Collective Management Organisations to Register Afresh with KECOBO
All collective management organizations CMOs who collect royalties on behalf of artistes have until Oct 25th to register afresh, a move expected to restore normalcy in the industry and ensure gains for the local and international artists for their works in Kenya. This follows a court ruling allowing the Kenya Copyright Board to carry out […]
African Union Hosts Regional meeting On Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls
The African Union AU indicates that there have been notable improvements in the adoption of human rights instruments and policies on ending Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) both at the continental and regional levels by the Member States. The African Union, in the framework of the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme, in collaboration with […]
Speaker Issues Guidelines on Introduction of Bills for Amendment of the Constitution Through Parliamentary Initiative
The Speaker of the National Assembly, the Rt. Hon. Moses Wetang’ula has issued guidelines to the House on the introduction of Bills and the Amendment of Bills through Parliamentary Initiative. The Speaker issued the directions via a communication to the House when he presided over the first Plenary Sitting of the House Wednesday. The new […]
Pauline Vata Tells of Her Success in Running a Hybrid Law Firm and Utilising Technology to Increase Efficiency
Pauline Vata worked in the NGO sector for a long time, honing her skills in running an organization. Then Covid happened and this was the crisis she had been waiting to start her own legal firm. But as she told the Corporate Juror, it was not a walk in the park given the requirements from […]
Number Of Court of Appeal Stations Increases to Five
The number of Court of Appeal stations has expanded to five with the addition of a court of appeal in Nakuru County, after Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Nyeri, which is expected to meet enhanced demand for services. It is expected that this number could soon grow to six, with the expected addition of a court […]
Exide Batteries First Commodity to Trade Under the CFTA
Associated Battery Manufacturing EA Ltd becomes the first Kenyan company to trade under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), following the exportation of exide batteries worth Sh9.3million to Ghana. Launched for trading in January 2021, CFTA is a game changer in overall global trade, and Africa, which accounts for 2% of global trade and […]
Elizabeth Lenjo Takes Oath of Office as Chair of the Copyright Tribunal
Elizabeth Lenjo is the chairperson of the Copyright Tribunal, a tribunal that will serve for a period of five years. Elizabeth Lenjo as well other tribunal members Helen Kiende, Wilfred Ogot, Caroline Opiyo and Joseph Ndungu took their oath of office at the Supreme Court, Nairobi in the presence of the Chief Justice Martha Koome. […]
CBK Licenses 10 Digital Money Lenders
As the licensing process for digital lenders continues, with the coming to effect of The Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Act, 2021, the Central Bank Of Kenya is reporting that it has so far licensed 10 out of the 288 applicants, which translates to a mere fraction of the numerous providers in a sector that […]
Insurance Regulatory Authority Intensifies Fraud Crackdown Through IFIU
In its ongoing efforts to rid the Kenyan Insurance sector of fraud, the Insurance Fraud Investigations Unit, IFIU has arrested and charged two persons for the offense of conspiracy to defraud and obtaining credit by false pretenses. An inquiry file for the two accused Grace Atieno Okal and Gladys Atieno Mboya indicates that on diverse […]
Farmers File a Court Case to Stop Punitive Seed Laws
Smallholder farmers with the support of Greenpeace Africa have filed a case in court over a 2012 punitive seed law that criminalises farmers for selling and sharing seeds that are unregistered and uncertified. This legislation, punishes offenders with a prison sentence of up to a maximum of 2 years or a fine of up to […]
