Kenya

Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)

Timezone: East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Kenya is a constitutional republic comprising forty-seven counties, including Nairobi as its capital city. It is a country in East Africa lying astride the equator extending from the Indian Ocean in the east and bordering Uganda in the west, the United Republic of Tanzania in the south, Somalia in the north-east, Ethiopia and Sudan in the north. Kenya was part of the British Empire in Africa until it attained independence on 1 June 1963 and became a republic on 12 December 1964. The country covers a total area of 582,646 square kilometres with a present population of over 51 million people. The national government of Kenya comprises the executive, legislative and judiciary arms which are independent of each other, and individual roles are assigned by the constitution of Kenya. The president heads the executive arm of government.

The Chief Justice leads the judiciary while the two branches of the legislative arm (Senate and National Assembly) are under the leadership of the parliament senate speaker and assembly speaker. Kenya is a multilingual country with Bantu Swahili and English as its official working languages. The Kenyan Shilling is the official currency. The country has a market-based economy that relies heavily on the agricultural sector for its major exports, including tea and coffee. Other exports include refined petroleum, cement, and apparel.

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Climate Change (Code Of Conduct And Conduct For Doing Business) Regulations

Kenya, Ministry of Environment and Forestry

This regulatory document provides code of conduct for members of the National Climate Change Council and the members of staff under the Climate change Act. Part III of the document provides conduct of doing business...

Kenya 2021 Environment and Climate Change

National Sustainable Waste Management Policy 2021

Kenya, Ministry of Environment and Forestry

The goal of this framework policy is to protect public health and the environment, as well as drive job and wealth creation, by creating an enabling environment for sustainable, integrated waste management and the minimization...

Kenya 2021 Environment and Climate Change

The Sustainable Waste Management Bill, 2021

Kenya, Ministry of Environment and Forestry

An Act of Parliament to establish the legal and institutional framework for the sustainable management of waste; the realisation of the constitutional provision on the right to a clean and healthy environment; and for connected...

Kenya 2021 Environment and Climate Change

Health Products and Technologies Supply Chain Strategy 2020-2025

Kenya, Ministry of Health

This strategic document details the strategic pillars and objectives to provide a steady supply of quality and affordable health products and technologies through a functional supply chain system for the strategic plan period 2020-2025.

Kenya 2021 Health

The Early Childhood Education Act

Kenya, Ministry of Education

This is an Act of Parliament to provide a framework for the establishment of systems for the administration of early childhood education in Kenya.

Kenya 2021 Education

Employment Act

Kenya, Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services

This is an Act of Parliament to repeal the Employment Act; define the fundamental rights of employees; outline the basic conditions of employment of employees; regulate employment of children; and other related matters.

Kenya 2021 Labour

Public Holidays Act, Revised 2020

Kenya, Ministry of Justice

This is an Act of Parliament to make provision for public holidays in Kenya.

Kenya 2020 Governance and Democracy

Public Toll Act, Revised 2020

Kenya, Ministry of Justice

This is an Act of Parliament to provide for the collection of tolls on public roads; establish a Public Roads Toll Fund; and other related matters.

Kenya 2020 Governance and Democracy

Sectional Properties Act

Kenya, Ministry of Industrialization and Trade

This is an Act of Parliament stating the provisions for the division of buildings into units to be owned by individual proprietors and common property to be owned by proprietors of the units as tenants...

Kenya 2020 Trade, Industry and Investment

Stamp Duty Act, Revised 2020

Kenya, Ministry of Finance

This is an Act of Parliament to make provision for the levying and management of stamp duties; and other related matters.

Kenya 2020 Finance

Statistics Act, Revised 2020

Kenya, Ministry of Planning and National Development

This is an Act of Parliament for the establishment of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics for the collection, compilation, analysis, publication, and dissemination of statistical information, and the coordination of the national statistical system,...

Kenya 2020 National Development

Survey Act, Revised 2020

Kenya, Ministry of Industrialization and Trade

This is an Act of Parliament stating the provision concerning the surveys and geographical names and the licensing of land surveyors and for other related purposes.

Kenya 2020 Trade, Industry and Investment

Universities Act, Revised 2020

Kenya, Ministry of Education

This is an Act of Parliament for the development of university education; for the establishment, accreditation, and governance of universities; for the establishment of the Commission for University Education, the Universities Funding Board, and the...

Kenya 2020 Education

Witness Protection Act, Revised 2020

Kenya, Ministry of Justice

This is an Act of Parliament for the protection of witnesses in criminal cases and other proceedings to establish a Witness Protection Agency and provide for its powers, functions, management, and administration, and for related...

Kenya 2020 Justice

The Irrigation Regulations, 2020

Kenya, Ministry of Environment and Forestry

These regulations are to ensure the sound management, financing and sustainable development of the irrigation sector in Kenya. The regulation also ensure compliance with international standards, laws and treaties in irrigation activities.

Kenya 2020 Environment and Climate Change