Jessica Mutemi

Oct 3, 2024 | businessdailyafrica.com | Edwin Baru |Jessica Mutemi

In the last few years, there has been major interest among Kenyan consumers in generating electricity for their own consumption as a supplement to, and sometimes as an alternative to the national grid supply. Net-metering allows power producers to sell excess energy to the grid during periods of overproduction to partially offset the cost of what they draw from the mains. From a utility’s perspective, net metering provides access to cheaper, consumer-generated power.

Aug 12, 2024 | bowmanslaw.com | Andrew Pike |Amandla Makhongwana |Edwin Baru |Jessica Mutemi

Over the past few years, the Office of the Chief Justice has sought to develop and implement an online case management system. The aim of introducing the Court Online system is to provide a platform for law firms or litigants to file (or upload) documents to the courts electronically (efiling). This system will see the courts move from a paper-based system to an efiling system. The Court Online system has already been successfully rolled out in the Gauteng Division of the High Court.

Jun 5, 2024 | bowmanslaw.com | Soraia Machado |Nuria Govender |Ayanda Nkabinde |Jessica Mutemi

In its May 2024 decision, the High Court fortified the principles of fair administrative action as provided in the Constitution of Kenya (Constitution) and the Fair Administrative Action Act (FAA Act) by overturning the decision of the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) requiring Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets Limited (trading as Carrefour) (Carrefour) to amend all its supplier agreements.

May 17, 2023 | bowmanslaw.com | Edwin Baru |Jessica Mutemi

Over the past decade, Kenya has made significant strides in increasing its generation capacity from renewable energy sources. Current statistics show that renewable energy contributes to over 80% of the power injected into the Kenyan grid, a significant rise from the less than 60% reported ten years ago. This achievement is a testament to Kenya's commitment to positioning itself as a pioneer in the transition to sustainable energy sources.