The Company's Act 2015 (Video Content)

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).

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

BEPS is the use of legal tax planning strategies by companies to artificially shift profits to low or no-tax jurisdictions (in which there is little or no economic activity being undertaken by those companies).

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...

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.