CDH Conversations

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri  Talks Law'. This month Njeri talks to Nicola Muriuki, Senior Legal  Counsel at Tala (https://tala.co.ke/and), and Kevin Mutiso, Chairman of  Board Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK) on the recently passed  Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Amendment Act which aims to regulate  digital lenders in Ke...

For many South Africans, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought waves of uncertainty. Throughout, the pinnacle of uncertainty has always rested with the implications of the virus for the South African workforce. These implications have begun to materialise with the implementation of mandatory vaccination policies in the workplace. In the case of TM v Goldrush Group , one such employee faced the implica...

To secure COVID-19 vaccines, governments from around the world were required to provide a partial indemnity from liability to COVID-19 Vaccine manufacturers, in the case of any severe side effects vaccines may cause. In April 2021, South Africa implemented the COVID-19 No-Fault Compensation Scheme altering the approach to how a person may lodge a claim for injury or loss arising from a COVID-19 Va...

CDH Real Estate Law experts conduct a quick conversation answering the often-asked questions about the many compliance certificates required from sellers of immovable property. These include the Electrical Compliance certificates, Electric Fence Compliance certificates, Plumbing Compliance certificates, Gas Compliance certificates, as well as the Entomologist Compliance certificate, better known a...

The directions empowering employers to implement mandatory vaccination policies require an employer to counsel an employee where the employee refuses to be vaccinated either on medical or constitutional grounds. Imparting information to assist employers ease worker anxiety, our experts discuss how vaccinations have been approved for use in South Africa and the regulatory framework which has enable...

As many mandatory vaccinations policies become effective in February 2022, employers are faced with the practical challenges of managing the processes prescribed by the Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety issued by the Department of Employment and Labour on 11 June 2021, particularly the exemptions procedures. Looking to the emerging CCMA arbitration awards, our Employment Law...

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. On this year's first episode Njeri Wagacha talks to Opibus a Swedish-Kenyan company that has developed and launched Kenya's first electric bus.