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Notes on Kenyan
commercial law.
Practical legal analysis for businesses, investors, and institutions operating in Kenya.
Work Permits in Kenya: Classes
A job offer in Nairobi, or a plan to build a business here, raises the first legal question: what permission is needed to live…
Read the noteBeneficial Ownership Filing in Kenya
Banks, tender committees and overseas counterparties now ask companies for more than a CR12: they want to know who ultimately owns and controls the…
Read the noteAnnual Returns Under the Companies Act 2015
Most Kenyan companies meet their annual return obligations only when a bank, a tender or a prospective buyer asks for proof of good standing,…
Read the noteBusiness Name or Limited Company in Kenya
A trader registering a first venture faces a fork in the road: a registered business name, or a limited company. The right answer depends…
Read the noteAppealing to Kenya’s Court of Appeal
Judgment has gone against you at the High Court. The next fortnight matters more than the next argument: appellate practice in Kenya is governed…
Read the noteValid Will Requirements in Kenya
A will written in an exercise book, signed by the maker and kept in a drawer is a common sight in Kenyan succession matters.…
Read the noteTitle Searches at Ardhi House, Kenya
The seller has shown a clean title deed in a plastic folder, and it looks reassuring. A deed is only paper until the register…
Read the noteLand Control Board Consent in Kenya
A neighbour mentions that the sale of a farm in Machakos must first go before the Land Control Board, and the seller waves the…
Read the noteStamp Duty Pitfalls in Kenya
The transfer has been signed, the seller is pressing for lodgement, and the documents cannot be registered until stamp duty is assessed and paid.…
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