kenya’s healthcare system. It mandates the creation of a Digital Health Agency responsible for developing a Comprehensive Integrated Health Information System....

Kenya • 2023 • Health

Social Health Insurance Act, 2023

Ministry of Health

The Social Health Insurance Act, 2023 (No. 16 of 2023) establishes a comprehensive framework for managing social health insurance in Kenya.

Kenya • 2023 • Health

The Primary Health Care Act, 2023

Ministry of Health.

A legal framework for delivering, accessing, and managing primary health care in Kenya. It establishes primary health care networks and community health units and defines the roles of community health promoters, officers, assistants, and multidisciplinary...

Kenya • 2023 • Health

The Industrial Research and Development Institute Act, 2022

Trade and Enterprise Development

The Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute Act, 2022 (No. 6 of 2022) established KIRDI as a body corporate responsible for industrial research, development, and innovation in Kenya. The Act outlines KIRDI’s objectives, functions, governance...

Kenya • 2022 • Industrial and manufacturing

The Sustainable Waste Management Act, 2022

Ministry of Environment and Forestry

The Act establishes a robust legal and institutional framework to manage waste sustainably promoting a circular economy, enforcing segregation at source, ensuring extended producer responsibility (EPR), creating formal waste governance structures, and setting stringent penalties...

Kenya • 2022 • Environmental Management