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Group of African professionals in a Kenyan workplace, representing employer compliance with the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025Regulatory & ComplianceThe Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025: Kenya’s New 5% Employment Quota and Reasonable Accommodation DutyKenya's Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025 came into force on 27 May 2025 and replaced the Persons with…16 Sep 2026African laboratory scientist using a precision pipette to calibrate sample measurementsRegulatory & ComplianceBecoming a Licensed Calibration Service Provider Under Kenya’s New KEBS RegulationsCalibration service providers in Kenya are moving towards a formal licensing regime. The Standards Act already allows the…16 Sep 2026African industrial technician working with metal equipment, representing manufacturers and facilities affected by Kenya's new mandatory calibration rulesRegulatory & ComplianceMandatory Equipment Calibration Under Kenya’s Draft KEBS Metrology RegulationsThe Kenya Bureau of Standards published a Gazette notice on 4 September 2026 (Gazette Notice No. 14162, Kenya…16 Sep 2026Confident African businesswoman in professional attire, representing HR and compliance professionals handling sensitive employee data in KenyaCorporate & CommercialPolitical Affiliation and Trade Union Membership Become ‘Sensitive Data’ in KenyaOn 11 September 2026 the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner published a draft notice proposing to add…16 Sep 2026African businessman in a glass-walled office typing on a laptop, representing corporate compliance with cross-border data transfer rules in KenyaRegulatory & ComplianceKenya’s Cross-Border Data Transfer Compliance Regime: What ODPC’s 2026 Guidance RequiresThe Office of the Data Protection Commissioner quietly published a substantially expanded guidance note on cross-border data transfers…16 Sep 2026Busy African city road with tuk-tuks, motorbike taxis and pedestrians, representing the transport and ride-hailing sector affected by fare regulation in KenyaRegulatory & ComplianceGovernment-Ordered Fare Hikes and the Regulation of Ride-Hailing Platforms in KenyaRegulation of ride-hailing platforms in Kenya has just lost its central piece of driver protection: the High Court…16 Sep 2026African ride-hailing driver smiling at the camera from inside his car, representing the employment classification question for Uber and Bolt drivers in KenyaRegulatory & ComplianceAre Uber and Bolt Drivers Employees Under Kenyan Law?Are Uber and Bolt drivers employees under Kenyan law? Not clearly: Kenya's Employment Act has no test for…16 Sep 2026Power transmission poles and lines running across a hilly East African landscape with village rooftops, representing grid power supply for green hydrogen projects in KenyaRegulatory & CompliancePowering a Green Hydrogen Project in Kenya: Wheeling, Bulk Supply and Open Access ExplainedA green hydrogen project is only "green" if the electricity that splits the water is genuinely renewable, and…16 Sep 2026African businessman reviewing project agreement documents on his phone, representing green hydrogen project structuring in KenyaRegulatory & ComplianceStructuring Green Hydrogen Offtake and Project Agreements in KenyaKenya has more announced green hydrogen activity than almost any other African country outside Namibia and Egypt: a…16 Sep 2026 Talk to usNeed advice on Regulatory & Compliance?Speak to an advocate about your Regulatory & Compliance matter.Get in touch