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The Data Protection Act 2018 has now been passed by the national Parliament, although no date has yet been set for implementation …

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Employment Act (Amendment) Bill 2019 is currently before the national Parliament …

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The National Employment Authority (NEA) is requiring all employers to submit outstanding job vacancies to the Authority by the 8th of July 2019 …

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The High Court of Kenya has suspended its ruling on decriminalising homosexual activities until May 24th …

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The Kenya Ship Contractors Association (KSCA) has received exemption from the Competition Authority to set up a common labour tariff to impose on all ship operators using the Port of Mombasa …

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A new directive has been published concerning foreign nationals looking for work in Kenya, even from neighbouring states …

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With effect from the 1st of December 2018, multiple entry visas, valid for up to 10 years, will be available for South Africans and Kenyans who wish to visit each other’s country …

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Although the Private Security Regulation Act was passed back in 2016 it required a Regulatory Authority to put it into effect and this could not be fully undertaken until the recent appointment of a CEO …

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The Information and Communications Technology Minister, Joe Mucheru, has announced that the government is drafting its first data protection law …

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A conflict exists between the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) and the High Court as they battle to issue decisions over the same case …

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A proposed amendment to the Labour Relations Act before parliament requires that where a dispute involves essential services such as healthcare, telecommunication, ports, fuel distribution and the energy sector then adequate notice of strike action should be given and cover must be arranged so that there is no threat to the “preservation of life, health of the population and property” …

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A hearing has started in the Nairobi high court which is challenging the continued illegality of homosexuality in the country …

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The High Court has ruled that the removal in 2010 of Moi day, celebrated as a non-working public holiday on October 10th, was unlawful …

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Kenya Agricultural and Plantation Workers’ Union (KAPWU) has warned tea growers that it plans to pre-empt an Appeal Court application and go on strike unless employers give them the remaining 15% rise awarded by a lower court in 2014 …

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The Federation of Kenyan Employers (FKE) appears to have successfully lobbied the government to consider only two options when reviewing the national minimum wage next month …

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