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Kenya is ripe for investment

The volume of venture capital and private equity investment in Kenya in recent years, despite the global macroeconomic climate challenging many countries, underlines its status as a “very favourable” investment destination long-term, says leading lawyer Sylvia Kithinji. “There are many things going for Kenya, including our relatively stable political environment, infrastructure capacity, our people and...

No prescription on human rights violations

Supreme Court has given hope to victims of past human rights violations by declaring that there is no time limitation for filing claims for compensation. The Supreme court judges declared that since Kenya’s history is littered with incidents of gross human rights violations and atrocities, both during the colonial and post-independence era, it would be...

Landmark ruling on matrimonial rights in Kenya

The Kenyan Supreme Court has declared that matrimonial property should not be shared equally between the man and the woman after separation. In their landmark decision, a five-judge bench ruled that the properties should be divided according to each partner’s contribution during the subsistence of their marriage, and that each partner must prove their contribution...