Foreigners as Shareholders in Kenya

Foreigners as Shareholders in Kenya

Shareholder: Introduction The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015 (the “Companies Act”) had introduced a new requirement that a foreigner who intends to register a company in Kenya, should give at least 30% of the shares to a citizen of the Republic of Kenya. After extensive...
Foreigners as Shareholders in Kenya

Foreigners as Landowners in Kenya

Land: Introduction On 27th August 2010, the current Constitution of Kenya was promulgated, hence, repealing the previous Constitution (also referred to the Independence Constitution[1]). The purpose of the Constitution was to protect, guide, address or provide a...
Foreigners as Shareholders in Kenya

Computer Misuse & Cybercrimes Act

Offences The law Comments Unauthorised access Occurs when a person knows they do not have the authority to access certain information but makes effort to access the information. The important question is whether the person accessing the information does have the...
Foreigners as Shareholders in Kenya

GDPR’s Impact on Kenya

GDPR: Introduction The European Union (the “EU”) enhanced its Data Laws when it passed the General Data Procedure Rules (the “GDPR”) on May 25, 2016. The GDPR came into effect on May 25, 2018, thus, there was a transition period of two years. Other than the GDPR...