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Clay & Associates Advocates is a Nairobi corporate and commercial law firm. We advise founders, investors and established companies on transactions, disputes, regulation and the protection of what they create.
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Kenya Work Permit Navigator
Work out which permit class a foreign hire actually needs, step by step.
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Find the regulator and licence category your business activity falls under.
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Compare demand letters, small claims, and full litigation for your situation.
Start the tool → 04 Interactive ToolThe Kenya Startup Legal Playbook
Build your incorporation-to-investment roadmap and read the essentials on founder agreements, data protection and ESOPs.
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Drafting a Colocation Agreement That Actually Protects You as the Operator
Most colocation agreements start life as a customer’s redlines against whatever template the operator first sent out, which means the operator’s own protections often…
Regulatory & ComplianceFire Safety and DOSH Compliance for a Kenyan Data CentreA data centre concentrates exactly the conditions fire safety law is built around: continuous high electrical loads, dense…19 Sep 2026
Regulatory & ComplianceInsurance a Kenyan Data Centre Operator Actually NeedsKenyan law does not prescribe a specific insurance package for a data centre. Only one element is actually…18 Sep 2026
Regulatory & ComplianceDecommissioning a Data Centre in Kenya: Data Destruction and Customer Transition ObligationsClosing a data centre, whether by choice, at the end of a lease, or because a facility has…18 Sep 2026
Corporate & CommercialSelling Your Data Centre to Private Equity: What Their Due Diligence Will Actually Focus OnInfrastructure private equity does not run the same due diligence process a typical trade or tech buyer would.…18 Sep 2026
Corporate & CommercialTrade Sale, Private Equity, or IPO: Comparing Exit Routes for a Kenyan Data Centre InvestorA data centre is not a startup, and an investor planning how to eventually exit one should not…18 Sep 2026




