Below are the taxes currently levied in Kenya. Income Tax Income tax in Kenya is imposed on different categories or sources of income. It is charged for each year of income, upon all the income of a person whether resident or non-resident, which is accrued in or derived from Kenya. Under the Kenyan tax system,…
Definition The definition of the term Redundancy is contained in Section 2 of the Employment Act, 2007. Redundancy is the loss of employment, by an involuntary means through no fault of an employee. Redundancy, therefore, involves the termination of employment at the employer’s initiative, where the services of an employee are considered superfluous and the…
Introduction It is now three years since the Bribery Act, 2016, came into force on 13th January 2017. Kenyans anticipated that the reform in the law on bribery would be the new dawn in the fight against corruption, which they have termed as the cancer of the Kenyan economy. This research attempts to probe the…
The President signed into law the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019 on 8th November 2019. The Data Protection Act is an answer due to the increased call for protection of both personal and private information, which may be readily and easily accessible in this digital era. The Act regulates how data and information may be…
Introduction A copyright is an intellectual property right granted to the creator of original work for the exclusive use and distribution of the work. Copyright automatically protects the original expression of an idea provided that the concept is in tangible form. Copyright does not protect the idea or concept but the expression of the idea…
Introduction Corruption in the private sector of Kenya’ economy is represented in a wide variety of forms: bribery, money laundering, fraud, and collusion among others. This phenomenon is dangerous because it not only distorts markets but also has a negative impact on the Kenyan society as a whole. Corruption in the private sector contributes to…