The previous decision of the Court of Appeal issued in July 2016 was retrogressive and threatened to plunge the country back into the dark ages whereby the realisation of socio-economic rights was entirely subject to the arbitrary whims of the state.
The case concerned a suit filed before the High Court by inhabitants of
Mitumba, a village settlement situated adjacent to Wilson Airport in Nairobi. This matter arose from the demolition of their houses despite an existing court injunction. While the High Court, inspired by progressive legal authorities on socio-economic rights, ruled in favour of the inhabitants, the Court of Appeal reversed the High Court’s ruling.
Informal Sector Must Also Save Towards Retirement
January 13, 2021
In Zimbabwe, the informal sector has become a means through which citizens pursue sustainable livelihoods.
The informal sector is pervasive and plays an important role for the growth of the economy. However, the informal sector does not have a retirement funding option. This funding is a critical social security issue in Zimbabwe.
For informal sector employees saving for a distant and uncertain retirement often competes with the pressures and demands of day-to-day survival, which are perceived as more imminent than an uncertain future.
The rapid growth of the informal sector relative to the formal sector is evident in the country.
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Kai Uwe Wulff. Kai, 51, the first CEO of the revolutionary Kenya Data Networks aka (KDN), was one of the pioneers who helped set up high-speed data networks. KDN, a member of the Sameer Investment Group of Companies, is a full service, data communications carrier licensed by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) in January 2003 as a Public Data Network Operator.
CIO East Africa spoke with one of KDNs founders over the great loss of Kai. “We met at work. Kai was like my elder brother,” said David Owino. “We rolled out the wireless network, built a lot of fibre and changed a lot of things. When we came in, landlords were not aware of KDN. They thought that it was only Telkom Kenya who laid down cables. We rolled out to connect buildings and customers with fibre optic cable. We were the first to do Mombasa to Ntororo.” Funded by Naushad Merali, Owino says that “It was a very new concept. Investors were very sceptica