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...
By Elainer Mogoa The government of Kenya automated the new electronic visa (e-visa) processing system effect from 1 January 2021. All visa applications are processed online. All passengers travelling to Kenya from countries that require visas to Kenya are required to obtain an e-visa before boarding as no visas will be issued on arrival. What...
By Elainer Mogoa A special pass is issued to those who wish to enter Kenya and stay for: A limited period for the purpose of applying for a review of a decision denying a permit; Applying for a permit or pass; Temporarily conducting any business, trade or profession; Any other purposes which an immigration officer...
By Purity Ngigi – Sundays Companies are now required to submit their beneficial ownership register. The deadline has been extended to 31st July 2021 from 31st January 2021. Hefty fines of up to KES 500,000 and an additional fine of KES 50,000 per day for continuing non-compliance are applicable for failure to comply by the...
By Victor Orandi On 31st December 2020, the Lands and Physical Planning Ministry (“Ministry”) announced that all title deeds issued under the Indian Transfer of Property Act, the Registered Land Act (RLA), the Registration of Titles Act (RTA), the Land Titles Act (LTA), and the Government Lands Act (GLA) shall be cancelled and replaced with...
By Elainer Mogoa Foreign nationals wishing to work in Kenya are required to obtain a work permit. However, work permits are generally only granted in instances where the employer can prove that doing so would be beneficial to Kenya and the position cannot be filled by any suitable Kenyan applicants. The Class D permit for...
By Elainer Mogoa On the 31st of January, Kenya Airlines suspended flights to mainland China due to novel coronavirus.The High Court of Kenya announced on Friday, February 28, that all flights from China would be temporarily suspended in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Flights to and from Italy were also temporarily...
By Victor Orandi For most business, protecting a trading name or brand logo is essential in equating a monopoly right to trademark use in their chosen class of goods or services. This generates goodwill and brand recognition. By registering a business name and/or logo, the proprietor can put third parties on notice that they own...
By Matthew Magare The Tax Laws (Amendment) (No. 2) Act No 22 of 2020 (the “Act”) was assented to on 23 December 2020 and came into effect on 1 January 2021. The Act’s primary effect was to reverse the reliefs provided under the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2020 that was assented following the COVID –...
