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12 Jan 2024
Kenya-Uganda trade standoff: Legal battle after denied licence and concerns over fuel import crisis
According to trade statistics from 2021, Uganda is a major destination for Kenyan exports, making it a crucial trading partner. As a landlocked country, Uganda heavily relies on Kenya and Tanzania to ...
12 Jan 2024
Innovative legal tech trends shaping 2024 for lawyers
In transforming the legal sector, legal technology is automating processes and enhancing the provision of legal services by streamlining legal operations, increasing the department’s visibility, and...
6 Nov 2023
Competition and industrial policies: Role of competition and consumer protection in sustainable consumption and production
There is a global adoption of industrial policies that incentivize domestic manufacturing to create jobs and back shoring of the value chains. This is an effort to improve the performance of key manuf...
25 Sep 2023
Putting a leash on AI – Tech industry leaders endorse regulation in US Congress meeting
Artificial intelligence is developing at a rapid rate across the globe, discovering various innovative applications. Already, ChatGPT has found many uses that make work easier due to its capabilities....
11 Sep 2023
Who will ‘save’ Kenyans: In the face of a weakening opposition, the Judiciary is the last line of defence
“Expulsion to nowhere” screamed the Daily Nation headline of Friday, September 8, effectively capturing the futility of the week’s supposed political highlights that ultimately exacerbated the o...
25 Jul 2023
Physical or Virtual Hearings: The Court of Appeal rules that disciplinary cases be conducted orally
At the core of an employment dispute resolution process is the mandatory requirement of a disciplinary hearing. The requirement of a hearing has been codified in law under Section 41 of the Employment...
26 Jun 2023
Safeguarding corporates: Mitigating risks of endless litigation through strategic measures
In a recent publication in the Financial Times, “The Money behind the Coming Wave of Climate Change Litigation”, there was a revelation that there are entities, particularly non-profit organisatio...
26 Jun 2023
Exploring the ramifications of the Supreme Court Ruling on property title-based loans by banks
Background The groundbreaking ruling delivered by the Supreme Court of Kenya in the case of Dina Management Limited v. County Government of Mombasa & 5 others (Petition No. 8 (E010) of 2021) carri...
29 May 2023
Examining the Legal Instruments of the Malabo 2014 Conference: Implications and Significance of Ratification for Kenya
President William Ruto stated that Kenya would ratify one of the Malabo Treaties (2014) focusing on empowering the Pan-African Parliament to be a proficient legislative organ of the African Union (AU)...
26 Apr 2023
Curbing Alcohol Abuse in Kenya: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Government Measures and Proposed Solutions
Alcohol abuse is a prevalent issue in Kenya, and the government has implemented various measures to tackle it. These measures comprise policies, programmes, and regulations to reduce alcohol abuse, en...
16 Dec 2022
The year in review: Highlights of key legislative and policy updates
The year 2022 saw the introduction of several legislative and regulatory updates. Similarly, Kenya launched some notable policies and strategies whose implementation will impact both the private and p...
25 Nov 2022
The tragedy of collapsed buildings: Where we are getting it wrong and the antidote
In the past two weeks, at least four apartments have collapsed in the counties of Kiambu and Nairobi, claiming lives and damaging property worth millions of shillings. The World Bank estimates that Ke...
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