The communication of proposals, the acceptance of proposals, and the revocation of proposals and acceptance, respectively, are deemed under Kenya law to be made by any act or omission of the party proposing, accepting or revoking, by which he intends to communicated such proposal, acceptance or revocation, or which has the effect of communicating it.
COMMUNICATION WHEN COMPLETE
Under Kenya law the communication of a proposal is complete when it becomes to the knowledge of
the person to whom it is made.
The communication of an acceptance is complete -as against the proposer, when it is put in a course of transmission to him so at to be out of the power of the acceptor;as against the acceptor, when it comes to the knowledge of the proposer.
The communication of a revocation is complete -as against the person who makes it, when it is put into a course of transmission to the person to whom it is made, so as to be out of the power of the person who makes it;as against the person to whom it is made, when it comes to his knowledge.
REVOCATION
Revocation of Proposals and acceptance-A proposal under Kenya law may be revoked at any time before the communication of its acceptance is complete as against the proposer, but not afterwards.
An acceptance may be revoked at any time before the communication of the acceptance is complete as against the acceptor, but no afterwards.
ACCEPTANCE
Acceptance must be absolute-In order to convert a proposal into a promise the acceptance under Kenya law must -
(1) be absolute and unqualified.
(2) be expressed in some usual and reasonable manner, unless the proposal prescribes the manner in which it is to be accepted. If the proposal prescribes a manner in which it is to be accepted; and the acceptance is not made in such manner, the proposer may, within a reasonable time after the acceptance is communicated to him, insist that his proposal shall be accepted in the prescribed manner, and not otherwise; but; if he fails to do so, he accepts the acceptance.
Acceptance by performing conditions, or receiving consideration-Performance of the conditions of proposal, for the acceptance of any consideration for a reciprocal promise which may be offered with a proposal, is an acceptance of the proposal.
Promise, express and implied-In so far as the proposal or acceptance of any promise is made in words, the promise under Kenya laws is said to be express. In so far as such proposal or acceptance is made otherwise than in words, the promise is said to be implied.