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Legal Regulation of the Prices of Petroleum Products
(University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Legal Regulation of the Prices of Petroleum Products
(University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Legal Responses to Intra-familial Child Sexual Abuse in Kenya: a Case for Restorative Justice
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Children are more vulnerable to victimization than adults. It is for this reason that they are more prone to all kinds of abuse including sexual abuse. Statistics show that most perpetrators of child sexual abuse are persons ... -
Legal Responses Towards Tackling Financial Crime in Kenya's Banking Sector: is It Enough?
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study seeks to establish whether the legal and institutional framework in Kenya is sufficient for the prevention of financial crime in the banking sector. This study was motivated by the placing of three banks (Chase ... -
Legal Technicalities and the Determination of Electoral Disputes in Kenya: a Review of the Legal Framework and the Emerging Jurisprudence
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Alexander Hamilton famously stated that the judiciary is the least dangerous of the three branches of the government. I How wrong he was! The Kenyan judiciary, in particular the Supreme Court, has upset the constitutional ... -
Limitations of the Current Land Laws in Addressing the Squatter Land Problem in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The squatter issue has been a problem in Kenya since the advent of colonialism. Successive governments have not been able to adequately deal with the problem. This study explores the limitation of the current legal ... -
The Link Between Corporate Governance Failure and the Collapse of Major Private Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study investigates the link between corporate governance failure and the collapse of major private companies. The study argues that, although the government has held trainings and several campaigns aimed at having ... -
The Link Between Corporate Governance Failure and the Collapse of Major Private Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study investigates the link between corporate governance failure and the collapse of major private companies. The study argues that, although the government has held trainings and several campaigns aimed at having ... -
The Link Between Good Governance and Election Management in Uganda: a Case Study of the Electoral Commission of Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examines the link between Good Governance and Election Management in Uganda. It uses the example of the Electoral Commission of Uganda to demonstrate that there is a link between good governance principles, ... -
The Link Between Poverty and the Right to Free, and Fair Elections in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study examines the interplay between poverty and free, and fair elections in Kenya. It explores historical, the legal, and institutional framework for elections in Kenya and, a few selected election irregularities ... -
Looking Beyond Oil Profits: an Appraisal of the Laws Governing Natural Resource Management by Multinational Corporations in Kenya, Turkana County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In the wake of industrialization and expansion of activities by Multinational Corporations in the oil and gas industry, it becomes imperative that the effect of their activities to the environment are effectively monitored ... -
Mainstreaming Alternative Justice Systems for Improved Access to Justice:lessons for Kenya
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Mobile Banking Regulation in Kenya: Which Way, Bank Based or Telco Based?
(University of Nairobi, 2011)The advent of information technology has revolutionized the manner banking business is conducted in Kenya and the world in general. Initially, banking business was carried out within the bank premises but now one can ... -
Motor Insurance Fraud in Kenya: an Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Legal and Institutional Framework in Curbing Insurance Fraud
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study sought to analyse the effectiveness of the existing legal and institutional framework in curbing motor insurance fraud in Kenya. The study establishes whether there’s need to review the current Insurance legal ... -
The Movable Property Security Rights Act and the Legitimisation of Moneylenders by Implication
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This paper explores the legal standing of moneylenders in Kenya. The paper argues that although the Movable Property Security Rights Act, 2017 has impliedly legitimised moneylenders in Kenya, it has, nevertheless failed ... -
Multi-national Patent Protection: Lex Loci Protectionis, a Case for Harmonizing International Patent Law
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The problems, perceived and actual in enforcement of patents are reported regularly by patentees and potential patentees as a handicap to the effectiveness of their rights or a disincentive to apply for them. 1With the ... -
Multiple Legal and Regulatory Framework in the Banking and Financial Sector in Kenya: Addressing Resultant Complexities,disharmony and Conflicts in Policy Goals
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Financial services play a catalytic role in the efficient allocation of productive resources and in the economic development of third world countries. This study focuses on Kenya’s financial regulatory framework, which ... -
Non- Performing Loans- Are Credit Reference Bureaus the Solution?
(University of Nairobi, 2008) -
Novelty in Patents: a Case for the Review of the Patenting Regime in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007) -
Oil Exploration and Security Dynamic in Kenya-a Study of Lokichar Oil Exploration Site,Turkana County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study aimed at exploring the relationship between oil exploration and security in Lokichar Sub-county in Turkana County, Kenya. To achieve this objective, it posed the research question: In what ways have oil exploration ...