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Mining Disputes in Kenya: Arbitration and Mediation for Licence Conflicts

September 9, 2026April 14, 2026 by Charles Muriu Mathenge

Construction and property development in Nairobi

Mining is a long game played through contracts and licences, and disagreement is inevitable: with partners, contractors, communities or the regulator. How a disagreement is resolved matters as much as the outcome, because a mine cannot pause for years of litigation. Investors who plan the machinery of resolution early spend less time in conflict later. … Read more

Resolving Commercial Contract Disputes Through Mediation

September 9, 2026January 13, 2026 by Bruno Walela Situma

Scales of justice representing dispute resolution

When a supply arrangement, service agreement, or construction contract goes wrong, the instinct is to reach for the dispute clause. Before the formal letters begin, it is worth considering what mediation can achieve in ordinary commercial disputes, and how often it achieves it. Which contract disputes suit mediation? Nearly all of them: price adjustments, delivery … Read more