By Elainer Mogoa Kenya has eliminated work permit fees for Tanzanian nationals to allow Tanzanians to work and invest in Kenya. On 4th May 2021, in a meeting with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu, president Uhuru Kenyatta announced the scrapping of work permit fees for Tanzania Nationals working or investing in Kenya. The objective is to...
By Victor Orandi Composite supply means a supply that comprises two or more goods or services, which are naturally bundled and supplied in with each other in the ordinary course of business, one of which is a principal supply and ancillary supply. This means that the goods or services are generally supplied as a combination...
By Purity Ngigi – Sundays The Employment Act provides that every employer with twenty employees and above must have a sexual harassment policy. Employers who meet this threshold must ensure that a sexual harassment policy is drafted and issued to employees. A sexual harassment policy must define what amounts to sexual harassment and must incorporate...
By Purity Ngigi – Sundays A recent cursory look at case law has established that an employee’s right not to be unfairly terminated applies in the termination of a probationary contract. The employment law requires that upon the termination of employment, an employer must show that the reason for ending the relationship is valid, fair,...
By Victor Orandi On 25th November 2019, the Data Protection Act 2019 came into force in Kenya (DPA). The DPA establishes the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, to be held by a Data Commissioner who the President will appoint. On 12th November 2020, the President appointed Ms Immaculate Kassait as Data Commissioner to the...
By Elainer Mogoa Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has extended the deadline for voiding the old passport by a further ten months until 31st December 2021. This extension comes after the Directorate of Immigration Services decided to scale down its operations to mitigate the spread of COVID -19. The government of Kenya has been phasing...
By Elainer Mogoa The Directorate of Immigration services has scaled down on operations at the Foreign Nationals Management Services Office effect from 29th March 2021. These measures ensure both the customers and staff’s safety after the upsurge of Covid-19 cases in the country. Services temporarily suspended include the endorsement of permits and passes. However, with...
By Elainer Mogoa The Department of Immigration Services has automated the issuance of permits and passes to streamline the immigration process and meet the COVID-19 standards. Previously, applicants made payment after the approval of the permits and passes to collect the permits and passes physically. Now, applicants will download the work permits and passes on...
By Purity Ngigi – Sundays At the beginning of the employment relationship, the law provides that an employer shall issue the employee with a contract of employment no later than two months from the date of beginning the job. Issuance of a contract of employment is an obligation on the employer and not a liberty....
By Purity Ngigi – Sundays Parliament proposed an amendment to the Employment Bill in 2019. The bill includes paid adoption leave for a female employee who adopts a child of two years or less. And two months of paid leave for a female employee who gets a child through a surrogacy parenthood agreement. It also...
