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Sealing the loopholes? An analysis of the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023

The High Court of Kenya, in its decision of 28 November 2023 in Okiya Omtatah Okoiti and 51 Others V The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning and 6 Others , Constitutional Petition No. E181 of 2023 (Consolidated), held that the housing levy as framed in Finance Act, 2023 (Finance Act) was unconstitutional. Consequently, the Government gazetted the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023 (Bill) on 7 December 2023 as an attempt to cure the issues that were raised by the High Court in its decision. This alert analyses the Bill vis-à-vis the issues that were identified by the HighCourt. 

Crouching dragon, paper tiger? Casting light on the powers of the Competition Commission in market inquiries

” Suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o’er-step not the modesty of nature ” Hamlet Act 3 Scene 2 The Competition Commission of South Africa (Commission) has significantly increased the number of market inquiries in the past year, with one recently completed and a further three underway. This accounts for at least a quarter of all inquiries conducted by the Commission since its establishment.

CDH Kenya celebrates triumphs at 2024 DealMakers Africa Awards Gala

CDH is delighted to announce its success at the 2024 DealMakers Africa Awards Gala that took place on 15 March 2024, in Lagos,Nigeria. 

Can you unscramble the egg? The retrospective effect of forfeiture clauses for partly fraudulent insurance claims

Insurers are the ‘masters of their own policies’ and, accordingly, they are free to devise their own policies unilaterally. The insured often has no say in the process and derived terms and they simply elect to buy into what the insurer is selling, or not.

Competition Commission intensifies its monitoring of essential foods and fresh produce: What you need to know

The latest edition of the Competition Commission’s (Commission) Essential Food Price Monitoring Report (EFPMR) analyses price movements of sunflower oil, bread, maize meal and certain fruits and vegetables and contains a deep dive probe into the poultry value chain. The Commission remains concerned about food inflation and whether prices are justified by increasing costs.