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LEGAL ALERT: Digital lenders on the cusp of coming under CBK’s radar with the proposed amendments to the CBK Act. 150 150 Admin_salclaw

LEGAL ALERT: Digital lenders on the cusp of coming under CBK’s radar with the proposed amendments to the CBK Act.

The Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020 is currently before the National Assembly’s finance committee, with the public participation stage having ended on 11th August 2020. After that, the finance committee will report to the house sitting in plenary on their consideration of the Bill before members of Parliament brace themselves for debating and…

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Child maintenance proceedings should not be employed to serve ulterior motives against fathers, court rules. 150 150 Admin_salclaw

Child maintenance proceedings should not be employed to serve ulterior motives against fathers, court rules.

The High Court in (JR. 5 of 2020) has ruled that in Child maintenance disputes, courts are supposed to take into account the financial means of both parents to avoid overburdening and arbitrarily purging either of them. This decision was made after a man who had been jailed for a month on account of failing…

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LEGAL ALERT: Why posting or sharing someone else’s nude images could land you in jail 150 150 Admin_salclaw

LEGAL ALERT: Why posting or sharing someone else’s nude images could land you in jail

The High Court’s pronouncement in constitutional Petition Number 206 of 2019, which dismissed Bloggers Association of Kenya’s (BAKE) contention that some provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act were unconstitutional, greenlighted the way for the full implementation of this law. To understand the rationale and purpose of this law, section 3 is instructive.…

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YOUR RIGHTS DURING A POLICE INVESTIGATION! 150 150 Admin_salclaw

YOUR RIGHTS DURING A POLICE INVESTIGATION!

Police and the state in general, are empowered to conduct investigations in a bid to solve crime and bring criminals to book. Indeed, members of the public are required to comply with summons requiring their attendance at police stations for the purpose of investigations. Tellingly, failure to honour requisitions for attendance at police stations without…

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LEGAL ALERT: PAYMENT OF STAMP DUTY AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX 150 150 Admin_salclaw

LEGAL ALERT: PAYMENT OF STAMP DUTY AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX

The Kenya Revenue Authority, has informed the public that it is in the process of simplifying the Stamp Duty payment process on land transactions on the Itax System and thereby expediting the payment process.   Following the changes, it will no  longer be conditional to present a Capital Gains Acknowledgement Slip before stamp duty payment…

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LEGAL ALERT: IMPACT OF CORONA VIRUS ON BUSINESS CONTRACTS-FORCE MAJEURE 150 150 Admin_salclaw

LEGAL ALERT: IMPACT OF CORONA VIRUS ON BUSINESS CONTRACTS-FORCE MAJEURE

Overview The outbreak of Coronavirus is impacting global markets, trade and commerce. Quarantine and travel measures have begun to impact local businesses and the supply chains supporting them. Many businesses may thus seek to rely on force majeure clauses or other contractual rights for relief from the performance of certain obligations due to the impact…

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LEGAL ALERT: ABC’S OF PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS IN KENYA 150 150 Admin_salclaw

LEGAL ALERT: ABC’S OF PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS IN KENYA

a. What is Prenuptial Agreement A Prenuptial Agreement or “Prenup”is a written agreement that establishes the property and financial rights of each spouse in the event of a divorce. It sets out the terms of ownership of assets, how to treat future earnings in a marriage, control of the property of each and how the…

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LEGAL ALERT :EXTENSION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 150 150 Admin_salclaw

LEGAL ALERT :EXTENSION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

Did you know that an order for extension of parental responsibility, in regards to payment of fees, can be issued to a person who has attained the age of 18 years where the training/school he has enrolled for has not ended, the High Court in Civil Appeal 34 of 2017 stated in summary that despite…

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LEGAL ALERT:Employees wooed by Kshs. 9,000 monthly tax relief under the Affordable Housing Programme 150 150 Admin_salclaw

LEGAL ALERT:Employees wooed by Kshs. 9,000 monthly tax relief under the Affordable Housing Programme

The Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) has been in the list of president Uhuru’s Big 4 Agenda. The said programme seeks to provide affordable housing for Kenyans in the low and middle income segment.The programme launched in January, 2019 seeks to roll out 500,000 units by 2022 to try and plug the housing gap in the…

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LEGAL ALERT: Turnover Tax 150 150 Admin_salclaw

LEGAL ALERT: Turnover Tax

Turnover Tax In accordance with the Finance Act, 2019, the Turnover Tax (TOT) has been re-introduced and will be payable from 1st January 2020. Who should pay TOT? Turnover Tax (TOT) is payable by any resident person whose turnover from business does not exceed or is not expected to exceed Kshs 5,000,000 during any year…

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