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Corporate & CommercialDoes Your Business Need to Vet Its Own Suppliers? KYC Beyond Your AML ObligationsCustomer due diligence gets most of the attention in Kenyan AML compliance, because it is the specific, documented…18 Sep 2026

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Corporate & CommercialShould You Outsource Your Company Secretarial Function?A private company only becomes legally required to appoint a qualified company secretary once its paid-up share capital…18 Sep 2026

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Corporate & CommercialIs Your Company at Risk of Being Struck Off Over an Unfiled Beneficial Ownership Register?Since 2019, every company registered in Kenya has been required to keep a register of its beneficial owners.…18 Sep 2026

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Corporate & CommercialExpanding a Kenyan Business Into Uganda: What Actually Changes LegallyKenyan businesses tend to treat Uganda as the natural next step, close, culturally familiar, and inside the same…18 Sep 2026

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Corporate & CommercialSetting Up vs Acquiring: How a Foreign Manufacturer Should Actually Enter the Kenyan MarketA foreign manufacturer deciding how to enter Kenya faces a much more capital-intensive version of the build-versus-buy question…18 Sep 2026

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Corporate & CommercialAcquiring a Manufacturing Business in Kenya: The Environmental and Labour Liabilities Due Diligence Must CatchA manufacturing business is a physical thing before it is a financial one, and the two liability categories…18 Sep 2026

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Corporate & CommercialShould a Foreign Tech Company Enter Kenya by Acquisition or From Scratch?A foreign tech company deciding to enter the Kenyan market usually frames this as a build-versus-buy question about…18 Sep 2026

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Corporate & CommercialAcquiring a Kenyan Tech Startup: What Due Diligence Actually Needs to CoverAcquiring a Kenyan tech company is not the same exercise as acquiring a manufacturer or a licensed financial…18 Sep 2026

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Corporate & CommercialCan Our Board Just Let the AI Decide? Oversight Duties Before Kenya’s AI BillKenya's Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026 is still a Senate bill, not law. It had its first reading in…18 Sep 2026 Talk to usNeed advice on Corporate & Commercial?Speak to an advocate about your Corporate & Commercial matter.Get in touch