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Kenyan farmland with an acacia tree at sunset, illustrating land held in a family trustReal EstateFamily Trust Land Transfer in Kenya: Stamp Duty, Capital Gains Tax and Land Control Board ConsentMoving land into a family trust looks like a paperwork exercise, but a family trust land transfer in…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 2026Real estate tokenisation in Kenya: tower cranes over a building site in a Kenyan cityFinancial ServicesTokenising Kenyan Real Estate: What Regulation 62 Requires Before You Offer a Single TokenProperty is the obvious real-world asset to put on a blockchain, and Kenya's Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations,…28 Sep 2026Non-resident rental income tax: a modern apartment block let to tenants in an East African cityReal EstateNon-Resident Rental Income Tax in Kenya: What Overseas Landlords Must Do After the Finance Act 2026If you own rental property in Kenya but are not a Kenyan tax resident, the Finance Act, 2026…28 Sep 2026Kenyan agricultural land structuring: a Kenyan smallholder farmer, representing the local landholding partner in a foreign-investor farm ventureCorporate & CommercialHow to Structure an Agricultural Business in Kenya Without Holding the LandForeign investors setting up an agricultural operating business in Kenya, an avocado orchard, a flower farm, a dairy…22 Sep 2026Maasai community member in northern Kenya rangelandRegulatory & ComplianceCommunity Benefit-Sharing Agreements for Carbon Projects in KenyaKenya's carbon credit sector has grown quickly, and much of it sits on land communities hold under customary…12 Sep 2026Power transmission lines illustrating way-leave and utility easement disputes in KenyaLitigation & Dispute ResolutionWay-Leave and Utility Easement Disputes With Kenya Power and Kenya PipelineTransmission lines, distribution poles and petroleum pipelines cross thousands of private parcels across Kenya, and most landowners only…12 Sep 2026Person signing a land document illustrating title fraud risk in KenyaLitigation & Dispute ResolutionTitle Fraud and Forged Land Titles in Kenya: Legal Remedies for VictimsA registered title is meant to be conclusive proof of ownership in Kenya, but registration does not cure…12 Sep 2026Workers in an industrial warehouse representing Special Economic Zone operations in KenyaReal EstateSpecial Economic Zone Land Leasing in KenyaKenya's Special Economic Zones offer manufacturers, logistics operators and other investors customs and tax incentives in exchange for…12 Sep 2026 Talk to usNeed advice on Real Estate?Speak to an advocate about your Real Estate matter.Get in touch