Introduction On 18th November 2020, the Attorney General vide Legal Notice No. 12 of 2020 published the Companies (Beneficial Ownership Information) Regulations, 2020 (the “Regulations”). These Regulations derive from section 93A of the Companies Act, 2015 (“the Act”) which makes…
Pursuant to the Land Registration Act, 2012 (“the LRA”) and the Land Registration (Registration Units) Order, 2017, the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning (“the Ministry”) has begun the process of conversion of various Land Reference Numbers in order to…
In 2019, an amendment to the Companies Act, 2015 created an obligation for Kenyan companies to provide details of their beneficial owners to the Registrar of Companies. However, to give effect to the new disclosure requirements operating regulations were required.…
The Finance Act 2020 (the Act), which was assented to by President Uhuru Kenyatta on 30th June 2020, introduced a wide range of tax and other measures aimed at raising additional revenue for the financial year 2020 Among the measures…
In this newsletter we review several landmark tax cases our litigation team have successfully argued and highlight how each decision has brought clarity to Kenya’s business sector. Download the newsletter . Kaplan&Stratton – Read More
On 30th June 2020 the president of Kenya assented the Finance Act, 2020. One of the key changes was on the corporation tax with the introduction of the minimum tax regime. The minimum tax payment is 1% of the gross…
In an effort to breakdown conceptual structures of legal practice and thought adopted from our colonial and post-colonial contexts– Chief Justice David Maraga, on 28th /Aug/ 2020, launched the Alternative Justice System (AJS) Policy which is aimed at enhancing access…
We are delighted to announce that Kaplan & Stratton received multiple Africa legal awards at the inaugural IFLR Sub-Saharan African Awards and the African Legal Awards. For more details click here. Kaplan&Stratton – Read More
