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About Us O’Bang Law is a regional full-service law firm with a global reach. The Firm, in supporting local and foreign investors, it has interacted with various government entities/agencies such as the Central Bank of Kenya (license acquisition), Communication Authority, Competition Authority, Directorate of Criminal Investigation, among others. We have advised on and structured several...

Key Regulatory Frameworks in Tanzania Tanzania has put in place regional legal, policy, and regulatory frameworks to oversee the nation’s sustainability goals, much like many other rising markets throughout the world. The regulatory framework in Tanzania has experienced a significant metamorphosis that has necessitated a strict mandated system of financial control. At the core of...

Introduction Impact finance is a purposeful investment that generates positive social or environmental impacts alongside a considerable financial return. Impact finance, which includes sustainable, green, and climate finance, is governed by a combination of sector-specific and cross-sectoral regulations, policies, and voluntary market guidelines. Currently, there is no single piece of...

Introduction Impact Finance refers to capital intentionally allocated to generate positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. It is different from mainstream finance as it departs from the singular goal of generating monetary returns and intentionally creates positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside financial gain. Its core operating...

Recent Africa–EU trade restrictions covering twelve products are altering the manner in which firms contemplate the purchase, sale and shipment of items internationally. Statistics from the sector indicate that close to a quarter of international deals encounter problems with regulations, simply because commodity categorisations are not verified before a deal is finalised. Even for investors...

Throughout the building sector, it is generally understood that sluggish validations and delayed partial payments can easily raise project expenses by 10–20%, particularly within public-private partnership – or PPP – agreements which include several nations. In Kenyan-EU infrastructure projects, these increases are seldom the result of inadequate work by the contractor. Rather, they...

A current Supreme Court judgment affects the way termination terms in JCT contracts are understood, and changes the allocation of risk for contractors and clients on building projects that cross national boundaries. Statistics in the industry show that roughly a quarter of international projects have termination problems. Investors, and project funders operating in Kenya, Britain, and the EU...

When firms buy businesses in other countries, many think the difficult stage has passed once the purchase goes through. Actually, a good many disagreements come up following the deal – and frequently the issues are with how the company is governed. Analyses of medium-to-large cross-border deals reveal that governance misalignment can be responsible for over a third of early arguments between...

Around nearly a third of international takeovers almost 30% reveal sizeable problems, or ‘material liabilities’, after the deal is done; this is often because usual checks don’t pick up on the dangers specific to each country. In deals between Kenya and the EU, these problems often show up where the length of time it takes to register land, the registering of security, and sticking to EU data...

Communication Workers Union of Kenya v Speedaf Logistics Kenya KEELRC 79 (KLR). The Claimant sought a court declaration of simple majority representation to compel the Respondent into a Recognition Agreement and collective bargaining. They further challenged the legality of fixed-term contracts, alleging an unlawful conversion from permanent terms designed to frustrate union activities....