In May 2026, residents of Elite Court on Ole Dume Road in Kilimani received notice that their building was scheduled for demolition. The apartments had been occupied for years. The land carried title documentation. The units had been purchased and paid for by individual owners who believed their investment was clean. None of it was protection against the Nairobi Rivers Commission’s...

In March 2024, Access Bank of Nigeria signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 percent of the National Bank of Kenya from KCB Group, a transaction valued at approximately $109.6 million that navigated Central Bank of Kenya approval, Competition Authority of Kenya clearance, and the regulatory frameworks of two jurisdictions before completing in May 2025. Earlier that year, a Nigerian fintech...

LEGAL DUE DILIGENCE IN KENYAN LAND TRANSACTIONS AFTER THE DINA MANAGEMENT CASE IntroductionDue Diligence in PracticeThe Dina Management DecisionThe FactsThe HoldingReshaping Three DoctrinesPractical ImplicationsHow the Courts Are Applying Dina ManagementForward-Looking: The Teleposta AppealThe Way Forward: Practical GuidanceConclusionSources and Further Reading Introduction For...

Every week in Kenya, someone loses money they cannot recover to a property deal that looked clean. A convincing seller, a plausible story, documents that appeared genuine. By the time the problem surfaces, a disputed title, a building on riparian land, a structure that was never approved, the deposit is gone and the legal process is long. The uncomfortable truth is that most of these...

If you are buying, selling, developing, or renting out property in Kenya right now, the legal landscape you are operating in looks different from what it did twelve months ago. The Finance Bill 2026, tabled in Parliament on April 30, 2026, introduces sweeping changes to how rental income is taxed, who must register with the KRA, and how property transfers are treated for capital gains...