Premium & Efficient Immigration Permit Services in Kenya
Immigration matters in the country are governed by the Kenya Citizenship Immigration Act, No. 12 of 2011. Foreign nationals keen to operate in Kenya must obtain a permit. The Permits are issued by the Director of Immigration Services and enable a foreigner to engage in trade, employment,…
A trust, regardless of the type as provided below, is considered invalid if it is meant to conduct or engage in anything illegal in Kenya, lacks identifiable or ascertainable beneficiary, uncertain terms making it impossible to achieve its purpose, settlor’s lack of legal capacity to create the trust; or established by duress, fraud, misrepresentation, or…
Sports Law: Football Law Series – Q&A
Football – or also known as soccer in other parts of the world – is a special and most followed sports activity that has a rich history and developed progressively to appreciate modern factors that influences its trajectory. Therefore, like any other sound activity to human beings, there…
Party Primaries and Party Lists
Preliminaries
Party Primary refers to the process undertaken by a political party to elect or select its candidates for an election. Essentially, a political party has the liberty to elect or select a candidate who will run for a particular public office. Also, during the party nomination of party lists,…
The Government of Kenya regulates gambling activities through the Betting, Lotteries, and Gaming Act as the primary legislation. There is a proposed legislation known as Gaming Bill, 2019 that will repeal the BLGA, if it becomes law. The Gaming Bill, 2019 will have immense impact on the gambling industry.
Betting Control & Licensing Board Powers of
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Ong’anya Ombo Advocates LLP is a full-service law firm providing dedicated and curated legal services to Kenyan and International Clients.
Some of our key areas of practice are Corporate Law, Corporate Immigration, Individual Immigration, Tax Law, and Cross-Border Practice. The sub-categories under these fields include corporate (re)structuring, tax (re)structuring, development of an international network of…
In the advent of COVID19, not to mention its novelty, there was immense disruption towards society’s legislative, social, political, religious, and economic structures. These shocks have seen massive disruption in how various entities operate to stay afloat with the new normal. It resulted in multiple adjustments in Kenya and pushed the government to appreciate “digital”…
An LLC is a common entity considered by promoters looking for a chance to minimise exposure to liability as promoters. It needs at least one member, and a maximum of 50 – other than an employee who is a shareholder, a member does not include an employee, cannot invite members of the…
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Enabling Rights of a Data Subject
A data controller or processor interested in securing consent must – through written, oral, audio, or video…
We commence with a brief look at the obligations of the Central Bank of Kenya based on the structural provisions under the Constitution of Kenya (Constitution) followed by the Central Bank of Kenya Act.
The Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) purpose is to formulate monetary policy, promote price stability, issue currency, and perform other functions…
