Upcoming Events
Apart from carrying out research activities, the Committee on Fiscal Studies remains actively involved in current affairs by hosting webinars and Tax Talks on a regular basis. Rapporteur reports which provide detailed accounts of the views and opinions voiced during the Tax Talks are available for viewing and download.
4th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics - Call for Papers Now Open!
Africa Money Heist: Covid - 19 Wage Theft in Garment Global Supply Chains on Wednesdays, July 7 & 14, 2-4PM GMT
The ASIA FLOW WAGE ALLIANCE (AFWA) marks the launching of a new strategy – and a first-of-its-kind union-led litigation strategy across Asia -- to hold Global North apparel brands jointly liable within the national legal jurisdictions of Global South production countries. As you know the pandemic has laid bare glaring gaps in the governance of global supply chains. We need to develop new strategies that have the capacity to shift significantly the power imbalance in global supply chains.
At the first event on July 7th AFWA will release the most in depth, rigorous study on wage theft suffered by garment workers during Covid 19. The six-country regional study was conducted by our partner garment unions and surveyed over 2000 workers (mostly women) across Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The two-hour event will feature scholars on garment global supply chains, and Asian union leaders who will share challenges during the pandemic and limitations around collective bargaining in their respective countries.
July 14th is the second event of this two-part series- where Asian trade unions, along with lawyers, judges, corporate accountability activists from across US and Europe will discuss new strategies for holding global apparel brands’ responsible for wage theft. The two-hour event will discuss “joint liability” as a new strategy.
AFWA will hold these events at a crucial time when garment workers in global supply chains, reeling from wage theft during the 2020 pandemic, are again being plunged into further crisis in 2021.
AFWA hopes you will join them for this important meeting. You can register for the event here.
Africa Tax Symposium – Webinar Edition 2021
Click on the link below to access the invitation and link to join the webinar.
THE UKRI GCRF ACCELERATING ACHIEVEMENT FOR AFRICA’S ADOLESCENTS HUB, 2020.
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Strathmore Law Clinic onFiscal Incentives to Advance Pro-Bono Legal Culture in Kenya - October 2nd, 2020.
The Strathmore Law Clinic will host a webinar on 'Fiscal Incentives to Advance Pro-Bono Legal Culture in Kenya'. The discussion will be covering the following areas:
1. An overview of pro-bono legal culture in Kenya.
2. Assessing the efficacy of enacting a tax incentive system for practising lawyers.
The panelists include Mr. Charles Kanjama (Managing Partner - Muma & Kanjama advocates), Mr. Bsore Nyamori (Chairperson, Committee on Fiscal Studies) and Ms. Emma Senge (Doctoral Fellow, Cambridge University). There will also be a presentation by a member of the Strathmore Law Clinic research team on the research carried out on the topic.
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Inaugural Webinar - Tax Talk #42
Tax Talk 42 on Thursday 11th June 2020 from 10 am -12 noon. This week we will explore sustainability in the wake of COVID-19, from business, finance, manufacturing and waste management perspectives. The speakers we will feature are Prof. Bitange Ndemo, Engineer Martha Cheruto, Karin Boomsma and Dr. Peter Mwencha. The talk will be moderated by Ebenezar Amadi.
The link to the meeting is https://bluejeans.com/373761685?src=calendarLink
The meeting ID is 373 761 685
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Inaugural Webinar - Tax Talk #41
Tax Talk 42 on Thursday 11th June 2020 from 10 am -12 noon. This week we will explore sustainability in the wake of COVID-19, from business, finance, manufacturing and waste management perspectives. The speakers we will feature are Prof. Bitange Ndemo, Engineer Martha Cheruto, Karin Boomsma and Dr. Peter Mwencha The talk will be moderated by Ebenezar Amadi. The link to the meeting is https://bluejeans.com/373761685?src=calendarLink And the meeting ID is 373 761 685.
Inaugural Webinar - Tax Talk #40
Tune in to our webinar (Tax Talk #40) on Thursday, 28th April 2020 from 2pm - 4pm. This week we will explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education. The speakers we will feature are Harry Anthony Patrinos, Professor Jamil Salmi, Dr. Roberta Malee Bassett, Professor Daniel Levy, and Dr. Andrew Rasugu Riechi. The talk will be moderated by Dr Loise Gichuhi.
The link to the meeting is: https://bluejeans.com/945036913?src=calendarLink
The meeting ID is 945036913
We look forward to hosting you. Take note, you are advised to maintain silence when the webinar is in session and communicate through the chat box.
Inaugural Webinar - Tax Talk #39
Tune in to our webinar on HEALTH DIPLOMACY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 on Thursday 7th May from 10 am to 12 noon. This webinar has been prepared in conjunction with IRSK. Please feel welcome to listen in and spark the conversation. Herein attached is the poster for the webinar.
Link: https://bluejeans.com/
Link Meeting ID : 833977035
You are advised to maintain silence when the webinar is in session and communicate through the chat box.
Inaugural Webinar - Tax Talk #38
The Committee on Fiscal Studies is proud to announce that on Thursday 30th April 2020 at 10.00am we will be hosting a webinar in collaboration with Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO), on FOOD SECURITY UNDER COVID: TECHNICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS WITH A FOCUS ON KENYA We would love to host you especially after the informative and heated Dons edition we previously held. This time we bring you the technical and legal aspects of food security. This and more to be unpacked in the two hour session. A high-level panel consisting of Dr Sisay Yeshanew (FAO Legal Office) , Belihu Negesse (FAO Kenya), Dr Nicholas Orago (UON/CFS)and Prof Jane Ambuko (UON)among other plenary discussants will be available to answer all your questions Please feel welcome to listen in and spark the conversation on food security. Herein attached is the poster for the webinar.
Link: https://bluejeans.com/
Meeting ID: 674 263 623
You are advised to maintain silence when the webinar is in session and communicate through the chat box. Kindly also mute your audio and video on entry to avoid disruptive background noise.
Public Finance Management Conference for Africa
Targeting an audience from across the continent, this conference is tailored for: Government Accounting Officers, Public Finance specialists, Chief Finance Officers, County Government Executives, County Assembly Executives, Legislators, International and local Development Partners, Civil Societies, Donor Agencies, Governance Experts, Policy Analysts, Academia among others. To book your place for this event, click here.
Inaugural Webinar - Tax Talk #37
The Committee on Fiscal Studies is proud to announce its forth webinar on Thursday, 23rd April 2020. This week we will explore the fiscal and social protection policies in times of COVID-19. The speakers we will feature are Dr. Anne Kamau, Mr. Anthony Githinji, Mr. Bosire Nyamori and Dr. John Kioko Musingi. The talk will be moderated by Ms. Lyla Abdulatif. Herein attached is the poster for the webinar and Link address.
Link: https://bluejeans.com/
You are advised to maintain silence when the webinar is in session and communicate through the chat box.
Inaugural Webinar - Tax Talk #36
The Committee on Fiscal Studies is proud to announce that tomorrow Thursday 16th April 2020 at 10.00am we will be hosting a webinar on HUMANITARIAN ACTION DURING EMERGENCIES - THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC We would love to host you to discuss some of the humanitarian action brought forth in the wake of emergencies especially during COVID 19. A high-level panel consisting of Clifford Machoka - Group Head, Corporate Affairs Nation Media Group, Dr. Evelyne Asaala - School of Law, Parvin Ngala - Oxfam Regional Head, John Kinuthia - International Budget Partnership and moderated by Njoki Mboce - a renowned advocate will be available to answer all your questions Please feel welcome to listen in and spark the conversation on humanitarian action during emergencies. Herein attached is the poster for the webinar.
Link: https://bluejeans.com/641115772?src=calendarLink
Meeting ID : 641 115 772
You are advised to maintain silence when the webinar is in session and communicate through the chat box.
Inaugural Webinar - Tax Talk #35
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to exacerbate an already alarming food insecurity situation. Before the emergence of the pandemic, food insecurity was already on the rise in the region due to factors such as climatic shocks and livestock pests and diseases. The desert locust outbreak added to the already growing concerns. It is against this backdrop that the Committee on Fiscal Studies has organized a webinar on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on financing food security in Kenya and globally. The Webinar is:
https://bluejeans.com/896212122? src=calendarLink
Please feel welcome to listen in and get educated. Below is our poster.
Inaugural Webinar - Tax Talk #34
The Committee on Fiscal Studies is proud to announce that on Thursday 2nd April 2020 at 10.00am we will be hosting a webinar on Fiscal implications on Global and National emergencies. Come and be a part of the chosen few that get to listen to whether Kenya is fiscally prepared to deal with global and national emergencies such as the Corona Pandemic. What steps have other countries taken? A high-level panel consisting of @Prof Attiya Waris, @Dr David Ndii, @Dr Richard Ayah and others will be available to answer all your questions. Please feel welcome to listen in and get educated. Below is the poster for the webinar. Link: https://bluejeans.com/702711864?src=calendarLink. To view posters of previous tax talks, click here.
