This article provides a strategic legal analysis of tech redundancies in Kenya under Section 40 of the Employment Act, helping tech professionals and employers navigate statutory exit rights, severance calculations, equity vesting, and non-competes.
Using Ndiang’ui Kinyagia's recent Court victory, this article highlights the challenges victims face when trying to secure government compensation. It explores a powerful alternative: suing public officials in their personal capacity to bypass bureaucratic delays and hold them directly accountable for malicious prosecution, arrest and violations of rights.
The article highlights how national supply chain shocks like Kenya's milk shortage expose critical legal liabilities in commercial contracts, Force Majeure defenses, and agritech data compliance, underscoring the need for businesses to proactively build flexible, legally resilient frameworks.