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Sheria Smart is a legal information and self representation platform for the Kenyan public. It reads the Constitution, the Acts of Parliament, and the published judgments of the Kenyan superior courts in the language the citizen actually speaks, and on the device the citizen actually owns. Where Kenyan law permits personal appearance, principally before the Small Claims Court and the tenancy tribunals, the platform sets out the procedure the relevant statute prescribes. Where the matter calls for professional handling, the platform directs the user to the Law Society of Kenya advocate directory and, for users who cannot afford private fees, to free assistance through the National Legal Aid Service. The platform does not appear, file, or speak for any user in any forum. The Kenyan does that, with a better understanding of the rules than they had before they opened the page.
The platform translates Kenyan statute and the published judgments of the courts into language the general reader can use. It sets out, for those forums where the statute itself permits personal appearance, the procedural steps the legislature wrote. For everything else, it directs the user to a qualified advocate.
Sheria Smart is not a law firm and does not offer legal advice on any particular case. It does not appear or file or speak on behalf of any user in any court or tribunal. It does not vet, refer, or accept commissions on advocate engagements; the directory link is to the Law Society of Kenya, and the engagement is between the citizen and the practitioner.
Journalists and editors writing about Sheria Smart, the access to justice movement in Kenya, the Data Protection Act, the Small Claims Court, or related topics are welcome to quote from the platform's published briefings and to cite the platform by name. The briefings library at sheriasmart.com/briefings is editorially independent and may be referenced in print, online, or in broadcast.
Press enquiries, interview requests, and research partnerships are received and reviewed at the platform's support address. Interview requests to speak with the founder, Dr. Jan Law, on the subjects of access to justice in Kenya, the platform's editorial mission, the application of artificial intelligence to legal information services, or the regulatory posture of operating a Kenya facing platform from a United States base, are welcome at the same address.
support@sheriasmart.com
Subject line: Press enquiry / Interview request / Research partnership
The platform aims to respond to press enquiries within two business days.