Is Mediation the Panacea for disputes arising during Covid-19?
By Terry Otieno
The World seems to have been turned upside down, with the outbreak of the novel Corona Virus Pandemic. Systems have shut down, production has almost ground to a halt and movement is being controlled in a bid to curb the spread of the deadly virus.
Governments, organizations as well as individuals have had to change the way they do things. The ‘Online’ craze has caught on as a...
Impact Of Covid On Employment Contracts
By S.Okalle Makanda
The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has had a massive impact on businesses globally. The reality of the impact of the disease is that many businesses are unable to honour contracts. Employment contracts are a special category of contracts that do not necessarily conform to the general principles of commercial contracting.
This bulletin talks to options available to employers...
The Business [Amendment] Act 2020 Review
By Terry Otieno
The President on 18th March 2020 enacted into Law the Business Act, 2020 (referred herein as the Act) so as to amend certain statutes with the aim of enhancing the ease of doing business in the Kenya. The Act will help reduce any constraints faced during business such i.e. costs and time making such transactions more efficient. The following are the salient amendments...
Pandemic Response And Management Bill, 2020
By Daisy Chege
In the wake of COVID-19, the Government has seen it necessary to protect vulnerable citizens in various ways. Pandemics such as these also require new laws to cater for current arising issues which may lack solutions. Clarity on employer to employee relations as well as lender to borrower relationships are some of the ways in which the Government and the law shed light during...