Stories that begin with something visible and ask what larger system is quietly being revealed.
The High Court did not invalidate the transaction over one defective meeting. It found that the price preceded the valuation, the contracts preceded parliamentary approval and a transfer of control was presented to the public as an ordinary sale of shares.
Policy & Regulation · 18 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
The National Infrastructure Fund was created to move viable projects off the Exchequer. Its first income plan turns privatization proceeds into government debt, while the projects, the safeguards and part of the capital remain unsettled.
Policy & Regulation · 16 Sep 2026 · 10 min read
A Bill sponsored by Aldai MP Marianne Kitany seeks to make internet usage and billing more transparent, but its four clauses leave undefined what providers must measure, how customers should be charged and what data regulators may collect. Without clearer rules on pricing, privacy, accuracy and implementation, the proposal could raise compliance costs, favour larger ISPs and create a nationwide usage-tracking architecture without directly solving the problem that inspired it: expiring data and unclear value for consumers.
Policy & Regulation · 27 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
A new pure-play operator faces KSh15 million for the licence and an upfront KSh800,000 operating fee, followed by 0.4% of licensed-system revenue or KSh800,000 a year. The deeper question is whether one network rulebook can distinguish colocation from connectivity.
Policy & Regulation · 20 Aug 2026 · 17 min read
It was proposed as a boundary between registration and licensing, not a blanket entry floor. The harder competition test lies in inherited licences, the commercial viability of registration and sharply higher fees.*
Policy & Regulation · 20 Aug 2026 · 15 min read
UFAA holds billions in an audited Trust Fund. Its harder test is whether a custodian can grow faster than it restores ownership.
Policy & Regulation · 20 Aug 2026 · 20 min read