A New System of NGO Regulation on the Horizon
The Public Benefits Organisations Act 2012 (the “PBO Act” or “Act”) received presidential assent on 14th January 2013 although it is not yet in force. Its commencement date is to be gazetted by the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Planning and National Development.
Comesa Competition Commission
- Operationalisation of Comesa Competition Commission
- Composition of the Commission
- Reviews and Appeals
- Jurisdiction of the Commission
The Unclaimed Financial Assets Act, 2011
- Examples of assets and the time limits before they are presumed abandoned
- Duty to locate and notify owners of the assets
- Reporting, payment and delivery of unclaimed assets
- Sale of unclaimed assets
- Claim on assets
By Shitul Shah and Smita Sharma
New Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Laws
- New ways of acquiring Kenyan citizenship
- Dual citizenship entitlement to Kenyan citizens by birth
- New types of visas, entry/work permits and passes, including permanent residence
- Re-entry passes now abolished except for holders of a dependant’s pass
- New higher fees
- Introduction of employer compliance inspections
- Accommodation providers such as hoteliers are now obliged to maintain records of all foreign nationals staying on their premises
By Shitul Shah and Smita Sharma
Newsflash - Implications of the Competition Act 2010
- Restrictive trade practices
- Control of mergers and acquisitions
- Control of unwarranted concentration of economic power
- Consumer welfare