Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Kenya as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Kenya: Child labour
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Standards (KNBS), 3 million minors are engaged in child labour …
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Kenya: Affordable housing act
Although deductions of the 1 …
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Kenya: New border restrictions
Visitors to Kenya are now likely to experience long delays because the government is imposing stricter limits on goods being brought into the country – especially for Kenyan nationals …
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Kenya: First 1,500 Kenyans set for jobs in Lebanon
Agreement has been reached between both governments for 10,000 semi-skilled Kenyans to be deployed to work in Lebanon …
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Kenya: New affordable housing levy (AHL) on employees’ gross salaries
The AHL was introduced in July 2023 …
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Kenya: Tax amnesty on interest and penalties for periods up to 31st December 2022
All taxpayers, who have penalties and interest arising from unpaid principal taxes accrued up until 31st December 2022 are eligible to apply for a temporary amnesty, provided that the principal taxes will be paid by 30th June 2024 …
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Kenya: Redundancy must involve prior consultation
During a hearing before the Appeals Court, in the case of the German School Society vs Helga Ohany, it was recently determined that damages awarded against the employer by the High Court were excessive and not justified …
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Kenya: Restructuring of dispute resolution mechanism
The huge backlog of employment court cases has led the judiciary to look for a reform of the dispute resolution system, especially as 80% of delays are experienced by one court in Kakamega that covers many of the country’s outlying areas …
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Kenya: Employers have no obligation to extend employee contracts after expiry
The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employee on a fixed-term contract had no right to claim unfair dismissal or compensation when their contract came to an end …
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Kenya: Controversial measure on the ‘right to disconnect’
The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) is leading a campaign of opposition to a Bill currently before the Senate that would strongly limit employers contacting their staff out of working hours …
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Kenya: Increasing penalties for unfair dismissal
During the last three years, the Employment and Labour Relations Court has been awarding an increasing level of compensation to employees for the most strident infringements of basic dismissal law …
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Kenya: Registration of data controllers and processors
Registration of data controllers and processors has commenced …
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Kenya: Job scam in south east Asian countries
Authorities in Nairobi have warned Kenyan nationals against applying for jobs in South East Asian countries unless they can confirm their authenticity before departure …
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Kenya: Employers may only seek basic academic certificates from job applicants
Employers may now only seek basic academic certificates from job applicants …
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Kenya: Refugees in camps are still in limbo
Last year’s Refugee Act aimed to make the lot of refugees easier, but it could just about to make them homeless …
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