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• Can I stop my teachers from working other places when on unpaid leave?

  I own a private school in Embu where I had employed 25 full-time teachers. My school’s reputation is very good because of my teachers, and I have spent a lot […]

• Recap 1 – Landlord and Tenant Law

  In this recap, we respond to questions raised after our episodes on landlord and tenants. Among the issues we explore are the meaning of a periodic lease,  what to do […]

• We got married abroad, can we get divorced in Kenya?

  Last October, when living in the US I had a whirlwind romance with an Ethiopian who had asylum in the US. One crazy night, we drove down to Las Vegas […]

• Can we get divorced if we stop loving each other but have no other problems?

  My husband and I had a fairy tale romance. We were high school sweethearts. He was an athlete in high school who went on to become a famous architect. I […]

• We fear our neighbour beats his wife. Can we help her divorce him?

  One of our neighbors is a government officer who lives with a very young wife. Every morning, when the man goes to work, this wife sits outside in the balcony […]

• He had a secret wife before me? Can I divorce him?

  Four years ago I met this very dashing gentleman. After dating for a while, he proposed marriage and we visited my parents at home for blessings. He made sure to […]

• Can a tenant fail to pay rent for 6 months when he gets a BRT order?

  I am a landlord in Riruta of a commercial property. I have a difficult tenant who pays rent when he wants to. Last time I tried to evict him, he […]

• Can the auctioneer sell the car I bought at 1 million at half its price?

  I have been renting office space in Westlands where my team works from. Since the pandemic started though, I asked everyone to work from home. I tried to negotiate with […]

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  Can I lock out my tenants who have refused to pay the rent?

  In today’s episode, we look back at a discussion on tenancy law and whether a landlord can lock out his tenants when they fail to pay rent. My wife and […]

• Can the bank sell my house if I don’t pay my mortgage for 3 months?

  My wife and I bought an apartment in Kilimani 16 years ago on a 20 year mortgage. We have been paying more or less on schedule using money from our […]