Chapter 3 of the Constitution provides that a person can acquire Kenyan citizenship by birth, or by registration. 1. By Birth Article 14 of the Constitution provides that a person acquires citizenship by birth if: i. One or both parents are a Kenyan citizen at the time of birth, whether or not the person is born within Kenya; or ii. They are a child below the age of 8 years found in Kenya and whose nationality and parents are unknown. NB: A child whose parents are foreigners and is born in Kenya…

Anant Bhatt LLP would like to congratulate our Managing Partner, Kamal Anantroy Bhatt on attaining his Insolvency Practitioners license, on 30th August 2021, under the provisions of the Insolvency Act, 2015. It is an incredible feat as there are only 22 practitioners in Kenya, with Mr. Kamal Bhatt being the only one hailing from the coast. The firm and all its employees would like to extend its best wishes to Mr. Bhatt for this incredible achievement as we realize the significance of this achiev…

Preamble The Commissioner General (CG) of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has published Legal Notice No. 194 prescribing new specific rates of excise duty for various excisable products. The publication of the Legal Notice by the CG is in accordance with the provision of Section 10 of the Excise Duty Act, 2015 which gives the CG powers to adjust the specific rates of excise duty taking into account inflation. The CG has adjusted upwards the excise duty rates of certain specific products to ta…

On 28th September 2020, Anant Bhatt LLP joined the prestigious British Chamber of Commerce in Kenya. The chamber is a network of high value businesses collaborating to form an effective channel for conversation. Kenya and the United Kingdom are highly benefited from a bilateral trade of more that £1 Billion ( KES 139 Billion). Anant Bhatt LLP is excited to become a part of the chamber as the firm and its clients benefit in a wide range of areas: A wider network Effective communication with gov…

What is Coronavirus (COVID-19) Coronaviruses are a group of related viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that can be mild, such as some cases of the common cold (among other possible causes, predominantly rhinoviruses), and others that can be lethal, such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19. In Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta announced a countywide curfew (The Public Order Act, Legal Notice No.36) from 7 pm to 5 am starting Friday in re…