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Protection of depositors’ interests within the banking sector in Kenya – an analysis of directors’ duty to promote the success of the company and the suitability of the compensation fund when the bank fails
(Strathmore University, 2021)
Kenya witnessed systemic bank failures between the years 2015 and 2016. As a result, most depositors suffered financial losses given the fact that they could not have immediate access to their funds held in the bank accounts ...
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 ...
Women’s economic empowerment in the upstream petroleum sector - assessment of the right to access equal economic opportunities in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)
Focus has only recently shifted to upstream petroleum operations in Kenya following the discovery of commercially viable reserves of oil in Turkana County. Like in many other industries, the local communities in and around ...
Preventing bank failure: an assessment of the risk regulatory framework for banks in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)
Inherently, inefficient banks should be allowed to fail. However, all banks are susceptible to failure, but not all are inefficient. The failure of a bank, whether it is considered to be efficient or inefficient, may impact ...
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, ...
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 ...
Fintech lending in Kenya - an analysis of the gaps in consumer protection regulation
(Strathmore University, 2021)
Traditional banks are sufficiently regulated compared to fintech. This is both an advantage to fintech as it allows for financial inclusion but it is also a disadvantage as consumers are exposed to risks. However, if fintech ...
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 ...
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 ...