New act governing the use of movable property as security
The Act came into force on 16 May 2017 and regulations under the Act have also been gazetted but are not yet available from the Government Printer.
The Act came into force on 16 May 2017 and regulations under the Act have also been gazetted but are not yet available from the Government Printer.
A list of legislation gazetted in July along with an analysis of the key legal in competition law.
A review of the recently published Competition Authority of Kenya Leniency Programme Guidelines looking at how it works who will benefit.
A round up of legislation gazetted in July 2017.
On 9 June the Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning in consultation with the National Land Commission (the “NLC”) issued the ‘Guidelines for Extension and Renewal of Leases’ (the “Guidelines”). The intention is to create a clear process for the renewal or extension of leases.
A round up of legislation gazetted in June 2017.
Recently published in the Kenya Gazette were two significant pieces of draft legislation that seek to enhance women’s rights in the work place: the Employment (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (the Employment Bill); and the Breastfeeding Mothers Bill, 2017 (the Breastfeeding Bill).
A round up of legislation gazetted in May 2017.
The Insurance (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 (Regulations) were published in the Kenya Gazette by the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury on 7 April 2017.
We thought it would be useful to begin by defining Redundancy. This occurs where an employer-employee relationship is terminated through no fault of the employee but rather the employee’s services are no longer required as they have become superfluous.
A round up of legislation gazetted in April.
A list of legislation gazetted in May along with an analysis of the key legal developments involving redundancy, insurance, employment and finance.
A list of legislation gazetted in March along with an analysis of the key legal developments involving immigration, tax and property.
In March 2014, Parliament passed the Marriage Act 2014 into law. The Act was assented to by the President on 29th April, 2014 and came into force on 20th May, 2014. The Act defines marriage as the voluntary union of a man and a woman whether in a monogamous or […]
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