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Doing Business in Kenya: A 2026 Legal & Regulatory Guide
A comprehensive, long-form guide for investors, founders and in-house counsel on company formation, foreign investment, tax, employment & immigration, real estate, banking, IP, data protection and exit options. Updated May 2026.
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NGO and PBO Registration in Kenya
The law for non-governmental organisations in Kenya has changed. The Public Benefit Organizations Act, 2013 came into force in 2024, repealing the old Non-Governmental Organizations Co-ordination Act, 1990. Organisations that used to register as NGOs now register as public benefit organisations (PBOs) with the Public Benefit Organizations Regulatory Authority, which replaced the NGO Co-ordination Board. This guide explains the new…
The Single Business Permit in Kenya
Almost every business operating from premises in Kenya needs a single business permit (SBP) from the county government where it operates. The permit is separate from registering the business itself: you register the company or business name nationally with the Business Registration Service, then licence its operations locally with the county. The SBP is issued annually, and the fee depends…
Business Name Registration in Kenya
Business name registration is the simplest way to start trading in Kenya. It registers a trading name for a sole proprietor or a partnership under the Registration of Business Names Act (Cap 499). The official Business Registration Service (BRS) fee is KES 950 and the certificate usually issues within a working day. A business name is not a separate legal…
Debt Recovery in Kenya: Legal Options and the Court Process
An unpaid invoice is not a lost one. Kenyan law gives a creditor a clear sequence of routes to recover a debt — from a firm demand letter, through negotiation, mediation or arbitration, to a court judgment or an insolvency petition. Which route fits depends on the size of the debt, whether it is genuinely disputed, and how long it…
Private client law in Kenya: wills, succession and family matters
Private client legal matters — wills, estates, succession, trusts, family disputes and wealth structuring — sit at the intersection of personal and family life and legal obligation. Kenya's succession law blends the Succession Act 1972 (which applies to most of the population and to all non-citizens) with a parallel customary law system, and its family law has been substantially updated…
Fintech and digital lending regulation in Kenya
Kenya's fintech sector is among the most dynamic in Africa. M-Pesa — the mobile money service launched by Safaricom in 2007 — demonstrated that transformative financial infrastructure could emerge from Kenya and be replicated globally. That legacy has made Nairobi a magnet for fintech investment and a testing ground for mobile lending, digital insurance, blockchain-based remittances and buy-now-pay-later services. The…
Aviation law and regulation in Kenya: a legal guide
This is a general guide to the law. For advice on your operations, see our aviation lawyers in Kenya.
Data Protection Law in Kenya
The Data Protection Act 2019 introduced Kenya's first comprehensive personal data protection regime and brought it broadly into alignment with international standards, in particular the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It applies to every organisation â regardless of size, sector or country of incorporation â that processes personal data in Kenya or processes personal data of data subjects…
Intellectual Property Law in Kenya
Intellectual property rights — trademarks, patents, copyrights and industrial designs — are commercially significant assets for any business operating in Kenya's growing economy. Yet they are also among the most frequently misunderstood and neglected areas of legal compliance. A brand built over years can be appropriated by a bad-faith registrant who registers the trademark first; a software product developed in-house…
Capital Markets Law in Kenya
This is a general guide to the law. For advice on a live transaction, see our capital markets lawyers in Kenya.
Insolvency and Restructuring in Kenya
When a Kenyan company can no longer pay its debts, its directors, shareholders and creditors face a cascade of decisions that are time-sensitive and consequential. The Insolvency Act 2015 — modelled substantially on the UK Insolvency Act 1986 but adapted for the Kenyan context — introduced administration as a formal rescue procedure for the first time, rationalised the liquidation process…
Banking and Finance Law in Kenya
Banking and finance law in Kenya sits at the intersection of statute, central-bank regulation and commercial contract. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) exercises wide supervisory powers over banks, microfinance institutions, mortgage finance companies, payment-service providers and a growing roster of digital-credit platforms. Understanding how the regulatory framework is built — and where it can catch a borrower, lender or…
Removing an executor in Kenya: when and how a grant is revoked
An executor who will not act, cannot be trusted, or has stopped administering an estate can leave beneficiaries stranded. Kenyan law provides a route: removing an executor means asking the court to revoke or annul the grant. This guide explains the grounds under section 76, an executor's duties, and how the process works.
Contesting a will in Kenya: the grounds and the process
Contesting a will in Kenya is possible, but it is not a matter of simply disagreeing with how an estate is shared. You must show a recognised legal ground, and you must act at the right moment in the probate process. This guide sets out the grounds, the steps, and the deadlines that decide whether a challenge succeeds.
Licences and Permits in Kenya: A Business Owner’s Guide
Most businesses in Kenya need more than one approval before they can trade. There are three layers: registration, a county business permit, and any sector licence a regulator requires. They are issued by different bodies, for different reasons, and each is renewed on its own clock. This guide explains how licences and permits in Kenya fit together. It then gives…
Work permit refusal, cancellation and appeals in Kenya
A refused or cancelled permit can stop a hire, a project or a family move overnight. A work permit refusal in Kenya is not always the end, though. The law gives a refused applicant, and a holder whose permit is cancelled, clear ways to respond. This guide explains why decisions go against you, and how to challenge them.
How to strike off a company in Kenya
When a company has done its job and is no longer needed, you do not have to leave it dormant and filing forever. You can close it. To strike off a company in Kenya is the simple, low-cost way to remove a solvent, dormant company from the register. This guide explains how, when the Registrar can do it to you,…
Company conversion and re-registration in Kenya
As a business grows, it often outgrows its legal form. A private company may need to go public to raise capital, or a sole trader may need a limited company. Company conversion in Kenya changes a company's status without starting again, through re-registration under the Companies Act, 2015. This guide explains each route, and the related reorganisations.
Setting up a family trust in Kenya
A family trust is one of the most effective tools for protecting wealth across generations in Kenya. Since the 2021 reforms gave trusts body corporate status and significant tax exemptions, more Kenyan families are using them to ring-fence property, plan for succession and reduce the tax cost of passing assets to the next generation. This guide explains how a family…
Trust disputes in Kenya: breach of trust and removing a trustee
When a trust goes wrong, a great deal is usually at stake, both money and family relationships. Trust disputes in Kenya arise where a trustee breaches their duties, where beneficiaries lose confidence in a trustee, or where the family cannot agree. This guide explains the main disputes, how a trustee can be removed, and how the court approaches them.
Trust administration and trustee services in Kenya
Setting up a trust is the easy part. Running it well, year after year, is where trusts succeed or fail. Trust administration in Kenya is the ongoing work of managing the assets, serving the beneficiaries and meeting a trustee's strict legal duties. This guide explains what those duties are, what administration involves, and when to use a professional trustee.
Trusts in Kenya: how they work and how to set one up
A trust is one of the most powerful tools for holding, protecting and passing on wealth. Trusts in Kenya have become far more attractive since a 2021 reform gave them proper legal footing. This guide explains what a trust is, the main types, the reform, and how a trust is set up and run, with links to the detail on…
Intestate succession in Kenya: dying without a will
When a person dies without a valid will, they die intestate, and the law, not the family, decides who inherits. Intestate succession in Kenya follows a fixed statutory formula that often surprises families and can cause long disputes. This guide explains how an intestate estate is shared, and why a will is almost always the better course.
Probate and administration of estates in Kenya
When someone dies, their property does not pass automatically. Someone has to be given legal authority to gather it, pay the debts and distribute it, and that authority comes from a grant. Probate in Kenya, and the administration of estates, is the court process that provides it. This guide explains the grants, the process, the timelines, and what happens when…
How to write a will in Kenya
A will is the difference between deciding who inherits your estate and letting the law decide for you. Yet many Kenyans put it off, and their families pay for it in delay and disputes. How to write a will in Kenya is not complicated, but a will must meet legal requirements to be valid. This guide explains those requirements and…
Bankruptcy and personal insolvency in Kenya
Personal debt trouble does not have to mean full bankruptcy. The Insolvency Act, 2015 built lighter alternatives for individuals who cannot pay, alongside bankruptcy itself. Bankruptcy in Kenya, and its alternatives, are worth understanding whether you are a debtor seeking relief or a creditor deciding how to enforce. This guide sets out the options and what each involves.
Directors’ duties in insolvency in Kenya
While a company is healthy, its directors answer to its shareholders. As it slides towards insolvency, that changes, and directors who do not notice can become personally liable for the company's debts. Directors' duties in insolvency in Kenya are a real and often overlooked exposure. This guide explains how the duties shift and how to protect yourself.
Liquidation and winding up a company in Kenya
When a company reaches the end of its life, whether because it is insolvent or simply no longer needed, it is wound up. Liquidation of a company in Kenya turns its assets into cash, pays what it can to creditors, and dissolves the company. This guide explains the voluntary and compulsory routes, the order in which creditors are paid, and…
Company administration and business rescue in Kenya
A company in financial distress is not automatically a company for the scrapheap. Since 2015, Kenyan law has offered rescue tools that try to save a viable business rather than break it up. Company administration in Kenya is the main one. This guide explains administration, the moratorium that protects the company, and the voluntary-arrangement alternative.
Transferring and issuing company shares in Kenya
Bringing in an investor, buying out a partner or rewarding a key employee all come down to moving shares. Transfer of shares in Kenya, and the issue of new shares, are straightforward when done correctly and a source of disputes when not. This guide explains both, the stamp duty, the filings, and the traps that catch companies out.
Land and property disputes in Kenya
Land is Kenya's most contested asset, and a dispute over it can put a home, a development or a family's wealth at risk. Land and property disputes in Kenya are decided by a specialist court, and they turn on questions of title, boundaries, fraud and long possession. This guide explains the main types of dispute, the forum, and what to…
Permanent residence and citizenship in Kenya
For a foreign national settled in Kenya, a work permit is not the end of the road. Permanent residence in Kenya, and ultimately citizenship, offer security that a renewable permit cannot. This guide explains the difference between a permit, permanent residence and citizenship, who qualifies for each, and how dual citizenship works.
Real estate development and joint ventures in Kenya
Many Kenyan developments are built on a simple bargain: one party has the land, another has the money and expertise to build. Real estate development agreements in Kenya turn that bargain into a workable, bankable deal. This guide explains the common structures, the agreements that hold them together, and the risks that sink the deals that are poorly drafted.
Copyright Registration in Kenya: What to Know
Copyright registration in Kenya is widely misunderstood. Unlike a trademark or a patent, copyright is not something you have to register to own; it protects your work automatically the moment you create it. Registration with the Kenya Copyright Board is voluntary, and mainly useful as evidence. This guide explains how copyright really works, and where the value in it lies.
Patent Registration in Kenya: How to Patent
A patent turns an invention into a protected, ownable asset. Patent registration in Kenya gives an inventor exclusive rights over a new invention for 20 years, in return for disclosing how it works. This guide explains what can be patented, the KIPI process, the shorter utility-model route for smaller innovations, and how to protect an invention abroad.
How to Protect Intellectual Property in Kenya
Your brand, your inventions, your designs and your content are assets, and Kenyan law gives you tools to protect each one. But the rights, the registers and the rules are different for each. This guide is the map: it explains the four main types of intellectual property in Kenya, which body registers each, and how to protect, commercialise and enforce…
IP Licensing and Assignment in Kenya: A Guide
Intellectual property earns its value when you commercialise it. IP licensing in Kenya lets you allow others to use your brand, invention or content for a fee, while keeping ownership; an assignment transfers ownership outright. This guide explains the difference, how franchising fits in, and the terms that decide whether a deal protects you or exposes you.
International Trademark Registration From Kenya
A Kenyan trademark protects you in Kenya, and nowhere else. If your brand sells, or will sell, across borders, you need protection in each market that matters. International trademark registration from Kenya is usually done through the Madrid Protocol, filed at KIPI. This guide explains that route, the alternative, and how to plan a cross-border filing.
Anti-Counterfeit in Kenya: Protecting Your Brand
For brand owners, registration is only the first half of the job. Anti-counterfeit in Kenya is about the second half: stopping fakes at the border and in the market. Kenya now requires importers to record their trademarks before goods arrive, and the Anti-Counterfeit Authority has real enforcement powers. This guide explains the rules and the routes.
Trademark Disputes in Kenya: Opposition & Infringement
A trademark is only as strong as your willingness to defend it. Trademark disputes in Kenya take several forms: opposing a competitor's application, suing an infringer, or moving to remove a mark that should not be on the register. This guide explains each route, the forum, and the remedies, so a brand owner knows how to protect the value in…
Sectional Properties Act 2020: a complete guide to unit ownership in Kenya
Sectional titles let you own an apartment or office unit outright, with a real title deed, rather than through a company share or a long lease. The Sectional Properties Act 2020 modernised the regime and required older schemes to convert. This guide explains how it all works.
Can a foreigner buy land in Kenya?
Yes, a foreigner can buy land in Kenya, but only within limits. A non-citizen cannot hold freehold, and cannot in practice buy agricultural land, but can hold a leasehold of up to 99 years. This guide explains what a foreigner can and cannot own, how the buying process works, and the traps to avoid.
Stamp duty on property in Kenya: rates, payment and exemptions
Stamp duty is the tax most buyers underestimate. On a city purchase it adds four per cent of the property's value to the bill, and it must be paid before the transfer can be registered. This guide explains the current rates, how the duty is assessed and paid through the Ardhisasa platform, the duty on leases, the exemptions that can…
Conveyancing in Kenya: process, timeline and fees
Conveyancing in Kenya is the legal process of transferring property from a seller to a buyer safely. Done well, it protects the buyer from buying a defective or disputed title. Done badly, or skipped, it is how people lose money to fraud. This guide sets out the stages, the timeline, and the costs, so you know what to expect.
Commercial lease agreements in Kenya
A commercial lease agreement in Kenya does far more than fix the rent. It decides who repairs the building, who can assign the lease, how the rent changes, and whether a special statute gives the tenant security the landlord did not intend. This guide explains how commercial leases work, what to register, and the terms that matter most.
Landlord and Tenant Law in Kenya
Landlord and tenant law in Kenya is a patchwork. Two rent-control statutes protect certain homes and business premises; everyone else is governed by the tenancy agreement and general land law. This guide explains which regime protects you, your rights over rent and eviction, and how lawful possession works — residential and commercial.
Beneficial ownership filing in Kenya
Beneficial ownership in Kenya is the compliance duty most often missed by otherwise well-run companies. Every company must identify the real people behind it, keep a register of them, and file that information with the Registrar. This guide explains who counts as a beneficial owner, what you must file, the tight update rule, and the penalties for getting it wrong.
Annual returns in Kenya: the filings every company must make
Every company on the Kenyan register carries yearly duties that are easy to forget. Annual returns in Kenya require each company to lodge form CR29 with the Registrar within 28 days of its return date. Miss that filing, or let your statutory registers lapse, and penalties follow. This guide sets out the full compliance picture.
Partnership and LLP registration in Kenya
Partnership registration in Kenya offers three vehicles, and the difference between them is liability. A general partnership exposes the partners personally; a limited liability partnership does not. This guide explains the general partnership, the limited partnership and the LLP, how to register each, and which one fits.
Shareholders agreements in Kenya: a practical guide
A shareholders agreement in Kenya is the contract that governs how the owners of a company deal with each other. It sits alongside the company's articles of association and covers the questions that cause disputes: who can sell their shares, who decides the big things, and what happens when owners fall out. This guide explains what a shareholders agreement does,…
Class G Work Permit Kenya: Full Guide
A Class G work permit Kenya is the permit for a foreign national who comes to run a business rather than to be employed. It is the investor's and entrepreneur's route. One requirement decides most applications: you must show capital to be invested of at least USD 100,000. This guide explains who qualifies, the company documents you need, the fees,…
Class K Permit Kenya: Ordinary Resident Guide
A Class K permit Kenya is the permit for someone who wants to live in Kenya on their own money rather than by working. It is the route retirees and self-funded residents use. Two tests decide it: you must be at least 35 years old and show an assured annual income of at least USD 24,000 from outside employment. This…
Class G vs Class D Permit Kenya: Which One?
Class G vs Class D permit Kenya is the choice every foreign professional and every sponsoring company in Kenya has to get right first. Pick the wrong one and you lose the fee and the wait. The rule of thumb is straightforward: Class D is for being employed, and Class G is for running your own business. This guide compares…
eFNS 2.0 Work Permit Application Kenya: Guide
Kenya handles every work and residence permit through one online system, eFNS 2.0. If you are hiring an expatriate, setting up a business, or retiring here, this is the system your application passes through. This guide explains what eFNS 2.0 is, what an application involves, what it costs, who decides, and where applications tend to go wrong.
Class D Work Permit Kenya: Full Guide
A Class D work permit Kenya is the permit a company needs when it employs a foreign national in a specific role. It is the most common route for expatriate staff. It also carries one requirement that catches employers out: you must show that a Kenyan could not fill the job. This guide explains who qualifies, the documents you need,…
Company Registration Requirements in Kenya (2026): Documents Checklist
This checklist sets out exactly what you need on hand before you file: the forms, the fees, and the particulars required for each shareholder and director. If you want the full step-by-step process, costs and timelines instead, see our complete guide to company registration in Kenya. To register a private limited company in Kenya you need three proposed names, at…
Foreign company and branch registration in Kenya
Foreign company registration in Kenya starts with one decision: a Kenyan subsidiary, a branch of the foreign company, or a limited liability partnership. The registration fees are close, but the legal and tax consequences are not, and a branch can carry a heavier tax cost than a subsidiary. This guide explains the three routes, how to register a branch, the…
How to Check if a Company Is Registered in Kenya (2026): CR12 & Official Search
You confirm that a company is registered in Kenya by running an official search of the companies register held by the Business Registration Service (BRS). The document it produces is the CR12, and the official fee is KES 650. Where the company’s records are already verified on the register the search returns the same day; where they are not, BRS…
Cost of Company Registration in Kenya (2026): Official BRS Fees
Registering a private limited company in Kenya costs KES 10,650 in official Business Registration Service (BRS) fees. A business name costs KES 950, a foreign company (branch) KES 7,550 and a limited liability partnership KES 25,000. Every figure on this page is taken from the BRS Companies Registry fee schedule. These are government fees only and are exclusive of legal…
Kenya’s Revised Telecommunications Licensing Framework
In April 2026 the Communications Authority of Kenya put a revised market structure in place for the telecommunications sector. It runs under the Unified Licensing Framework, is backed by a fee schedule published in June and a set of transitional provisions, and divides the sector into five broad categories of licence. The first category covers network infrastructure, and it holds…
Navigating the PPP Act Kenya 2021: A Practical Map of the Pipeline
The PPP Act Kenya, enacted in 2021 and operational under the 2022 Regulations, has rewired how the country procures roads, power, water and social infrastructure. For general counsel asked to sponsor, fund or contract with a Kenyan project vehicle, the framework is more disciplined than its 2013 predecessor — and considerably less forgiving of late-stage drafting. This article maps the…
How Tax Disputes Work in Kenya: From Objection to the Tax Appeals Tribunal
A tax dispute in Kenya is, in practice, a paper trial that begins long before anyone sets foot in a hearing room. This guide walks tax directors, CFOs and general counsel through how the tax appeals tribunal Kenya process actually runs — from the audit and additional assessment, through the 30-day objection window and the Commissioner's 60-day clock, to appeal,…
Statutory Power of Sale Kenya: A Lender’s Roadmap Under the Land Act 2012
The statutory power of sale Kenya lenders deploy under the Land Act 2012 looks simple on the page and turns brittle in practice. Notices fail on service, valuations drift from "forced sale value", and chargors find the injunction window at the worst possible moment. This roadmap walks senior credit teams, borrowers and their advisers through each step of realisation and…
Merger Notification in Kenya: When You Must File with the CAK
Every cross-border deal that touches Kenya raises the same early question: does this transaction require merger notification in Kenya, and if so, when must the parties file with the Competition Authority? Get the characterisation right at term sheet, and the timetable holds. Get it wrong, and the parties face suspended closings, conditions that bite operationally, and penalties of up to…
Director Duties Under Kenya’s Companies Act 2015: What Boards Get Wrong
Director duties Kenya boards must follow are now codified in the Companies Act 2015. Yet many boards still treat them as background scenery rather than a working checklist. In this article we walk through the seven statutory duties, the governance habits that decide cases, and the practical steps chairs, directors and general counsel can take to keep decisions defensible long…
Intellectual Property in Kenya: Frequently Asked Questions
Expert legal answers on intellectual property registration, IP enforcement against counterfeits, and navigating IP litigation in Kenya and East Africa. For the full picture of IP rights in Kenya — trademarks, patents, designs and copyright — start with our guide on how to protect intellectual property in Kenya.
FAQ: Work Permit in Kenya — Immigration and Visa Guide
Common questions on Kenyan work permits, immigration status and visas, answered for employers and individuals.
FAQ: Property Law in Kenya — Off-Plan Property Purchase Guide
In This Guide At a glance Frequently asked questions OLM KNOWLEDGE — LEGAL GUIDE Off-Plan Property in Kenya: FAQ Common questions on buying off-plan property in Kenya, and how to protect yourself as a purchaser. Read Guide ↓ At a glance Off-plan is a purchase of a unit not yet completed, typically paid in milestone […]
FAQ: Property Law in Kenya — Buying Property and Land Guide
Common questions on buying property and land in Kenya, answered for purchasers and investors.
Company Registration in Kenya
Company registration in Kenya is the route most businesses take, and it sits within a wider choice of entity — from a sole proprietorship or partnership to a private limited company or branch of a foreign company — each with its own legal standing, cost and compliance obligations. For a private limited company, the most widely used structure, the official…
FAQ: Litigation and Arbitration in Kenya — Dispute Resolution Guide
Common questions on resolving commercial disputes in Kenya — litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Kenya: Registration & Reciprocal Enforcement
The two routes to enforcing a foreign judgment in Kenya, the available defences, and how foreign arbitral awards differ.
Kenya Work Permit Guide: Class D, Class G, Special Passes & EAC Nationals
The classes of Kenyan work permit explained — Class D, Class G, Special Passes and the EAC Class R — with renewals and compliance.
Land Buying in Kenya: Title Search, Due Diligence & Transfer Process
In This Guide At a glance The legal framework Step 1: The official search — and its limits Step 2: Due diligence beyond the title Step 3: The sale agreement Step 4: Consents and clearances Step 5: Stamp duty, completion and registration Tax and the wider picture What you should do now Frequently asked questions […]
Trademark Registration in Kenya: Process, Timelines & Common Pitfalls
From registrability to enforcement — the full process, timelines, fees and pitfalls of registering a trade mark in Kenya.
Redundancy in Kenya: Employer Obligations Under the Employment Act
A redundancy in Kenya is lawful only where the employer can show both a genuine business reason and a fair process under section 40 of the Employment Act 2007. In practice that means proving the loss of the role, notifying the employee and the labour officer, consulting meaningfully, selecting on objective criteria, and paying severance and final dues correctly. The…
Mergers & Acquisitions in Kenya: A Practical Due Diligence Guide
A practical due diligence and deal-structuring guide for buyers and sellers of Kenyan businesses, from clearance thresholds to tax.
Employment Law: Managing Workforce Transitions in Kenya
Restructuring a workforce in Kenya — whether through redundancy, changing terms, or a business transfer — is lawful, but each route has its own process, and the courts test process closely. The commercial decision is rarely the problem; how it is implemented is. This guide maps the main transition routes and the obligations that keep each of them defensible.
Technology Law and Data Protection Compliance in Kenya
A practical guide to data protection compliance in Kenya under the Data Protection Act, 2019 — and the ODPC's new enforcement era.
Navigating the New Public Procurement Regulations in Kenya
How Kenya's mandatory e-GP system changes the way suppliers and procuring entities must comply with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act.
Doing Business in Kenya: A 2026 Legal & Regulatory Guide
A practical legal and regulatory guide for investors, founders and in-house counsel. Information current as at May 2026.
Legalisation of Documents in Kenya: A Practical Guide
The legalisation of documents in Kenya is a step many people only discover at the last minute. If you are emigrating, enrolling for a foreign degree, marrying abroad, registering an overseas branch of a Kenyan company, or producing a Kenyan court judgment in another jurisdiction, the destination authority will rarely accept your document at face value.
Cargo Fraud Through Mombasa: A Quiet Threat to East African Trade
Most companies shipping goods into East Africa do not imagine that cargo can disappear after a vessel docks safely at the Port of Mombasa. Yet cargo fraud in Kenya is now a structured business model. The criminals never touch the vessel. They rely on timing, documentation, and the exporter’s trust. This form of organised cargo diversion is increasingly recognised as…
Global Legal Insights – Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2024
OLM Law Advocates LLP is pleased to be part of the 13th edition of the Global Legal Insights - Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2024, a prestigious publication by the Global Legal Group. In this edition covering 19 jurisdictions, our partners John Maina and Kenneth Likoko authored the chapter on Kenya’s dispute resolution laws and regulations.
Navigating the Digital Nomad (Class N) Permit in Kenya
In today’s global landscape, many individuals are embracing the opportunity to work remotely from various parts of the world, often referred to as digital nomadism. For those interested in making Kenya their next temporary home while continuing their work abroad, the Class N Permit for Digital Nomads may be the perfect solution. In this post, we will explore the qualifications,…
Kenya Court of Appeal Confirms VAT on Commercial Property Sales
In a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the real estate and banking sectors in Kenya, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the sale of commercial properties is subject to VAT under the Value Added Tax Act, 2013. The case of Kenya Revenue Authority v David Mwangi Ndegwa [Civil Appeal No. 65 of 2019] settles the long-standing ambiguity on…
Labour Laws in Kenya 2026: Rights, Contracts & Compliance Guide
Labour law in Kenya forms the cornerstone of employer-employee relationships, establishing crucial frameworks that govern workplace interactions and protect both parties’ rights. For businesses operating in Kenya, understanding and complying with these laws is a fundamental aspect of successful operations. The Employment Act of 2007 (as amended from time to time), along with various other labour-related legislations, provides comprehensive guidelines…
OLM Law and Kenya Go Visas Collaboration Helps Travelers
OLM Law and Kenya Go Visas recently announced a collaboration aimed at improving the travel experience for visitors to Kenya. The partnership brings together the OLM Law's expertise in Kenyan immigration law with the specialized knowledge of Kenya Go Visas in the travel and visa application sector.
High Court Grants Tax Reprieve to Issuing Banks on Interchange Fees
On 17 February 2023, the High Court at Nairobi allowed Civil Appeal No. E127 of 2020: Commissioner of Domestic Taxes versus Bank of Africa Limited upholding the finding of the Tax Appeals Tribunal that VAT is not payable on interchange fees received by issuing banks — a significant development for our banking & finance clients (i.e., banks issuing credit and debit cards).