📖 Monday Series
We take a subject step by step, building the discussion over several articles.
The Foresight Perspective
Independent perspectives on taxation and health taxes, governance, economics, public policy, regulation, institutional development, innovation and other questions shaping Africa’s development.
🗞️ Thursday Commentary
We examine a current issue and the questions it raises for policy and practice.
Thursday CommentaryExcise Duty Is Not an Industrial Protection Tool: Lessons from Kenya's Sugar Tax
Kenya’s industrial sugar dispute raises a fundamental policy question: are we using the right tax for the right objective? Karambu Muthaura examines competitiveness, WTO national treatment and the distinction between industrial protection and beverage health taxes.
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Monday Series · Health Taxes 101Health Taxes 101 | Part 1: What Is a Health Tax?
What is a health tax, how does it work, and why does it matter for Kenya and Africa? The first instalment of Health Taxes 101 explains the essentials.
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Thursday CommentaryKenya’s Health Taxes Are Losing Their Bite
Kenya has built sophisticated excise administration systems. The next challenge is to match that strength with health tax policy that keeps pace with inflation and affordability. First published on LinkedIn on 16 October 2026.
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Thursday CommentarySouth Africa’s sugar levy: lessons for Kenya on design, evidence and political pressure
South Africa’s sugar levy offers Kenya lessons on reformulation, the strength of the evidence, and keeping health taxes effective amid competing policy pressures.
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