Warranties and indemnities are essential elements in any agreement for sale. The distinction between warranties and indemnities is critical as the remedies to which an innocent party will be entitled to will differ. Today, we discuss the differences, the consequences of a breach, and what you need to know before allowing or disapproving a warranty or an indemnity in an agreement for sale.
In our previous Article (provide for the link) we delve into great length the ownership of property by foreigners in Kenya. Today, we continue the discussion and analyze sections 38, 48, 61, and 98 of the Land Laws (Amendment) Act which had far-reaching implications on the ownership of property by foreigners in Kenya.
Recently, Justice Munyao Sila of the Environmental and Land Court made a landmark judgement in Oganga & another v Orangi & 3 others (Environment & Land Case 466 of 2015) [2023] KEELC 16348 (KLR) (22 March 2023), granting parents the liberty to sell their land or property without consulting their children. This precedent-setting judgment ended an eight-year protracted land dispute pitting a parent and two buyers on one side and his two sons on the other.
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