Dennis Musau

5 days ago | citizen.digital | Dennis Musau

By Dennis Musau Published on: June 03, 2025 07:22 (EAT) Kenyan software developer Rose Njeri wasarrested at her Nairobi apartment on Friday, May 30, after she shared a linkto an online tool built tofacilitate public objections to the 2025 Finance Bill. Here is what we know so far about Njeri,her whereabouts, and the platform – dubbed Civic Email:Njeri is a 35-year-old Nairobi-based ITdeveloper-cum-digital activist.

1 week ago | citizen.digital | Dennis Musau

By Dennis Musau Published on: May 29, 2025 02:55 (EAT) The World Bank wants Kenya to introduce acarbon tax to mitigate climate change externalities while also raising revenueto lower its debt-to-GDP ratio, which currently stands at 65.5%.

1 week ago | citizen.digital | Dennis Musau

By Dennis Musau Published on: May 29, 2025 10:15 (EAT) Dagoretti North Member of ParliamentBeatrice Elachi says a plan is underway to amend the Constitution to bettergovern social media use in Kenya. The MP says social media platforms havebecome avenues for cyber-bullying, child prostitution, spreading pornography,and promoting gambling, to the detriment of Kenyan youth. “Social media is good but it was not madefor you to send me your manhood and nakedness, yet that is not what Kenyans doto us.

1 week ago | citizen.digital | Dennis Musau

By Dennis Musau Published on: May 28, 2025 02:33 (EAT) The World Bank wants the Kenyan governmentto exempt low-income earners from the housing levy and contributions towardsthe Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). The housing tax, introduced by PresidentWilliam towards an ‘affordable housing project’ to meet what he called poor Kenyans’ housing deficit and give youth job opportunities, wasalso part of his government’s larger plan to increase tax collection.

1 week ago | citizen.digital | Dennis Musau

By Dennis Musau Published on: May 28, 2025 01:02 (EAT) The World Bank isproposing a two-year hiring freeze in Kenya’s public service to save money andtame the burgeoning national wage bill. In its latest public finance review forKenya, the multilateral lender suggests automation across national and countygovernment offices to reduce the number of staff in routine administrativeroles.