by Melanie Munyori and Judy Mumbi | Jan 15, 2020 | Legal update
According to a Report by Serianu, a Pan-African based cybersecurity and Business Consulting firm, Kenya’s economy lost more than Ksh. 29.5 billion from cyber-attacks in 2018.[1]The Communication Authority of Kenya further reported that Cyber threats rose over 10% in...
by Wamae Allen | Dec 21, 2019 | Legal update, News
_____ We are proud to announce our 6th anniversary as a premier full service law firm. Wamae & Allen was founded in 2013 by Allen Gichuhi and Charles Wamae on the premise of commitment to client care, responsiveness and continuous education as the guiding...
by Wamae Allen | Dec 13, 2019 | Legal update
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” -George Orwell 1. Freedom is an integral piece of every social puzzle, no less freedom of expression. Our individuality and talents are best expressed in the rink of...
by Caxstone Kigata and Wamuyu Mathenge | Dec 10, 2019 | Legal update
Introduction The long wait for the Director of Occupational Safety and Health Services (hereinafter referred to as “the Director”) established under the Work Injuries Benefits Act, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as “WIBA”) to hear work injury related claims is now...
by Andrew Kabugu and Virginiah Nduta | Dec 3, 2019 | Legal update
In a High court ruling delivered in 2012 in the case of Samuel G. Momanyi v Attorney General & another [2012] eKLR, it was held that Section 45(3) of the Employment Act 2007 requiring an employee to have worked for a minimum period of 13 months in order to bring a...
by Wamae Allen | Nov 26, 2019 | Legal update
The prudential guidelines by the CBK, Consumer Protection Act, Competition Act and the Banking Act do not limit the bank from advertising distrained or repossessed assets. Again, in Hire Purchase, the Owner is permitted by law to repossess their goods and resell them,...
