Your HR platform is hosted in Europe. Your customer support runs from India. Your backups sit in a data centre abroad. Each of these ordinary arrangements may involve moving personal data out of Kenya , and that is where the rules begin. Can personal data be transferred outside Kenya? Yes, but not freely. The Data … Read more
Banks, tender committees and overseas counterparties now ask companies for more than a CR12: they want to know who ultimately owns and controls the entity. The answer is supplied through beneficial ownership filings at the Business Registration Service, an obligation many companies encounter for the first time during due diligence, usually with a transaction clock … Read more
An email arrives from a customer: “send me everything you hold about me.” Data subject access requests are among the most common exercises of rights under the Data Protection Act 2019, and among the most mishandled , not from obstruction, but because no process is ready when the request lands. What follows is what the … Read more
You are planning a new app, a CCTV rollout or a loyalty programme. If the project processes personal data on a large scale or in sensitive ways, Kenyan law may expect a data protection impact assessment before you launch. Doing it early is cheaper than retrofitting compliance after launch. When is a data protection impact … Read more
Corruption investigations rarely arrive without warning , by the time an individual or organisation is contacted, years of transactions may have been reviewed. If you are drawn into such an investigation, the process has defined stages and institutions, and calm, early advice matters. Which institutions handle corruption cases in Kenya? Investigation of corruption and economic … Read more
Most guidance on Kenyan trusts stops at registration. But a registered trust is a living structure: trustees hold property, money moves, beneficiaries grow up and trustees themselves change. What keeps a trust healthy year to year is unglamorous administration, and it is the absence of that administration , not the original drafting , that produces … Read more
Artisanal and small-scale mining supports many households across Kenya, from gold panning in the west to gemstone digging in the south-east. The Mining Act 2016 recognises these activities and regulates them through permits, and working outside the permit system exposes diggers and traders alike to enforcement. This note sets out the rules and responsibilities that … Read more
An overseas company that has won Kenyan work does not need to build a new company from nothing. It can register itself in Kenya as a foreign company under the Companies Act 2015 and trade here through its existing legal identity. What documents and particulars are required? The registrar expects a compact but specific file, … Read more
If your organisation keeps a customer list, runs a payroll or sends a newsletter, Kenyan data protection law already applies to you. One of the first questions organisations ask is whether formal registration with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is required before personal data may lawfully be processed. Who must register with the … Read more
Taking on your first employees is a milestone for any business. It also marks the point where employment law applies to you in full. The duties are manageable if you prepare for them early, and this checklist sets out the contracts, registrations and records that put a first hire on a proper footing. What should … Read more
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