Kenya Enforcing Contracts - Kenya

This topic looks at the efficiency of contract enforcement by following the evolution of a sale of goods dispute and tracking the time, cost and number of procedures involved from the moment the plaintiff files the lawsuit until actual payment.

The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business subnational project in Kenya, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small to medium-sized domestic business in cities and regions.

The time to resolve a dispute, counted from the moment the plaintiff files the lawsuit in court until payment. This includes both the days when actions take place and the waiting periods between.

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Time (days)

The cost in court fees and attorney fees, where the use of attorneys is mandatory or common, expressed as a percentage of the debt value.

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Cost (% of claim)

The average number of procedures to enforce a contract. The list of procedural steps compiled for each economy traces the chronology of a commercial dispute before the relevant court.

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Procedures (number)
Eldoret43539.040
Garissa35138.740
Isiolo45538.440
Kilifi42539.840
Kisumu42541.240
Malaba33039.240
Mombasa45539.940
Nairobi46547.240
Narok35138.940
Nyeri45540.340
Thika45539.540

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