A. Commercial leasing and controlled tenancies What is a controlled tenancy? A controlled tenancy is a type of commercial lease that comes about under the operation of the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act, (Cap 301, Laws of Kenya) (the “Act”). The Act defines a “controlled tenancy” to mean...Read More

A high fashion model in Paris wearing a Turkana head dress, a luxury brand pen maker naming a limited edition pen as “Maasai”, a hotelier incorporating Mijikenda cultural symbols and artefacts as part of his hotel decor or a pharmaceutical company basing its creation of a drug on the traditional herbal remedies of certain local...Read More