Legal Framework
From The Report: Kenya 2018
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This chapter introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in Kenya, in partnership with Oseko & Ouma. It also contains a viewpoint with Christine A Oseko, Managing Partner, Oseko & Ouma.

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Overview

Stable system: Updated regulatory frameworks enhance oversight of key economic sectors
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Alongside its high degree of political stability and favourable economic climate, Kenya’s modernised legal system is a factor in its ranking in the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2018” report, in which it placed third in sub-Saharan Africa – after Mauritius (25th) and Rwanda (41st) – and 80th globally. The stability and usability of a legal regime plays an important role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). International investors need to be assured that any capital outlays they…

Viewpoint

Digital conveyancing: Christine A Oseko, Managing Partner, Oseko & Ouma, on the benefits and shortcomings of the new online land registry
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Viewpoint:Christine A Oseko The Land Registry was fully digitalised in April 2018, allowing for virtually all conveyancing processes to be carried out online through the e-citizen platform. The new Land Information Management System extends to titles registered under the Land Registration Act 2012 and the Registration of Titles Act 2010, since titles and information held under these regimes have already been reduced to soft information, and can be read and accessed online. As a result, the…