NAIROBI — The chief justice of Kenya has sent a proposal to parliament that calls for removing the death penalty for the crimes of murder, violent theft and treason, saying the proposed changes aim to put the country’s laws more in line with international human rights standards. Kenya’s Chief Justice Martha Koome is […]
LAW FIRM PROBLEM You are Janice Joyner, a young partner in the Transnational Projects Department of the Houston office of the Dallas-based firm, Smudgens & Sealy. Lately your time has increasingly been occupied by the burgeoning overseas operation of your firm’s new encircling client, UnivEnergy. When you got to your office […]
. Introduction These notes are prepared to inform our clients and others about the changes introduced by the amendment of the Existing Commercial Code (“EEC”) effective since September 11, 1960 and the New Commercial Code (“NCC”) to be effective on the date of its publication in the official gazette for the publication of laws in […]
The deal with Jersey, a self-governing island in the English Channel, was hailed as “a victory for the people of Kenya” by its High Commissioner in the UK, Manoah Esipisu. The entangled web of connections that eventually ended in this deal first emerged following a divorce case. Back in 2006, Samuel Gichuru, the wealthy boss […]
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its rapid assessment of the war in Ukraine, forecasts an alarming situation for developing countries, especially for African countries. The report released on Wednesday looks at countries directly exposed to the war waged by Russia because it will eventually lead to food shortages, a recipe […]
There has been an effort on the side of the Ethiopian Government to contribute to the enhancement of foreign direct investment in the country. Revising pertinent laws that assists and enhances this objective has been one noticeable effort. One of the laws is the new Investment Proclamation No. 1180/2020. Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) revised the […]
Kenya’s Chief Justice has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to respect the rule of law and swear in 41 judges proposed to him by a commission without further delay. Chief Justice David Maraga told a media briefing on Monday that efforts to get an audience with the president over the matter had failed. “A shortage of […]
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