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Issue The Small Claims Court, Milimani SCCC No. E6247 of 2024 had struck out our Client’s claim seeking to be paid amounts lost through malpractice by the Respondents. Verdict In Milimani Law Courts HCCA E940 of 2025: Kilimall International Limited v Mandela Gichini Wanjiru & Esther Wairimu Ngatia, on October 02, 2025, the High Court agreed with our Client’s, Kilimall...

I IntroductionThis advisory seeks to examine whether the mere inclusion of “Terms & Conditions” or a reference such as “Terms & Conditions website.com” on a receipt is legally sufficient to bind the parties to the provisions therein, or whether the complete text of the terms must be incorporated within the document. Terms & Conditions may be defined as special or general...

Introduction Private Equity invests in already existing private companies not listed in the stock exchange that are either promising companies in need of growth and expansion or those in need of ‘repair’. This is done by having a pool of investors investing in a fund; contributes to the fund and buy out the company whereby some changes are made such as change in strategy in reliance on the...

What Is Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs)? Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs) are a form of financing where the borrower’s cost of capital is tied to their achievement of predefined Sustainability Performance Targets (SPTs). Unlike green or social loans whose use of proceeds must be earmarked for eligible projects, SLLs can be used for general corporate purposes, provided the...

The Green Loan Principles (GLPs) are a set of voluntary and recommended guidelines that establish a framework for loan instruments exclusively designated to finance or re-finance “Green Projects.” GLPs’ defining legal characteristic is the strict application of its proceeds for environmentally beneficial purposes. The GLPs are structured around four core components, which serve as...

What Are Social Loans? Social loans are defined as loan instruments or contingent facilities (such as bonding or guarantee lines) where the proceeds are exclusively used to finance or refinance eligible Social Projects, in alignment with the four core components of the Social Loan Principles (SLP). These projects must demonstrate clear social objectives and target populations, and the...

We are proud to share that O’Bang Law has been shortlisted for four categories of tax related Firm of the Year Awards in Kenya. The categories are as follows: •Indirect Tax Firm of the Year. •Tax Disputes Firm of the Year. •Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year. •Tax Firm of the Year. Ombo Malumbe, Partner, said “It is a positive development for O’Bang Law’s team and a clear...

On June 28, 2025, we, in collaboration with Audi Fun Club, KE, visited Kakunga Primary School, located in Kakamega County, Kenya, approximately 399 kilometres from O’Bang Law’s office in Nairobi, Kenya. We participated in the tree-planting event, followed by a warm welcome from the Administration and Pupils at Kakunga Primary School. Thereafter, O’Bang Law donated various...

Leaders League, a French based ranking firm, has for the four years ranked O’Bang Law as a Highly Recommended Business Law Firm in Kenya. Jack Ong’anya, Managing Partner, said: “It is remarkable to achieve clients needs when applying the law and also blending their business strategies or needs. This has been our practice since 2019 and are happy for continuously achieving...

We assessed, and offered strategic representation of a multinational company on how best to go about a piece of its product that it was keen on withdrawing from the Kenyan market. Our engagement involved advising on the regulators to engage, aspects about the regulators needs and engaging the regulators on what is vital for purposes of efficiently addressing their needs. While one...