Njeri Wagacha talks to Dr Willard Mwemba - Part 2

Missed opportunities: The implications of squandering a disciplinary hearing

In employer-employee workplace tales, a person decrying unfair termination is a common scenario. But what about the instances where the employee had a chance to tell their side of the story in a disciplinary hearing, but they let it slip away? This is the story in the case of Okun v Kenyatta University (Cause 363 of 2019) where the employee sought a declaration from the court that his employment was terminated unfairly. The twist is that the employer had extended two invitations to the employee to appear before a disciplinary committee, which were postponed at the request of the employee. Thereafter, it sent a third invitation which the employee refused to honour entirely. What is the implication of squandering the termination process in thisway? 

ERA Bill available for public comment

Following its formal introduction to Parliament towards the end of August 2023, the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy has invited the public to submit comments on the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill (ERA Bill or Bill) by Friday, 13 October 2023.

An analysis of the Affordable Housing Act, 2024: Will this act survive the legal onslaught?

After what may seem like an eternal wait for the Government, the President finally put pen to paper on the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023 (Bill) to enact it into law on 19 March 2024. The Affordable Housing Act, 2024 (Act) is intended to cure the pitfalls that were raised by the High Court in the case of Okiya Omtatah Okoiti and 51 Others v The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning and Six Others, Constitutional Petition No. E181 of 2023.  

Webinar Recording | Overview of the 2024 Budget Speech

Transferring sectional title property from a developer: The potential pitfalls

Purchasing sectional title property directly from a developer can be tax efficient and, combined with a developer who is experiencing financial difficulty, can make the deal a difficult one to refuse. However, in such circumstances, proper due diligence is important to safeguard both parties to the transaction.

Minority protections against oppressive and/or prejudicial amendments to an MOI

When considering the age-old question of which provisions should be contained in the memorandum of incorporation (MOI) and which provisions should be contained in the shareholders’ agreement (SHA), one important consideration which is often overlooked is the threshold required to amend an MOI as opposed to an SHA.