On 14th November 2023, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration announced an intention to review fees, charges, and levies concerning SDICS services in the Kenya Gazette. After a period of public participation from 14th November to 5th December 2023, the revised charges were set to take effect from 1st January 2024, pending implementation....
By Victor Orandi The Data Protection Act, enforced by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), has been instrumental in regulating personal data collection, processing, and storage by private firms, government agencies, and county governments. Since enacting the Data Protection Regulations in February 2022, the ODPC has been vigilant in addressing privacy breaches. Private...
By Khaemba Wafula The Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Act of 2023 (the “Act”) was assented to on 1 September 2023 and came into effect on 15 September 2023. The Amended Act requires foreigners to have either a local director or a company secretary when incorporating a company in Kenya. Previously, foreigners...
By Elainer Mogoa Kenya has implemented a visa-free policy, exempting all foreign nationals from visa requirements, effective 1 January 2024. This means that foreign visitors will no longer be required to obtain a visa for entry into Kenya regardless of nationality. In lieu of the traditional visa requirement, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration,...
By Khaemba Wafula An internship, as described by the International Labour Organization on the Employment Policy Department Working Paper No. 240 of 2018, is any arrangement for the profit of work within a business or organization, the primary purpose of which is to gain experience, skills, and contacts that will assist the worker in gaining...
By Khaemba Wafula Conversion of title deeds refers to the transfer of all land parcels from outdated land registration laws to the new Land Registration Act of 2012. The conversion ensures that land records are safe, reliable, and easily accessible. It entails cancelling title deeds from the previous administration and replacing them with title deeds...
By Khaemba Wafula The Land Registration Act of 2012 requires land registrars to keep land registers and documents relating to land in a secure, accessible, and reliable format, which includes electronic files. Ardhisasa, the National Land Information System, was launched in April 2021. Ardhisasa is a platform that allows previously manual land transactions to be...
By Purity Ngigi – Sundays The National Social Security Fund is a national/public pension fund meant to provide basic social security for its members upon retirement. Every employer must register with NSSF, register its employees to the pension fund, and make contributions on behalf of the employees. The NSSF contribution is a statutory pension contribution...
By Purity Ngigi Sundays The Employment Act requires employers to file employee returns with the National Employment Authority (NEA) every year. The returns should indicate the number of employees employed by the company within the year and those who left the employment, including their full name, age, sex, occupation, date of employment, nationality, educational level...
By Khaemba Wafula Tenancy, as a word, is mainly associated with renting or leasing premises for purposes of business or residence and the landlord-tenant relationship. However, when it comes to co-tenancy, the meaning becomes different from what is publicly known. What is co-tenancy? Co-tenancy is a concept around land ownership where two or more people...
