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…
Introduction Within the contemporary world’s unstable political and economic landscape, individuals and organisations with evil or hostile intents try to create financial schemes and confusion to destabilise the International Commonwealth further locally or globally. Therefore, anti-money laundering policy has widely extended beyond personal beneficiation through theft or plunder of political or private money earned and…
Abstract E-commerce has experienced tremendous growth in recent years especially in developed countries. However, the sector is still nascent in developing countries like Kenya where it is encumbered by the lack of an e-commerce culture and trust in such transactions. The problem is compounded by the lack of comprehensive legal and tax provisions in Kenyan…
Introduction Good governance and good management require careful attention to internal and external risks. This session will provide an overview of risks arising from money laundering, terrorism and bribery in capital markets and pension schemes. Capital market development is an important component of financial sector development and supplements the role of the banking system in…
Introduction Public finance is a field of economics concerned with how governments raise money, how governments spend that money and the effect of these activities on the economy and the society. Chapter 2 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 provides for public finance, which is seen as a national resource geared towards sustainable funding for…
Abstract In the year 2015, Kenya made great changes especially the legislation of insolvency in the country. The alterations that were made are purely based on consolidating relevant rules and regulations that concern the matters of individual and corporate insolvency in depth. The insolvency legislation made two major changes i.e., procedure about individual and corporate…
On February 6, 2015 the High Court of Kenya decided that the Ethics & Anti- Corruption Commission is not barred by law from Prosecuting corruption cases in the case of Stephen Mburu Ndiba v EACC and DPP Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 20 of 2014. For the full judgement see http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/109064/
Enforcement of Money Judgments in Kenya by B M Musau & Company, Advocates I. PRESENT ATTITUDE TOWARD ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS I. PRESENT ATTITUDE TOWARD ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS A. Describe the receptiveness of your government (including courts) toward enforcement of foreign money judgments. Courts in Kenya will enforce foreign money judgments in…