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According to policy community survey conducted by IDRC Think Tank Initiative, The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA Kenya) performed excellent compared to their peers out of the 17 think tanks surveyed in Africa. In terms of Institution indicators, IEA Kenya out-shined their peers in the following areas; quality of research and knowledge making policy process. With regards to output ratings, IEA performed way better than its counter parts and some the these areas include; objectivity, quality of recommendations, accuracy and clarity of research, relevance and timeliness was also excellent.

The telecommunications sector in the country has grown exponentially since it was liberalized back in 1999. This was achieved through firstly, the Telecommunications and Postal Sector Policy Statement of February 1997, which was subsequently followed by the enactment of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998 – more commonly referred to as KICA. The policy statement outlined the government’s acknowledgement of the important input that the information and communications sector could make to the economic development of the country.

This is a memorandum prepared by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya) based on an invitation by the Communications Authority on Kenya for the public to prepare memoranda based on the presentation of a study undertaken by Analysys Mason on behalf of the Communications Authority. This memorandum by the IEA-Kenya contains proposals on the findings communicated during the Workshop hosted on February 20, 2018

The Heads of State of the East African Community signed a Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Monetary Union on 30th November 2013. This is in line with Articles 5(2), 82 and 151 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, whose goal is the eventual establishment of a political federation. The Protocol sets a framework for adoption of a single regional currency and establishment of an independent East African Central Bank, whose mandate is to ensure price stability, by 2024. Member states are required to harmonize their financial frameworks, and to achieve certain fiscal and monetary policy targets for eligibility to the Monetary Union.

Kenyans know that the budget is an important policy tool for the government and the manner in which it is spent and accounted for a good pointer to both the quality and quantity of services that government can provide. Public expenditure in Kenya is governed by the constitutional provisions and supported by subordinate statutes and regulations. Article 229 (1) of the constitution of Kenya not only establishes the office of the Auditor General while article 229 (4) states the duties of the office and the scope of public bodies that are subject to an audit. This is important because it situates the work of the Office of the Auditor general within the constitution, confirming that performance of the role is a constitutional requirement.