Author: NLM Correspondent

Joshua Malidzo Nyawa Strikes are considered “a right to self-defence” as they are a means of balancing power between the employer and the workers. The right to strike is a bedfellow of the right to bargain collectively. In Industrial relations matters, the workers’ ultimate arsenal in bargaining terms and conditions of service is the right to go on strike while the employer has the right to a lockout. The Strike is not the toy of ambitious Politicians. It is the red rainbow across the sky of industrial desperation. It is a permanent warning to politicians to keep their promises, to…

Joshua Nyabwa Separation of powers is a “vital tool to advance our democratic hygiene”, for it is generally accepted that when all powers are vested in one body, there can be no liberty and liberty can only be found where various powers are vested in different bodies. Since the days of pharaoh in Egypt to today, it is widely accepted that man is in nature selfish and the notion that ‘power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely’, the democratic oxygen will be unhygienic if all these powers were to be vested in an individual. It becomes a pertinent question meriting an…

John Gichuhi Competition between businesses is a main characteristic of a well-balanced market. In simple terms, competition is the supply by more than one person of similar goods in the market. The law requires fairness, competitiveness and effectiveness in all markets. Proper risk analysis for a business demands prioritizing compliance with the law. Business objectives such as profits, sales or market share may not be achieved if a business spends a substantial portion of its income on unnecessary fines levied by regulators such as the Competition Authority of Kenya. The Competition Act No. 12 of 2010 sets out the legal…

Fernados Ombaso Mang’ate “It will take us (judges) three years and eight months to hear and determine cases pending before the High Court even without new matters being filed. Therefore, the judiciary is encouraging adoption of Alternative Disputes Resolution mechanisms in line with the Constitution because resolution of disputes will be easier and faster through alternative disputes resolution methods like arbitration and reduce case backlog in court”’ – High Court Judge, Lady Justice Jacqueline Kamau, 2015 Arbitration is one among other various alternatives to dispute resolution. It has attracted multiple definitions based on the different dimensions of its application. For…

By Warren Beech Africa is home to about 30 per cent of the world’s mineral reserves, 10 per cent of the world’s oil, and eight per cent of the world’s natural gas. Extractives form a critical part of mineral rich economies in Africa and contribute directly to the GDP. Understanding the present, securing the future, and yet extracting the continent’s vast natural wealth remains a high-risk gamble for many investors. This is especially due to a seemingly insatiable thirst from Western consumers. So what is the current state of the mining industry in Kenya and across the continent? Kenya’s nascent…

antony mutunga Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of the people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits of rising abundance. – John F. Kennedy Africa has come a long way from the days that the continent was known as the hopeless continent because of its tragedies such as floods, famine, civil unrest and war, disease and deep poverty. However, ever since the start of the 21st century things have turned around for the continent as it has experienced a robust economic growth. For instance, according to McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), between 2000 and…

NLM Writer “Cynics have a price for everything yet understand the value of nothing” On average, a human adult consumes 40 litres of water in a day: 3 litres as drinking water, 20 for his bath and whatever remains for his meals and other sanitary needs. A 20-litre gallon of water goes for some Sh30 locally. Sh20 though isn’t enough to buy one a litter of clean bottled drinking water. As a result, many have resorted to boiling drinking water or, better yet, using purifying agents. Many still have simply resigned themselves to fate. They buy from the vendor and…

Shadrack Muyesu National budget is defined by two things – lavish figures, which are usually an improvement from the previous financial year, and deficit. It’s almost cultural for government to spend way more that she earns in GDP. Its trite practice too for the deficit to increase when all expenditure, including supplementary allocations, has been factored in. This financial year kicks off with a 7.2% deficit. With a looming expansion of the Executive and ongoing industrial action to push for higher salaries, the signs are that it won’t be any different. And not that it’s a bad thing. In fact…

Edwin Musonye Diaspora remittances are an essential financial input in many developing countries.  Kenya in particular, greatly values the conception. Processes are thus in place to capture data of the inflows. In further backing, national efforts supporting citizens to go work abroad are evident. This determination is popular because it seems to solve two shortcomings in a single blow. One is unemployment, which remains is at a high of 40 per cent – which is eased when job seekers find placement abroad – and, two , and perhaps more importantly, bonus funds, which are obtained and pumped into the ever…

NLM Writer Just three months after he was sworn into office for his first term, President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed a task force whose principal recommendation was the merger of State agencies. It was among the first policy initiatives by President Kenyatta after his election in March 2013. Membership of the Presidential Taskforce on Parastatal Reforms (PTPR) was drawn from both the public and private sector with Senior Advisor on Constitutional and Legislative Affairs in the Office of the President, Abdikadir Mohamed, and Group Managing Director Commercial Bank of Africa, Isaac Awuondo, as co-chairs. Other members of the task force include…