Law & Policy

Many governments around the world are actively embracing technology in a bid to discharge their mandate better and serve the public. This ranges from allowing online access to services and the digitization and automation of other aspects of governance. In Kenya, we have eCitizen, a... Read More

The Kenyan Passport has been an elusive document for many people of late. Passport processing centers have been swarmed with people seeking to renew their passports and today, The Immigration Department is seeking to address this congestion by ensuring that only those who have booked... Read More

Kenyans are last minute people and June 30th is the deadline for filing your Returns with the Kenya Revenue Authority on their iTax portal. If you're a Kenyan above 18 years with a KRA PIN, then you're supposed to do this before end of this... Read More

A driving permit is one of the key personal identifiers here in Uganda, and despite being the indicator of your expertise in driving vehicles, it is an information storage tool about the holder. A loss of it is a major disappointment because your personal information... Read More

Two months ago NTSA (National Transport and Safety Authority) announced a roll out of smart driving licences. NTSA signed a Ksh 2.1 billion contract with the National Bank of Kenya for their supply. This contract will see 500,000 licences produced in a year, according to... Read More

In a letter, dated 19th April 2017, addressed to the Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the Prime Minister of Uganda has directed the body to extend the on-going SIM card verification and Validation exercise until 19th May 2017. This follows the recent... Read More

When I was following the case of Kampala lawyer Fred Muwema Vs Facebook, a scene in a play I read in high school came to mind. Hamlet, the character in a play by William Shakespeare going by the same name, stages a play called The... Read More

After the heavily criticized 4 day Social Media and Mobile Money Blackout that saw Ugandans pull out new tricks to bypass the blockade, UCC was awfully quiet during the blackout, leaving room for speculation on who exactly effected the blackout. UCC has finally come out to pronounce... Read More

When you want to start a business in Uganda, you have to prepare yourself for lots of paperwork and moving around amidst scanty unified information. Not any more. For the last few years, Americans compare business gas prices online and have enjoyed friendly prices at... Read More