Tag: kenya

  • Kenyan ads and the World Cup

    As we get closer to the Brazil 2014 World Cup, there is an increasing number of advertisements on radio, television, newspapers and the internet which make reference to the World Cup. Of course, many of these advertisements have absolutely nothing to do with promoting the FIFA World Cup as such; rather, they are adverts that promote products or services…

  • Of Copyright and Weddings: Not-so-strange bed fellows

    I could not afford not to smile when I came across a news item concerning a battle of sorts between ‘owners’ or producers of the wedding shows ‘Samantha Bridal’ and ‘Baileys Weddings’ both currently aired at least weekly in Kenya’s TV stations. Not that I am one to smile at ladies in wedding gowns battling it…

  • Section 30A of the Copyright Act**: Mandatory use of CMOs to collect remuneration for sound recordings

    Section 30A of the Copyright Act (CA) was introduced by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of 2012 and has, in my view, far reaching consequences to the music industry in Kenya because it obliges performers (artistes) and music producers to their remuneration collection rights to CMOs. Section 30A introduced a ‘right to equitable remuneration…

  • Taking no chances: Kenya’s introduction of withholding tax on the Betting and Gaming industry

      Taking no chances: Kenya’s introduction of Withholding Tax on the Betting and Gaming industry By Judy Chebet[1]   Kenya’s gambling legislation is among the oldest in the content, having been passed in 1966. This has effectively made the activities in the mostly foreigner-frequented casinos in Kenya not as frowned upon by the Kenyan society…

  • Taxation Basics in Kenya

    Taxation Basics in Kenya This presentation provides an overview and summary of tax basics in Kenya.

  • Employee inventions in Kenya: Who owns the Intellectual Property?

    In Kenya, written contracts of service must provide for certain minimum terms and conditions of employment. These are specified in the Employment Act, 2007 and are: the name, age, permanent address and sex of the employee; the name of the employer; the job description of the employment; the date of commencement of the employment; the…