Bio

Prof. Attiya Waris

She is the current Acting Deputy Principal of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS); Director of Research and Enterprise and is the only Professor of Fiscal Law and Policy in Eastern Africa. She holds a PhD in Law and is a specialist in Fiscal Law, Policy and Development. She is an advocate, company secretary and arbitrator of 20 years standing.

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Publications

2019

Waris, A.  2019.  Financing Africa. , Bamenda: Langaa Abstract

Financing Africa's development requires ingenuity, discipline, and an understanding of fiscal
systems–the entirety of government revenues and expenditures, including taxation and debt.
This book makes fascinating what might seem at first glance complex. It describes diverse …

2018

Waris, A.  2018.  Measures Undertaken by African Countries to Counter Illicit Financial Flows: Unpacking the African Report of the High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows. Inter-Agency Co-operation and Good Tax Governance in Africa . , Pretoria: PULP
Waris, A.  2018.  International Financial Centers in Developing Countries. Lifting the Veil of Secrecy . , Oslo: CMI

2017

Waris, A.  2017.  How Kenya has Implemented and Adjusted to the Changes in International Transfer Pricing Regulations: 1920-2016. ICTD Working Paper Series. (69)

2015

Mbondenyi, M, Kabau T, Asala E, Waris A.  2015.  Democracy, Human Rights and Economic, Social and Political Transformation In Kenya: A Post 2007 Appraisal. , Pretoria: PULP
Waris, A.  2015.  Kenya’s Fiscal Accountability Revisited: A review of the historical erosion of the Country’s Fiscal Constitution . Human Rights and Democratic Governance in Kenya: A Post-2007 Appraisal. , Pretoria: PULP

2013

Waris, A.  2013.  Campaign Financing in Kenya in New Constitution, Same Old Challenges: Reflections on Kenya’s 2013 General Elections. Elections in Kenya. , Nairobi: SID
Waris, A, Leaman J.  2013.  Why Tax Justice Matters in Global Economic Development. Website
Waris, A.  2013.  Taxation and State Legitimacy in Kenya. Website
  2013.  Tax and State Building. The International Political Economy of Taxation 1945-Present. , Berlin: Bregnan
Waris, A, Leaman J.  2013.  The International Political Economy of Taxation 1945-Present. , Berlin: Bregnan
Waris, A.  2013.  Tax and Development: Solving the Fiscal Crisis through Human Rights. , Nairobi: Law Africa
Waris, A.  2013.  International Taxation and Global Solidarity . Reader on Global Social Protection. , Berlin: Medico International

2012

Froburg, K, Waris A.  2012.  Binging the Billions Back: How Africa and Europe Can End Illicit Capital Flight. Global Studies. 37
Waris, A, Thiankolu M.  2012.  International Commercial Arbitration in Kenya. Arbitration Law and Practice in Kenya. , Nairobi: LawAfrica
Waris, A, Murangwa H.  2012.  Utilising Tax Literacy and Societal Confidence in a State: The Rwandan Model. University of Nairobi Law Journal.
Noordin, R, Whitbrodt M, Waris A.  2012.  : Law and Economics: A New Dimension in Market Regulation (co-authored with and ). International Business Management.

2010

Waris, A, Kohonen M, Ranguma J, Mosioma A.  2010.  Taxation and State Building in Kenya: Using Human Rights to Advance Revenue Capacity, 2010. :80., Nairobi: Tax Justice Network
Waris, A, Nagi M.  2010.  Consumer Protection in International Private Relationships.

2008

Waris, A.  2008.  Taxation and a Clean and Healthy Environment: A Case Study of the Mining of Titanium in Kenya. Contemporary Issues in Environmental Taxation . , London: Oxford University Press

2006

Waris, A, Kiamba A.  2006.  An African Feminist Perspective on Security and Early Warning Mechanisms. Rethinking Global Security: An African Perspective?. , Nairobi: Heinrich Boll Foundation

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