What You Need to Check Before You Commit A practical legal checklist for international buyers and diaspora investors navigating Kenya’s property market from abroad. You’ve identified a property. You’ve spoken to an agent. You may have even transferred a holding deposit. But before you go further, there is a set of legal checks that every […]
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A practical legal guide for corporate directors, international investors, and multinational companies planning to invest in Kenya’s mining, energy, manufacturing, and real estate sectors. Kenya is one of Africa’s most compelling investment destinations. A strategic location at the heart of East Africa, access to a regional market of over 300 million people through the East
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If you are a Kenyan living abroad and you have been thinking about investing back home but something keeps holding you back, you are not being irrational. Commonwealth and related diaspora research show strong interest in investing in Kenya, but trust, information gaps, and distance remain major barriers. My name is Janice Wachuka, and I
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Investors do not leave markets because they are imperfect; they leave when they become unpredictable. The recent United States National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers once again places Kenya in the global conversation on regulatory friction and governance, identifying corruption and public procurement challenges as significant barriers to doing business. That matters; but
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Wills, Family Trusts, and How to Protect What You Built Abroad If you are a Kenyan living abroad and you own land, rental property, shares, savings, or business interests in Kenya, estate planning is not something to leave for later. Too many families discover the cost of delay only when a death or incapacity forces
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7 Succession Mistakes That Can Put Your Family at Risk You worked hard to build something. Maybe it is land in Kenya. Maybe a family home. Maybe rental property. Maybe other assets you want your children and loved ones to benefit from one day. You made sacrifices abroad to create that security back home. But
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Foreign investors are steadily deepening their exposure to Kenya. Recent foreign investment survey data show that the stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 8.5% between the end of 2022 and the end of 2023, from Kes 1,343.1 billion to Kes 1,457.5 billion. Even where year on year flows have softened, investor sentiment remains
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More often than not, when you get into a road traffic accident, and you sustain injuries, you need urgent medical attention. Yet reports indicate that nearly 50% of Kenyans do not have a form of medical insurance, largely because premiums are beyond reach. For many accident victims, compensation is the only realistic way to fund
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In 2022, three petitioners, two Ethiopian nationals and a Kenyan civil rights organization, walked into Kenya’s High Court with an unusual complaint. Facebook’s algorithm was not just showing them objectionable content, it was weaponizing data to amplify hate speech, propaganda and incitement to violence across East and Southern Africa. They alleged that Meta Platforms had
HOW KENYA’S COURTS ARE TAKING CONTROL OF BIG TECH’S DATA DECISIONS Read More »
Across Nairobi, Nakuru and Kisumu, long queues formed around futuristic silver “orbs”. For a few minutes of eye contact, Kenyans walked away with 25 WorldCoin tokens, roughly Kes. 7,000 at the time. On the surface, this looked like a tech‑driven stimulus: fast cash for anyone willing to join the digital economy. Behind the marketing,
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