Legal updates

We will discuss the Supreme Court judgment in Mike Mbuvi Sonko v The Clerk County Assembly of Nairobi and 11 Others Petition No. E008 of 2022

Is the Bill perfect for this society? Is the Bill perfect for this society? Is it over-ambitious? or is it at the precipice of reality and practicality considering our developing economy?

In this petition, the High Court of Kenya at Machakos stepped in to enforce the duty of care owed by the Insurance Regulatory Authority to the insured in public interest.

The certainty of whether a director is an employee of a company is now settled. The terms ‘independent contractor’ and ‘employee’ are mutually exclusive. Contracts with employees entail the placement of employees’ services or productive capacities at the disposal of the employers.

This article finds it relevant to analyse KRA’s proposed data mining labs against the right to privacy and our Data Protection Act (DPA) and Data Protection Regulations (DPR).

Ukur Yatani, Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning, on 7th April 2022 tabled the Finance Bill 2022. The theme for the budget this year ‘Accelerating Economic Recovery for Improved Livelihood’.

According to data by Statista, Kenya is home to over 80 startups as of 2021. Kenya is one of the top startup countries in Africa. Statista has proven that by 2021, over $292 million was raised by tech startups in Kenya.

On 25th January 2022, Mativo J, proceeded to deliver a ruling in what has been protracted litigation between a defaulting borrower, a guarantor and a financier seek to exercise their statutory power of sale.

Access to information is critical for enabling citizens to exercise their voice, to effectively monitor and hold government to account, and to enter into informed dialogue about decisions which affect their lives. It is seen as vital for empowering all citizens, including vulnerable and excluded people, to claim their broader rights and entitlements.

Digital currency is a currency that exists only in digital or electronic form or also a means of payment that exists purely in electronic form and can be exchanged for a pre- determined amount equivalent to the local fiat currency. They are only accessible through computing platforms.