LLM Theses and Dissertations (2021)
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Occupational health and safety framework in the upstream oil and gas sector: a case study of Rwanda
(Strathmore University, 2021)Rwanda’s upstream oil and gas sector has realized the benefit for exploring its natural resource having recently discovered commercially viable quantities of oil and gas. Rwanda is still at its nascent stages of oil and ... -
Assessment of tax incentives for contractors in Kenya’s upstream oil and gas legislative framework
(Strathmore University, 2021)Tax and tax related incentives applicable in Kenya’s upstream oil and gas sector are defined in two main statutes: The Income Tax Act and the Petroleum Act, 2019. Since 2010, Kenya’s taxation regime has undergone numerous ... -
Regulation of Fintech: analysis of data protection provisions aimed at protecting consumers in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)There is no single universal definition of financial technology (Fintech). Fintech can be defined as the delivery of monetary solutions using technology or even the integration and use of technology within finance. The use ... -
Evaluating the case for a unified model of regulation in the financial services sector in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)The Financial services sector plays a crucial role in the economy of any country. To make sure that the financial sector is stable, it is prudent to regulate it. A sound regulatory framework is thus important to safeguard ... -
A Review of Kenya’s Public Private Partnerships legal framework for implementing infrastructure projects by county governments
(Strathmore University, 2021)A Public Private Partnership (PPP) allows a public authority to benefit from the participation of the private sector in managing and financing public service expansion by outsourcing risk and by harnessing the innovative ... -
Exploring financial inclusion in Kenya through cryptocurrencies: a case for a regulatory framework
(Strathmore University, 2021)The use and reliance on cryptocurrencies have gained significant popularity around the world and developing countries such as Kenya have not been left out of this trend. In Kenya, which is the focus of this dissertation, ... -
Kenya's legal framework for local content in oil and gas: a case for a community centred approach
(Strathmore University, 2021)Oil and natural gas are essential to the economic development of countries. They ensure that countries have energy security which is vital for their growth. However, this study notes that most countries where oil and gas ... -
An Evaluation of Kenya’s profit petroleum fiscal regime under the Petroleum Act 2019 and the contractual implication of migrating from DROP to R-Factor
(Strathmore University, 2021)Abstract Countries with developing oil and gas sectors have in the past years centered on the volumes of crude oil produced as a basis of their profit petroleum share with International Oil Companies (IoC). However, there ... -
Critiquing immunities of serving Heads of State under Articles 27 and 98 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: a case study of President Omar al-Bashir warrant of arrest
(Strathmore University, 2021)Whether there is an obligation on states to honour requests issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest serving or sitting Head of States has been a controversial area of concern given the apparent contradiction ... -
Consumer protection in Kenya in the age of decentralized virtual currency
(Strathmore University, 2021)Virtual currencies are an outcome of technological progression and the evolution of money both in form and function. The increased popularity of virtual currencies is by dint of digital confluence of markets from all over ... -
Kenya’s oil and gas industry local content framework: an analysis of Sections 50, 51 and 52 of the Petroleum Act 2019
(Strathmore University, 2021)Following the discovery of commercially viable oil in the North Western region of Turkana by Tullow Oil, Kenya realized that need to promote local content in its petroleum industry and as a result, the Petroleum Act 2019 ... -
An Analysis of the legal framework in entrenching the concept of social licence on compensation for compulsory acquisition of community land in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)This thesis offers a logical approach to the question of community land and the attendant indigenous land rights. More particularly, it addresses the recognition and protection of non-market values to community land as a ... -
Extent of adoption of corporate governance principles by Deposit- Taking SACCOs in Kenya and the effect on financial performance
(Strathmore University, 2021)This research sought to determine extent of adoption of corporate governance principles by deposit-taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya, and the effect on financial performance. Reference was made to ... -
Sub-national Public Private Partnerships in Kenya: an appraisal of the legal and institutional framework against the constitutional principles on devolution and public procurement
(Strathmore University, 2021)The study appraises the legal and institutional framework for sub-national PPPs in Kenya with a view to assessing their conformity with the constitutional principles on devolution and public procurement, and by extension, ... -
The Promise and reality: winning ways for retail companies in Kenya through corporate governance
(Strathmore University, 2021)Kenya’s retail sector stands at the second-largest in Africa with 30 per cent formal retail penetration following South Africa’s 60 per cent. As at 2013, the retail sector growth rate was at 8.4 per cent, the highest growth ... -
Legal protections accorded to minority shareholders in Kenya in corporate entities
(Strathmore University, 2021)The House of Lords had good intentions when it decreed in 1897 that a company had in law a fictitious separate personality distinct from its subscribers and promoters. With this decree the court in effect established an ... -
Critical assessment of public participation in Environmental Impact Assessment process in the upstream petroleum sector in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)Public participation is at the centre of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) around the globe and is considered critical in environmental decision making. EIA in oil and gas projects are key indicators of whether a ... -
Combating insider trading in securities markets: a review of Kenya’s legal framework
(Strathmore University, 2021)The idea of a fair market is dependent on all parties to a transaction possessing similar information when executing a transaction or trade. However, because of unfair market practices such as insider trading, this is ... -
Equal remuneration for work of equal value: a case for Employment Act rules to promote gender pay equity in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)Article 27 (3) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 stipulates the right to equal treatment between men and women in political, economic, cultural, and social spheres. In addition to this Section 5(5) of the Employment Act, ... -
The TAP-Plus Approach to good governance in the oil and gas sector: legal and institutional framework for implementation in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)In 2012, Kenya discovered a substantial amount of commercially viable oil and is well on the way to becoming an oil-exporting country. However, there are many perils linked to exploitation of natural resources, the most ...
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