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Nairobi towers and city park under an overcast skyCorporate & CommercialClass N Digital Nomad Permit: What It Means for the Foreign EmployerThe Class N permit lets a person work remotely from Kenya, but it answers an immigration question and…9 Oct 2026Nairobi city centre and office towers viewed from above on a clear dayCorporate & CommercialRelocating to Kenya as a U.S. Remote Worker: Kenyan Tax, U.S. Tax and the Missing TreatyA U.S. employee who moves to Kenya for a year or more faces two tax systems, and there…9 Oct 2026Hands typing on a laptop keyboard at a wooden desk by a windowCorporate & CommercialDoes a Foreign Employer Have to Register for Payroll in Kenya? PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and Housing LevyWhen a foreign employer pays a remote worker in Kenya from abroad, the question is whether it must…9 Oct 2026Remote worker with braided hair using a laptop at a desk by a windowCorporate & CommercialEmployee or Independent Contractor? Kenyan Law on a Foreign Company’s Remote WorkerA foreign company relocating one worker to Kenya often asks whether it can treat her as an independent…9 Oct 2026Nairobi skyline at dusk seen from a hillCorporate & CommercialPermanent Establishment Risk When a Foreign Company’s Employee Works Remotely From KenyaA U.S. company that lets one employee work from Nairobi has not set up a Kenyan business, but…9 Oct 2026African parents and young children sharing a meal together at a table, illustrating appointing a guardian for minor children in KenyaCorporate & CommercialAppointing a Guardian for Your Minor Children in Kenya: What the Children Act RequiresParents of young children often assume that naming a guardian in a will settles who will raise them…8 Oct 2026Woman smiling at her smartphone, illustrating digital assets such as M-Pesa and online accounts after deathCorporate & CommercialDigital Assets on Death in Kenya: M-Pesa, Online Accounts and CryptocurrencyMost Kenyans now hold part of their wealth in places a traditional will never mentions: an M-Pesa wallet,…8 Oct 2026Hand signing a legal document with a fountain pen, illustrating resealing of a foreign grant of probate in KenyaCorporate & CommercialResealing a Foreign Grant of Probate in Kenya: Which Countries Qualify and How It WorksWhen someone dies abroad leaving property in Kenya, the foreign grant of probate or letters of administration does…8 Oct 2026African professionals in a boardroom discussing public private partnerships in Kenya for a foreign developerCorporate & CommercialPublic Private Partnerships in Kenya: How Foreign Developers Win and Structure a ProjectPublic private partnerships in Kenya are governed by the Public Private Partnerships Act (Cap. 430), which replaced the…30 Sep 2026 Talk to usNeed advice on Corporate & Commercial?Speak to an advocate about your Corporate & Commercial matter.Get in touch