School of Law: Recent submissions
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Corporate Governance: Insider Trading Perspective in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The thesis examines corporate governance from the standpoint of insider trading. Furthermore, the study digs deeper into Kenya's legislative and supervisory framework's shortcomings in discovering, interrogating, prosecuting, ... -
Legal Framework on Sovereign Debt Restructuring in the Face of Debt Crisis Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Unsustainable sovereign debt may result in adverse economic problems within a Country. Recently, the excessive accumulation of sovereign debt in Kenya has raised issues both locally and internationally this will lead to ... -
Corporate Failure of the Sugar Industry in Kenya: a Study of Mumias Sugar Company
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Corporate governance is central to the success of any business entity, irrespective of its legal formation. This is because corporate governance encompasses the processes, practices and a system of rules that anchors the ... -
Children’s Right to Participation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The right to participate by children is a global issue that has received attention and this is witnessed regionally and specifically in Kenya. This was the inspiration to carry out the current study examining the various ... -
Towards Good Governance: an Appraisal of the Role of Article 10 of the Constitution in Implementation of Public Procurement Law in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The promulgation of the 2010 Constitution was a major milestone towards realizing good governance in Kenya. Article 10 of the Constitution outlines national values and principles of governance that ought to permeate public ... -
Revisiting Work Injury Benefits Framework for Kenya: a Case for Review of Wiba 2007
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Work Injury Benefits Act CAP 236 of the Laws of Kenya (WIBA), was one of the highlights of labour reforms in 2007 that was seeking to promote employees’ rights to compensation for work related injuries. However, WIBA ... -
Towards Achieving Political Federation in East Africa Community- Challenges , Successes and Opportunities
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study assesses the challenges, successes and opportunities in the realization of a political federation in the East African Community (EAC) as the ultimate object of the treaty. It argues that although the Summit has ... -
Court Annexed Mediation as a Tool for Access to Justice for Children in Kenya a Case Study of Milimani Children’s Court
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Access to Justice in Kenya’s courts has been epitomised by delays in delivery of judgments occasioned by backlog of cases. The Constitution of Kenya (2010) propagated the use of Mechanism for alternative dispute resolution ... -
The Institutional Challenges Facing Implementation of Anti-money Laundering Law in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)With the enactment of Anti Money Laundering (AML) and terrorism prevention laws in 2012 and supporting subsidiary legislation addressing the many deficiencies, Kenya is considered compliant with international AML and ... -
Plea Bargaining in Corruption Cases in Kenya: Towards a Restraint Approach
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The Prospect of Monetary and Financial Co-operation: a Legal Evaluation of Kenya’s Regional Economic Integration Endeavour in the East African Community
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The thesis interrogates the legal elements and impediments to regional economic integration in the Kenyan-EAC setting. An examination of regional economic integration has to take into account legal factors. The problem ... -
Securitisation of Ip Assets: an Examination of the Legal Regime on the Use of Intellectual Property as Collateral in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study interrogates the low uptake in the use of IP assets as collateral by small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) to obtain capital to fund their businesses. It examines the current legal framework for securitisation ... -
The Impact of Political Patronage on Implementation of Public Procurement Law; Slaying the Dragon of Mega Corruption in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Overtime, Kenya’s government has made changes to the country’s public procurement system. Two pieces of legislation govern public procurement: The Public Procurement Regulations of 2001 and the public procurement and ... -
Access to Justice for Kenyan Emigrant Workers: the Plight of Kenyan Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Economic migration the world over is a source of employment for both skilled and unskilled workers. The high unemployment rate causes migration in Kenya. Kenya has, over the years, witnessed an increase in domestic workers' ... -
Kenya’s Legal Framework for Public Participation: Towards an Effective Realization of the Right to Public Participation
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This project investigates the substance, the structure and the threshold of the right to public participation in Kenya during the period 2010-2021. Although the Constitution of Kenya 2010 obligates the parliament to ... -
Interest Rates in Kenya: Who Has the Last Say, the National Assembly or the Central Bank of Kenya
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The Role of Technology in Elections in Kenya a Case Study of the 2017 Presidential Election
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of any constitutional democracy. By and large, democracy dictates that every citizenry of a sovereign has a right to choose and replace their representatives in a credible ... -
Consumer Protection Regimes in Kenya With Specific Interest on the Role of Competition Law and Intellectual Property Law
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In the pre-2010 constitutional dispensation, Kenya had no specific law dealing with consumer protection. Various aspects of consumer protection were covered in numerous statutes, rules and regulations. The promulgation ... -
The Role of Performance Management and Measurement Understandings in Enhancing Accountability and Access to Justice Kenya: an Analysis of the Legal Framework Governing Judicial Performance
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Kenyan Judiciary’s regime of Performance Management and Measurement Understandings (PMMUs) require courts to strive to achieve expeditious disposal of cases, improve case clearance rates and reduce case backlog. They ... -
Corporate Governance in Kenya: the Dilemma of Achieving Equality in Board Management
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study examines the factors that hinder attainment of gender parity on public corporate boards in Kenya. The period under review is from 2010, following the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya, to the present ...
