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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).

One of the major amendments is to the Central Depositories Act to entrench the requirement to disclose beneficial ownership in listed securities.

Over the last few years, the term Environmental, Social and Governance "ESG" has made its way into boardrooms, strategy discussions and annual reports in the West and more recently in Africa.

In light of COVID-19, several guidelines have been issued by various authorities for the conduct of virtual meetings.

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

Kenyan companies are now required to submit details of their beneficial owners to the Registrar of Companies ("Registrar").

Africa's economic landscape is dominated by SMEs, which constitute 75% to 90% of businesses, according to the World Economic Forum...

On 9 April 2021, Kenya published a gazette notice that amends the National Information Communications and Technology ("ICT")

The Competition Authority of Kenya has imposed unusual remedies on the Diageo-Asahi transaction involving East African Breweries, requiring a USD 115 million reserve fund and retail refrigeration space allocation. These unprecedented conditions have sparked debate about the scope of merger control powers and raised questions about whether securing pre-existing liabilities falls within proper regulatory authority.

The Kenyan Government has recently done away with the local shareholding requirement in the ICT sector that has been in place for over ten years.

We are proud to be listed as a company committed to integrity in the inaugural 2021 Integrity Index by the British Chamber of Commerce Kenya.

The Kenyan Government has recently done away with the local shareholding requirement in the ICT sector that has been in place for over ten years.

There are a host of critical issues which we generally reflect on when commencing a discussion with a family.

Section 894 of the Companies Act, Chapter 486 of the Laws of Kenya, requires companies to provide information on beneficial ownership as detailed in our previous article.

With the introduction of the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (the Bill), businesses stand to win big as the Kenyan government moves to amend certain statutes

On 24 April 2024 the Trustees Perpetual Succession Act Cap 164 (the TPSA), which governs the procedure for incorporation of trustees into a corporate body and maintenance...

On 7 August 2020, the National Information Communications and Technology Policy Guidelines, 2020 were published in the Kenya Gazette under the Kenya Information and Communications Act.