“RWANDA IS OPEN” TO “KENYA IS READY” A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi “Rwanda is open for business” has been the country’s pitch to founders for years, and it has largely delivered: …
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MARITIME TRADE TO MALL OWNERSHIP A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi The journey is a familiar one for many Somali business families: capital built through maritime and cross-border trade, pooled between brothers, …
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FROM MOGADISHU TO EASTLEIGH TO HARAMBEE AVENUE A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Eastleigh alone is estimated to contribute around 30% of Nairobi County’s revenue, built almost entirely on Somali entrepreneurship and …
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NAIROBI OVER DUBAI A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Dubai has been the default answer for Somali diaspora capital for a generation, and it’s easy to see why: zero personal income tax, …
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THE COMMONWEALTH EDGE A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Trade costs between Commonwealth countries run roughly 21% lower than trade with non-Commonwealth partners, according to the Commonwealth’s own trade body, a figure …
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FROM LONDON TO LAVINGTON A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi The African Continental Free Trade Area connects roughly 1.3 billion people across 54 countries with a combined GDP of about USD 3.4 …
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POST-BREXIT, PRE-OPPORTUNITY A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Kenya’s exports to the UK grew 64% between 2021 and 2024, reaching USD 1.43 billion, and Kenya has now posted a trade surplus with …
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AGOA IS JUST THE BEGINNING A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi AGOA has had a rough eighteen months. The African Growth and Opportunity Act, which lets Kenyan and other sub-Saharan exports enter …
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FROM DELAWARE TO NAIROBI A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi An American founder who has only ever registered a Delaware LLC or C-corp tends to assume foreign incorporation means flights, embassies, and …
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SILICON VALLEY MEETS SILICON SAVANNAH A Business Guide by Mukamba & Company Advocates, Nairobi Microsoft didn’t put a billion dollars into a Naivasha data centre on a hunch. Kenya’s tech sector, now home to more …
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