Understand your rights. Navigate the courts. Access self help document templates. And when you need an advocate, connect with a qualified LSK member in minutes.
Every feature is built around one principle: put clear, accurate legal information in the hands of every Kenyan, and show the path to a qualified advocate when the matter needs one.
AI legal information assistant trained on Kenyan law. Cites statutes, explains procedure, and always ends with the reminder to consult a qualified LSK advocate.
The Bill of Rights in Chapter Four of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, translated into plain English. Know the rights no one can take away.
Structured starting drafts for common matters: demand letters, tenancy notices, small claims filings, affidavits, and more. Every template is a starting point to review with a qualified LSK advocate before use.
Directory of qualified LSK advocates, filtered by area of practice and location. Every listing is verified against the current LSK roll of practising certificates.
Primary sources of Kenyan law. The Constitution, Acts of Parliament, subsidiary legislation, and Kenya Law Reports decisions, all indexed for fast reference.
Direct links to FIDA Kenya, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Kituo Cha Sheria, KHRC, and LSK pro bono. Free help when you cannot afford private counsel.
M-Pesa Till 5579338 for mobile money, plus Paystack for card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and bank transfer.
When private counsel is out of reach, these established Kenyan organisations offer free help. We list them because they are trusted. Sheria Smart is not affiliated with any of them and receives no referral fee.
The Federation of Women Lawyers, Kenya. Founded 1985. Over 1,400 women advocates providing free legal aid on custody, maintenance, matrimonial disputes, gender based violence, and employment discrimination. Over three million women served to date. fidakenya.org
Independent national human rights institution established under Article 59 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. Investigates complaints of human rights violations, monitors government compliance, and provides redress. File a complaint at knchr.org or email haki@knchr.org. Phone +254 20 2717908.
Oldest legal aid organisation in Kenya, founded 1973. Free legal advice, court representation, and legal education for the poor and marginalised. Send an SMS to M-Haki at 0700 777 333 for instant guidance in English or Kiswahili. kituochasheria.or.ke
Non governmental human rights organisation founded 1992. Handles reports of discrimination, torture, extrajudicial killings, and other violations. Runs litigation, advocacy, and community legal empowerment programmes. khrc.or.ke. Phone +254 20 2044545.
The Law Society of Kenya maintains a pro bono directory of advocates accepting matters of public interest or hardship without fee. The LSK Committee on Public Interest Legal Aid and Human Rights coordinates requests. lsk.or.ke
Plain English. Every statute, every right, every procedure, written the way a neighbour would explain it to you.
Properly cited. Statute sections, case names, and Gazette references on every answer, so you can verify and so can your advocate.
Not a replacement for counsel. When your matter needs an advocate, we point you to a qualified LSK member, not a referral fee chain.
Compliant by design. Built within the framework of the Advocates Act (Cap 16) and the Data Protection Act 2019. Your information stays your information.
Three tiers designed for individuals, professionals, and organisations. Cancel any time. M-Pesa or card, your choice.
For individuals who want legal clarity on everyday matters.
For professionals who need advocate access and priority support.
For teams and organisations that rely on legal clarity every day.
No. Sheria Smart is a legal information and self help technology platform. We do not take instructions for reward and do not practise law within the meaning of the Advocates Act (Cap 16, Laws of Kenya). For legal advice on your specific matter, consult a qualified LSK advocate.
Zia shares legal information, not legal advice. Every response ends with a reminder to consult a qualified LSK advocate for your specific matter. Zia is a starting point for understanding, not a substitute for counsel.
The templates are self help starting points informed by Kenyan law. They are not prepared within the meaning of the Advocates Act. You should review every template with a qualified LSK advocate before filing or using it in a legal proceeding.
Sheria Smart complies with the Data Protection Act 2019. Your conversations with Zia are not sold, shared, or used for training third party models. Your payment credentials are handled by Safaricom (for M-Pesa) and Paystack (for card and other methods). We never see or store card numbers.
Yes. Every advocate in the Sheria Smart directory is an active member of the Law Society of Kenya with a current practising certificate. Verification is repeated on the LSK roll weekly.
Sheria Smart was built by a Kenyan advocate with a simple conviction: legal information is not a luxury, it is a right.
"Access to justice should not depend on how much you earn or where you live. Every Kenyan deserves to know their rights, to understand the law that governs them, and to find an advocate when they need one. That is what Sheria Smart exists to deliver."— Agnes Treasure Momanyi, CEO
Agnes Treasure Momanyi is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sheria Smart. A Kenyan legal professional committed to expanding access to justice, she leads the mission to put constitutional rights, self help tools, and qualified advocates within reach of every Kenyan through technology.
Her work connects the formal legal system to the ordinary person. Sheria Smart builds plain English resources, document templates grounded in Kenyan statute, and direct channels to free legal aid for those who cannot afford private counsel.
She believes that technology properly designed can close the gap between what the Constitution promises and what Kenyans actually experience.
A decade after the promulgation of our Constitution in 2010, Kenya is still a nation where the majority of citizens do not know the content of their own Bill of Rights. A worker whose wages are withheld rarely knows that the Employment Act, 2007 entitles her to a written demand before the Employment and Labour Relations Court. A tenant facing eviction often does not know that a thirty day notice, properly served, is her starting point. An arrested person rarely realises that Article 49 guarantees her production in court within twenty four hours.
This is not a knowledge gap we can afford to accept. Every right the Constitution confers is blunted if the ordinary Kenyan cannot access information about it in a language she understands, on a device she already owns, at a price she can afford. The legal profession has always carried the responsibility of translating the law to the public. Technology now gives us the means to do that at scale.
Sheria Smart is our answer. It is legal information, not legal advice. It is a starting point, not a substitute for counsel. But it is a starting point that meets Kenyans where they are, in Kiswahili and English, on a phone that fits in a pocket, at a cost low enough that no household has to choose between rent and knowing their rights. When the Constitution says access to justice for all, this is what it looks like in practice.
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