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While the divorce process can be tedious and emotionally draining, it is primarily administrative in nature, governed by statutory requirements and formal court procedure. The law in Kenya permits divorce on limited grounds which include adultery, cruelty, desertion and irretrievable breakdown of the marriage among others depending, of course, on the type of marriage. Once […]

Setting up a trust is a practical tool for anyone who wants to manage assets responsibly, plan for their family, or give to causes they care about without leaving a mess behind. At its core, a trust is a legal agreement where one party hands over property to another party (a trustee) to manage for

I had one week to revise for nine units. Not by choice, mind you. I would not recommend it, but if you have found yourself in the same boat, then perhaps my mess of a timetable will make you feel a little less doomed. Despite years of sitting law exams, nothing really prepares you for

Divorce Is Not Just a Piece of Paper In Kenya, divorce happens in two steps. First, the court issues a decree nisi. This means the court agrees in principle that the marriage should end, but it is not yet final. After a waiting period, and if no one objects, the court then issues a decree

There was a time, not long ago, when unemployed graduates in Kenya started calling themselves content writers. It was the new thing. The West quickly caught on and decided that if you wanted cheap but decent copy, you went to Kenya. Just like virtual assistants became synonymous with the Philippines, online articles became a Kenyan

Marriage does not fall apart because someone forgot to take out the rubbish twice in a row. When the law talks about “irretrievable breakdown,” it is not referring to a minor tiff or your spouse forgetting your birthday again. No, this is serious business.  Under the Marriage Act, irretrievable breakdown is one of the legal

So you have a shiny new brand, product, or service. Maybe it is the next Safaricom, or maybe it is just your side hustle selling shea butter and dreams on Instagram. Either way, you have realised that if you do not lock in your name, logo, or that slogan you love, someone else might. And

Let us have a frank word about China. You spend months, maybe years, perfecting your product. Sales are strong. You are getting noticed. Then suddenly, you see it pop up online again, except this time it is cheaper, slightly off, and definitely not yours. This is the world of Chinese trademark warfare and it is

With divorce there is grief, there is rage, there is a shared blender nobody actually wants but will die fighting over, but you know what makes it worse? In the middle of all this mess, people make their own divorce worse. Not by accident. Not because they are evil but because they have no idea

My cherished LLB dissertation was all about this case. Let us talk about it, on the blog today. The High Court of Kenya’s decision in Sony Corporation v Sony Holdings Limited, handed down by Justice Tuiyott on 29 May 2018, stirred quite a bit of discussion. Much of the commentary has focused on the striking