BusinessDailyOpinion & Analysis /Opinion%20&%20Analysis/-/539548/539548/-/ujg5fbz/-/index.html VAT refunds under new law http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/VAT%20refunds%20under%20new%20law/-/539548/1006388/-/dihei9z/-/index.html As a country we now have a new Constitution and I would believe everyone is eager to see it implemented in the way that it was envisaged. 2010-09-08T21:00:00Z Why we need to invest in East African region http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Why%20we%20need%20to%20invest%20in%20East%20African%20region/-/539548/1006276/-/7froga/-/index.html The East African Community (EAC) common market protocol - signed and ratified by Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi – came into force on July 1st 2010, potentially allowing for free movement of goods, services, people and capital in a zone with a combined population of 135 million people – equivalent to the tenth largest country in the world. 2010-09-08T21:00:00Z Take weather alert seriously http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Take%20weather%20alert%20seriously/-/539548/1006398/-/1504p96/-/index.html To be forewarned, so the saying goes, is to be forearmed. And so the weatherman has tried to forearm us by forewarning the entire country that below normal rainfall season is here with us for the rest of the year. 2010-09-08T21:00:00Z How can we improve the global monetary machine? http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/How%20can%20we%20improve%20the%20global%20monetary%20machine/-/539548/1006278/-/rxjaquz/-/index.html The onset in 2008/2009 of the most serious global economic and financial crisis since the Great Depression is an indication of important systemic flaws, and a broad consensus exists that the system likely will face new challenges in the post-crisis environment. 2010-09-08T21:00:00Z America should not tell Kenya to obey the ICC http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/America%20should%20not%20tell%20Kenya%20to%20obey%20the%20ICC/-/539548/1005654/-/evxewpz/-/index.html Since Sudanese President Omar al Bashir jetted into Kenya on 27th August to witness the promulgation of the new Constitution, the US has been up in arms over the move, branding Kenya a traitor and accusing the Kenyan government of having no commitment towards co-operating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating the post-election violence in Kenya 2010-09-07T21:00:00Z China may rewrite Africa’s history Worldview http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/China%20may%20rewrite%20Africas%20history%20Worldview/-/539548/1005660/-/2bl9xj/-/index.html China’s economy now valued at $ 1.33 trillion has surpassed Japan’s $1.28 trillion to position her as the second largest economy in the world after United States of America. 2010-09-07T21:00:00Z Don’t kill small colleges http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Dont%20kill%20small%20colleges/-/539548/1005674/-/wfpu6mz/-/index.html The breakneck expansion of university education that has gripped Kenya’s higher education sector is just about to kill mid-tier institutions, starving the country the technical skills it badly needs to convert into a middle income country. 2010-09-07T21:00:00Z Kenya is in dire need of strong regulation agencies http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Kenya%20is%20in%20dire%20need%20of%20strong%20regulation%20agencies/-/539548/1005678/-/77krkt/-/index.html We were not surprised when President Kibaki declined to assent the Price Controls Bill introduced by Mathira MP Ephraim Maina. 2010-09-07T21:00:00Z Kenya seeks stability in the Sudan http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Kenya%20seeks%20stability%20in%20the%20Sudan/-/539548/1004954/-/bf0uirz/-/index.html Rarely in performing public service does an official get a chance to stand above the crowd by defending a position that at first appears unpopular, but which ends up in the long run as being right and in the interests of those concerned. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z Managing politics of numbers http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Managing%20politics%20of%20numbers/-/539548/1004958/-/b3dyor/-/index.html If there is one thing that last week’s release of the population Census results has shown, then it can only be that the majority of citizens are far from becoming nationals of the country Kenya, but are rather small minded people whose lives and activities revolve around the tribe. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z New law on land a double-edged sword http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/New%20law%20on%20land%20a%20double%20edged%20sword/-/539548/1004962/-/xqbm1kz/-/index.html The new Constitution has dealt a huge blow to non-Kenyans in as far as ownership of land is concerned. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z EA Common Market good for farmers http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/-/539548/1004942/-/10bcng5z/-/index.html Many analysts have in the recent times focused on interrogating whether Common Market is good or bad to farmers (or producers) in general. 2010-09-06T21:00:00Z Harness law to raise more revenue http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Harness%20law%20to%20raise%20more%20revenue/-/539548/1004248/-/lajhsf/-/index.html I was recently invited by the Land Surveyors Chapter of the Institute of Surveyors of Kenya to co-present a paper on “Sectional Properties” with University of Nairobi don David Macoco, who is “father” to many practising surveyors. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z Why Alcoholic Drinks Control Act is welcome http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Why%20Alcoholic%20Drinks%20Control%20Act%20is%20welcome/-/539548/1004244/-/12qi66l/-/index.html The Alcoholic Drinks Control Act 2010 has finally received Presidential assent and become law. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z Time to strike a balance http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Time%20to%20strike%20a%20balance/-/539548/1004252/-/5n98tsz/-/index.html It is early days yet before the full import of the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, which was signed into law last week by President Kibaki, can be established. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z What population figures mean to eager investors http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/What%20population%20figures%20mean%20to%20eager%20investors/-/539548/1004254/-/5n3bbpz/-/index.html Many years ago two salesmen were sent by a British shoe manufacturer to Africa to investigate and report back on market potential. 2010-09-05T21:00:00Z Tackle organised crime http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Tackle%20organised%20crime/-/539548/1002476/-/97428x/-/index.html For years, corporate fraudsters, gangsters and dealers in fake goods have cost Kenyans and by extension the economy a great deal and efforts to deter them have been fruitless. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Poor infrastructure holds back Africa from being the next BRIC http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Poor%20infrastructure%20holds%20back%20Africa%20from%20being%20the%20next%20BRIC/-/539548/1002478/-/5sfbnsz/-/index.html Over the last decade, many African countries focused on getting economic management right. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Troop withdrawal mere propaganda http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Troop%20withdrawal%20mere%20propaganda/-/539548/1002466/-/9b17edz/-/index.html The reduction of American troops from Iraq this week has been reported as a “withdrawal of the US” from Iraq, but this description of the American-Iraq situation unfortunately highlights the success of Washington’s propaganda and the gullibility of most commentators around the world. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Why an EAC negotiations Act is crucial http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Why%20an%20EAC%20negotiations%20Act%20is%20crucial/-/539548/1002442/-/28nkfrz/-/index.html According to a report by the East African Court of Justice, East Africans have nowhere to present any disputes that may arise from a common market. 2010-09-02T21:00:00Z Africa needs technology, security to grow http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Africa%20needs%20technology%20security%20to%20grow/-/539548/1001398/-/74q5j3/-/index.html Scientific and technological innovations can contribute enormously to national development. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z Inflation figures raise more queries than answers http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Inflation%20figures%20raise%20more%20queries%20than%20answers/-/539548/1001408/-/l4nc1c/-/index.html Are the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya taking note of the persistent perception that the official inflation figures published monthly do not reflect the real movement of prices in the economy as experienced by consumers? 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z Taxation as a business cost http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Taxation%20as%20a%20business%20cost/-/539548/1001404/-/d7urs2/-/index.html The management of taxes for any taxpayer is nowadays an extremely delicate and crucial aspect of the business, especially taking into account the efficiency and effectiveness that the Kenya Revenue Authority carries its mandate of ensuring that taxpayers comply with the laid down regulations as far as taxes are concerned. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z What makes high performance teams http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/What%20makes%20high%20performance%20teams/-/539548/1001416/-/wbudkhz/-/index.html When I conduct outdoor team building activities — the ropes-and-blindfolds kind of stuff — I’m fascinated to see the standard ways in which leaders emerge. 2010-09-01T21:00:00Z Kenya must use numbers to improve policy making http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Kenya%20must%20use%20numbers%20to%20improve%20policy%20making/-/539548/1000762/-/8cp3ktz/-/index.html The national census, an exercise Kenya has undertaken every 10 years since Independence, is like getting the whole country before a giant mirror, for a reflection of everything one might want to know about the population. 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