Tax Talks 24 April 2024 - UN Tax Convention

[Lyla Latif]

Friends, I am inviting you to an exciting 60 mins discussion that will be worth your time, I promise. 

Date: 23 April 

Time: 2-3pm (East Africa time) 

Venue: Online

We're bringing together a powerhouse panel of experts: Nara F. Monkam Alex Cobham Lurit Yugusuk and Piotr Wiezel, to dissect what the 'The UN Tax Convention' as A New Path for Global Tax Fairness should take into consideration. Moderated by CFS' finest Polycarp Okumu this discussion promises to be an exploration of what a truly inclusive and equitable global tax regime could look like.

This discussion is important because (1) the long-overdue call for a fair and inclusive international tax system is finally gaining momentum and (2) for too long, the rules of the game have been rigged, with the "whiteness" of tax design perpetuating the legacy of colonialism. But times are changing, and this event dares to confront the elephant in the room – the glaring absence of diverse voices and perspectives in shaping the tax policies that affect us all.

So buckle up, folks, because this will not just be another mundane tax talk.

Register here: https://rb.gy/1ssaov

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Warm regards, 

Dr. Lyla A Latif 

Advocate. Commissioner for Oaths. Notary Public

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Author of Islamic Wealth Taxation and Financing Public Health: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Human Rights, Islamic Law, and the Constitution of Kenya (London: Ethics Press, 2023)

My Recent Publications (email me if you want a copy): 

• Latif, L. (2023). Imperilled Welfare States of Eastern Africa: A Comparative Analysis of the Policy Legacies of Taxation Politics in Kenya and Uganda. In: Onyango, G. (eds) State Politics and Public Policy in Eastern Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13490-6_10
• Latif, L., ‘Mobilising and Securing Private Financial Flows from Digital Business Platforms and Curbing Tech Enabled IFFs to Finance SDGs in Africa’ in G Onyango (ed) Public Policy and Technological Transformations in Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)
• Latif, L.A., ‘The Lure of the Welfare State following Decolonisation in Kenya’ in Gurminder Bhambra and Julia McClure (eds) Imperial Inequalities: The politics of economic governance across European empires (University of Manchester Press, 2022)
• Latif, L.A., ‘Financial Compensation for Business Related Human Rights Violations in the Mining Sector’ in Olawuyi, D and Oyeniyi A (eds) Business and Human Rights Law in Africa. (Edward Elgar, 2022).