Legal Framework
From The Report: Kenya 2017
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OBG introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in Kenya, in partnership with Anjarwalla & Khanna.

It also features a viewpoint with Karim Anjarwalla, Managing Partner, Anjarwalla & Khanna, on transforming Kenya into an international financial centre.

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Overview

Welcome developments: The recently modernised legal system will ensure a fairer marketplace for participants
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Kenya is a constitutional democracy with a multi-party political system. In 2008 the government launched Vision 2030, a development blueprint for the country with the aim of turning Kenya into a middle-income economy by 2030. Vision 2030 is based on three pillars, namely an economic pillar, a social pillar and a political pillar. The economic pillar aims to achieve an average GDP growth rate of 10% per annum for the next 25 years. The social pillar seeks to build “a just and cohesive society with…

Viewpoint

Gateway to growth: Karim Anjarwalla, Managing Partner, Anjarwalla & Khanna, on transforming Kenya into an international financial centre
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Viewpoint: Karim Anjarwalla A journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step, and several important steps have been taken so far towards developing a 21st century legal, financial and institutional framework for Kenya. Beginning with the adoption of a new constitution in August 2010, Kenya embarked on a process of setting up various legal frameworks, institutions and systems intended to cement the legal basis on which the country’s status as a regional hub, financial centre and gateway to Africa…