The Company's Act 2015 (Video Content)

Kenya's Trust Administration Act, 2026 introduces a new framework for trusts with requirements for registration, beneficial ownership transparency, trustee duties and compliance obligations. The Act consolidates fragmented legislation into a single regime overseen by a Registrar of Trusts, fundamentally reshaping how trusts are administered and regulated in Kenya.

The President of the Republic of Kenya has assented to the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 ("VASP Act"), which came into force on 4 November 2025.

Recent government initiatives aimed at economic stabilisation and promoting foreign investment have further enhanced its appeal.

Trusts have long occupied a convenient place in Kenya's social and commercial landscape. The Trust Administration Bill, 2025 (the "Bill"), currently open for public comment...

Following our Newsflash issued on 4th October 2019, the President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, refused to assent to the Law of Contract (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (the Bill).

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has published the draft Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (the " draft Bill") proposing to amend multiple statutes...

Without any forewarning, the current administration operationalised the 11 years old, Public Benefits Organisations Act (the PBO Act) which replaces the 30-year-old Non-Governmental Organisations Coordination Act (the NGO Act), significantly altering the regulation of not-for-profit entities.

Kenya's legal and regulatory landscape is undergoing significant transformation across multiple sectors, from the introduction of Africa's first dedicated technopolis legislation to the establishment of comprehensive cryptocurrency licensing requirements. The country is implementing major reforms in banking capitalisation, ending Kenya Power's retail electricity monopoly, and expanding its tax framework to capture digital financial services and indirect share transfers.

The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 2019 came into force on 23 July 2019. It has made a number of amendments to several laws.

The Companies (Beneficial Ownership Information) Regulations, 2020 came into force on 18 February 2020.