Kenya

News & Analysis

News In Brief: October 3-October 7, 2022

GambleAware seeks treatment partner, 888 makes good on promise on pan-African launch and evidence of Malaysian slave labour surfaces in Laos casinos.

Kenya Revenue Authority Clears Suspended Licences

A total of 105 gambling companies in Kenya have cleared a major hurdle in receiving their licence or having it renewed.

Kenya Controversies Force Licensing, AML Changes

Kenya's gambling industry is in the trenches again, as many licence renewals are withheld and money laundering rules are tightened, with more uncertainty to follow.

News In Brief: July 4-July 8, 2022

A trailblazing former Nevada regulator gets top job at Las Vegas NFL team.

Kenya, Ghana, Uganda Attempting To Increase Gambling Tax Take

As governments across Africa seek to recover from the financial impact of COVID-19 restrictions, gambling finds itself in the crosshairs of several budget and financial proposals.

Research & Reports

Special Report: The 2019 Kenyan Gaming Bill

This special report provides a look at the 2019 Gaming Bill proposing to modernise the gambling framework in Kenya.

Special Report: Africa Gambling Outlook 2019

This special report takes a look in detail at the six African jurisdictions that are considered to be most relevant to the gambling industry: Ghana; Kenya; Nigeria; South Africa; Tanzania; and Uganda. The report discusses the degree of development of juridical systems, the maturity of the gambling markets and both the political and regulatory developments that occurred in the countries in the first half of 2019.

Kenya: Information, Communications and Technology Ministry Consults on Reforms to National Data Protection Framework

On August 19, 2018, the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology launched a consultation seeking feedback on the proposed data protection framework, comprising the Privacy and Data Protection Policy 2018 and the Data Protection Bill 2018.

By means of this reform, Kenya aims to stay aligned with international and domestic developments and technological growth, as the new regime will allow its citizens to harness the benefits of the digital economy without the fear of abuse of their privacy.

Kenya: President Approves New AML Act

On March 3, 2017 the President of Kenya signed the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Act into law. The new AML law will introduce tougher actions against individuals who have committed economic crime.

Failure to comply with the new AML legislation would involve fines of up to: