Termination Of Employee Probationary Contracts
The purpose of employee probationary contracts is to give the employer an opportunity to evaluate the employee’s performance before confirming appointment. An employer should give an employee reasonable evaluation, instruction, training guidance or counseling in order to allow the employee to render satisfactory service. The employer should advice the employee of any aspects in which […]
Child Adoption Process In Kenya
The Adopter must meet certain prerequisites or prior requirements before the process of adoption can begin. This deals with who is qualified to make an application for adoption as well as which children are eligible for adoption, circumstances surrounding the child as to warrant adoption and at what age.
Parental Responsibility Agreement When Co-parenting
A parental responsibility agreement is an arrangement that is arrived at by two parents who no longer reside together. It is provided for in The Children’s Act section 26. It is mainly drawn up in order to ensure the best interests of the child are met by both parents. Parental responsibility agreement offers ease to both parties in identifying the clear roles they are required to play in their children’s lives.
Regaining of Kenyan Citizenship
The regaining of Kenyan citizenship is only limited to those who had acquired their Kenyan citizenship by birth. An individual is considered a citizen by birth if they were born in Kenya or either of their parents is a Kenyan citizen. A person may also assume this type of citizenship if they were found in […]
Termination Of Employment Contract
Employment is not permanent and may be terminated using the correct procedure and for justified grounds or reasons. Termination of employment can be initiated by either of the parties to a contract of employment (Employment Act, section 35(1)). A lawful conducted dismissal reduces chances of legal action by any party to the just terminated agreement. […]
Eviction Procedures In Kenya
The Land Act, provides how eviction notices served with regards to public, private and community land. An eviction notice is served 3 months before the intended eviction. In all three, the notice should be served 3 months before the intended eviction.
Can Grandchildren Inherit?
During proceedings, the court will rank from the relatives who are in the nearest degree all the way to the last inline in priority. This means the deceased siblings, all the way up to the great grandchildren can inherit from the estate of the deceased.
Adverse Possession In Kenya
In Kenya, the concept of adverse possession refers to a situation where a trespasser to land can claim property after the lapse of a determined period of 12 years.
Women’s Right To Property Upon Divorce
It is important to note that women’s right to property does not diminish upon divorce. Women are entitled to their share of matrimonial property at the time of divorce. The 2013 Act defines matrimonial property as matrimonial home(s), household goods and effects in the matrimonial home(s) and any other immovable and movable property jointly owned and acquired during the subsistence of marriage.
Registration of a charitable trust in Kenya
Registration of a charitable trust or a foundation in Kenya generally requires: Name of the trust/foundation, Main objective of the trust, Name of the donor, Beneficiaries, Trust fund, Trustees, Administration of the trust