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Conveyancing Lawyer in Kenya: 5 Essential Steps to Buying Property Safely

Conveyancing and Commercial Services / Waren Law

Conveyancing Lawyer in Kenya: 5 Essential Steps to Buying Property Safely Buying property in Kenya can be an exciting investment, but it also comes with significant legal and financial considerations. Whether you are purchasing a home, an apartment, land, or property from abroad, understanding the legal process can help protect your investment. For foreign and

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When Speed Becomes a Commodity: The Hidden Fuel of Corruption in Kenya’s Land Registries

When Speed Becomes a Commodity: The Hidden Fuel of Corruption in Kenya’s Land Registries Land registry Kenya play a critical role in property transactions, but delays and uncertainty in registration can create significant commercial pressure for clients, financial institutions and conveyancing Advocates. I recently lodged a charge document worth a significant figure, and then came

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What International Investors Need to Understand About Contract Enforceability in Kenya

Investment and Business Law / Waren Law

Thinking of investing in Kenya? Here’s what you need to understand about contract enforceability, risk factors, and how to protect your deal before signing. There is so much due diligence that goes on before you commit your capital to a foreign investment. Contract enforceability is one of them, and a critical one at

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Debt Recovery is Not a One-Size-Fits-All: Why the Right Lawyer Can Help Preserve The Borrower Relationship

Debt Recovery / Waren Law

Debt Recovery is Not a One-Size-Fits-All: Why the Right Lawyer Can Help Preserve The Borrower Relationship As a business owner, what matters most to you, between recovering a debt or maintaining a cordial relationship with the debtor? If your answer is the latter, you have to be smart about debt recovery. See, the debtor could

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Regulatory Delays in Kenya: How Investors Can Protect Energy and Mining Projects

Mining and Energy Law / Waren Law

Regulatory approvals can determine how quickly a project moves from planning to implementation. Understanding the legal and commercial risks of regulatory delays in Kenya can help you protect your timeline, costs, and investments as an investor. Regulatory delays in Kenya aren’t new. According to a recent report, these delays are costing Kenyans billions in losses,

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How to Structure a Kenyan Property Purchase So You Do Not Create Problems for Tax, Succession, or Family Control Later

Wealth Management / Waren Law

Most people who buy property in Kenya from abroad focus on finding the right plot, verifying the title deed, and completing the transaction. That part is important. But it is only half the job. The other half, the half that most buyers skip, is deciding how the property should be owned. Who holds the title.

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Why Foreign Lenders Need Kenyan Counsel Before a Default Becomes a Dispute

Debt Recovery / Waren Law

Lending into Kenya is no longer the exotic transaction it once was. Development finance institutions, international commercial banks, family offices, private credit funds, and corporate parent companies routinely extend credit to Kenyan borrowers across mining, energy, manufacturing, real estate, and trade finance. The deal itself is increasingly familiar. What is often misunderstood is what happens

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Kenya Energy Projects. The First Legal Questions Foreign Sponsors Should Answer Before Market Entry

Mining and Energy Law / Waren Law

Kenya reopened to new Power Purchase Agreements in November 2025 after a moratorium of nearly three years. In January 2026, EPRA revoked its allowed-return guidelines and the geothermal benchmark tariff, signalling a broader reset of how project economics will be priced going forward. Foreign sponsors evaluating Kenyan generation, transmission, or distribution projects are entering a

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Statutory Power of Sale in Kenya: What Kinyua v Absa Means for Commercial Borrowers and Lenders

Commercial law, Conveyancing and Commercial Services, Dispute Resolution / Waren Law

On 28 May 2026, the High Court at Milimani Commercial Courts restrained Absa Bank Kenya PLC from auctioning two charged commercial properties in Kiambu County. The borrower had missed a monthly installment on a KES 80 million facility early in 2025. The bank responded by recalling the entire outstanding balance and moving to sell. By

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Wealth Protection for Kenyans Abroad: How Wills and Trusts Secure Your Kenyan Estate

Wealth Management / Waren Law

Based on the WAREN Law Advocates LLP webinar “Wealth Protection Plan for Kenyans Abroad,” held on June 9, 2026, featuring Janice Wachuka, Cecilia Njeri, and Ephraim Ndegwa. The Family Division registry in Nairobi currently holds more than 13,000 active succession cases. Some estate disputes have been in the Kenyan courts for over 40 years, long

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