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Family Trusts for Kenyans in the Diaspora: Secure Your Legacy and Investments Back Home

Wealth and Private Clients

Family Trusts For Kenyans In The Diaspora: Secure Your Legacy And Investments Back Home

For the increasing number of Kenyans living and working abroad, maintaining strong ties with home often includes investing in land, real estate, businesses, or supporting loved ones. However, managing...

Appellate Court Bars Misuse of Insolvency Laws in Disputed Debt Cases – A Win for Fair Process

Debt Recovery, Restructuring & Insolvency

Appellate Court Bars Misuse Of Insolvency Laws In Disputed Debt Cases – A Win For Fair Process

In a landmark decision with wide implications for creditors, debtors, and insolvency practitioners, the Court of Appeal has held that insolvency proceedings must not be used as a tool to collect dispu...

CLIENT ALERT:  The Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025 Takes Effect: Major Shift in Employment Law and Disability Protections?

Employment, Labour Relations and Immigration Law Advisory

Client Alert: The Persons With Disabilities Act, 2025 Takes Effect: Major Shift In Employment Law And Disability Protections?

The Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025 ("the PWD Act") came into force on 27th May 2025, ushering in a new era of protections for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya. This legislation significa...

Adverse Possession: Court of Appeal Clarifies Legal Thresholds in Landmark Case

Real Estate, Banking & Finance

Adverse Possession: Court Of Appeal Clarifies Legal Thresholds In Landmark Case

The doctrine of adverse possession, being a common law doctrine, has been the subject of numerous decisions including the most recently delivered judgement by the Court of Appeal in the matter of Mwal...

Why MSMEs Struggle with ESG Compliance and What We Can Do About It

The Sustainability, Climate Change and ESG business unit

Why Msmes Struggle With Esg Compliance And What We Can Do About It

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) not to be confused with startups are the backbone of many economies. They create jobs, sustain families, and contribute significantly to national GDPs. Yet...

Presumed Marriages in Kenya: High Court Clarifies Property Rights in Cohabitation Cases

Wealth and Private Clients

Presumed Marriages In Kenya: High Court Clarifies Property Rights In Cohabitation Cases

In a landmark judgment, the High Court of Kenya reaffirmed that long-term cohabitation, even without formal marriage, can constitute a presumed marriage, carrying full legal implications under the Mat...

Mortgage-to-Rent and Mortgage-to-Own: Innovative Solutions to Kenya’s Distressed Mortgage Crisis

Real Estate, Banking & Finance

Mortgage-to-rent And Mortgage-to-own: Innovative Solutions To Kenya’s Distressed Mortgage Crisis

With rising mortgage defaults, declining asset values, and increasing auctions of family homes, Kenya's property market is under visible distress. As reported in the Business Daily (24th July 2025...

Wrap-Up Mortgages: A Creative Alternative to Forced Auctions in Kenya

Real Estate, Banking & Finance

Wrap-up Mortgages: A Creative Alternative To Forced Auctions In Kenya

A recent Business Daily article on “Tycoons scramble for posh homes in auctioneers’ yards” dated 24th July, 2025 has once again drawn attention to the sharp rise in public auctions of high-end p...

Mortgage Portation: A Strategic Lifeline for Kenya’s Distressed Property Market

Real Estate, Banking & Finance

Mortgage Portation: A Strategic Lifeline For Kenya’s Distressed Property Market

A recent Business Daily feature, “Tycoons scramble for posh homes in auctioneers’ yards” (24th July 2025), has once again highlighted the rapid rise in property auctions in Kenya’s high-end re...


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