Mukamba & Company Advocates, Author at MUKAMBA ADVOCATES

What to Do the Day a Contractor Vanishes

“He Left Your Half-Built House Like That”: Yesterday the site was buzzing. Today there is silence — no workers, no equipment, no contractor. Your half-built walls stand open to the elements, your payments have been …

The Civil Claim That Runs Alongside the Criminal Charge

Why victims of assault in Kenya have two separate legal roads — and why most only take one The Assault Happened. What Comes Next? Picture a fairly ordinary Monday morning at a Nairobi workplace. A …

Why the distinction between a branch office and a subsidiary sounds academic until the KRA asks about it

Picture a boardroom somewhere. Frankfurt, perhaps, or Bangalore, or Dubai. A multinational is ready to enter the Kenyan market — a market that has been growing, that looks promising, and that its regional director has …

Defective Goods, Misleading Advertising, and the Right to Redress

A Quiet Body of Kenyan Law That Is Finally Starting to Get Noticed The Promise That Turned Out Not to Be True Picture the scene: you have spent three weeks watching an advertisement — on …

What Kenyans in the Diaspora Need to Know Before Wiring Money Home for a Property Purchase

(and why the title deed should come before the transfer) It is 11 p.m. in Minneapolis, which means it is 7 a.m. in Nairobi, which means the photographs have just arrived on WhatsApp. A half-acre …

Divorce is not one legal event

It is four separate legal processes that happen to run concurrently and take much longer than anyone tells you. Imagine you have made the decision; you have thought about it for months — maybe years; …

What a Foreign Investor Should Read Before Signing a Joint Venture Agreement in Kenya

— and why their home-country lawyer is not enough The Joint Venture That Looks Harmless Until It Isn’t Picture this. You are a founder or director of a business based in Germany, the United Kingdom, …

When the Fire Is Out, But the Fight Begins: How to Recover a Fire Insurance Claim in Kenya

MUKAMBA & COMPANY ADVOCATES A Legal Guide for Business Owners, Property Owners & Policyholders It begins at three in the morning. The call comes from a security guard, or a neighbour, or the fire brigade …

You’ve Just Been Sued for Child Support in Kenya: What to Do Now

(And How to Avoid Attachment of Your Salary) “With the cost of living rising, child support disputes in Kenya are being enforced more aggressively than many parents expect. A maintenance case can move quickly, and …

Your Ex Is Denying You Access to Your Child: Immediate Legal Steps to Enforce Your Parental Rights

You have a legal right to see your child. Kenyan law is clear — and there are immediate steps you can take right now, whether you are in Nairobi, abroad, or anywhere in between It …