If your business touches technology, media or telecommunications in Kenya or across Africa, you need more than a lawyer. You need a strategist who undeerstands the regulatory terrain as well as you understand your market.
Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates is Nairobi's specialist TMT law firm - advising telecommunication operators, satellite broadband providers, media companies, tech platforms and digital businesses on the legal and regulatorty frameworks that determine whether they operate, grow or stall
What We Do
Our TMT practise covers the full spectrum of legal and regulatory work across the technology, media and telecommunication sectors in Kenya and East Africa. Whether you are a global satellite operator seeking to enter the kenyan market, a local broadcaster navigating the Communications Authority's licensing requirements, or a technology company managing data protection obligations under Kenya Data Protection Act, we provide precise, commercially intelligent legal counsel that moves at the pce your industry demands.
Our TMT services include:
Our Satellite & Broadband Regulatory practise:
We are the only boutique law firm in Nairobi with dedicated satellite broadband regulatory practise.
As global operators including Starlink (spaceX), Amazon Kuiper, Kacific and others expand their African footprint, the regulatory landscape is evolving rapidly - and the gap between what operators assume and what African Regulators require is where inversments are lost.
We help satellite operators, Broadband providers and telecoms investors navigate Kenya's licensing frameworks, engage with the Communications Authority, and build regulatory strategies that translate directly into commercial outcomes.
If you are assessing the Kenyan or East African satellite market, or managing an existing licence relationship with the CA, we should talk.
Regulatory Strategy & Compliance Advisory | Nairobi, Kenya | Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates
Regulation is not a box to tick. In Kenya and across East Africa, the regulatory environment is the single biggest determinant of whether a business can launch, scale, or compete.
At Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates, we treat regulatory strategy as commercial strategy — because in practice, they are the same thing.
We advise companies, investors, and institutions on how to navigate Kenya's regulatory frameworks not just to comply, but to compete.
What we do
Our regulatory advisory practice covers licensing, compliance, market entry strategy, and regulatory engagement across Kenya's most heavily regulated sectors — including telecommunications, technology, media, and digital services. We work with local companies, multinationals, and foreign investors who need to understand and navigate the regulatory landscape as a condition of doing business in Kenya.
Our Regulatory services include:
Who we work with
Our regulatory clients include satellite operators seeking Kenyan market entry, telecoms companies managing CA compliance, technology companies navigating Kenya's data protection regime, and foreign investors conducting regulatory due diligence ahead of transactions in the Kenyan market.
We also advise East Africa-focused private equity and venture capital funds on the regulatory dimensions of portfolio company investments.
Business in Kenya moves fast. Your legal counsel should move faster. Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates is a Nairobi-based corporate and commercial law firm advising businesses — from early-stage startups to established multinationals — on the legal foundations that determine how they grow, transact, and protect value.
We provide corporate legal advice that is commercially grounded, strategically aware, and built for businesses operating in Kenya's dynamic market environment.
What we Do
Our corporate and commercial practice covers the full range of business legal services in Kenya — from company formation and corporate governance to contract negotiation, M&A transactions, joint ventures, and commercial dispute resolution.
We are experienced in advising both local Kenyan businesses and foreign companies doing business in Kenya on the legal requirements that apply to their operations under Kenyan law
Our Corporate and Commercial services include:
Doing Business in Kenya — Legal Advisory for Foreign Companies:
Kenya is East Africa's leading commercial hub, and Nairobi is the gateway city for multinational companies seeking a regional base.
If you are a foreign company setting up operations in Kenya, acquiring a Kenyan business, or entering into a commercial relationship with a Kenyan counterpart, understanding the local legal framework is not optional — it is foundational.
We advise foreign investors and multinationals on every aspect of doing business in Kenya, from entity structuring and regulatory approvals to contract negotiation and dispute resolution under Kenyan law.
Market Entry Kenya | Foreign Investment Legal Advisory | East Africa Lawyer | Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates
Kenya is the most strategically positioned market in East Africa — home to the region's most sophisticated financial sector, its leading technology ecosystem, and the continental headquarters of some of the world's most significant multinationals.
If you are a foreign investor, a global company, or a regional business looking to enter the Kenyan market, Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates is your legal gateway.
We provide end-to-end legal support for foreign direct investment in Kenya — from initial market assessment through to operational establishment and ongoing compliance.
What We Do
Our market entry practice is built for international clients who need a trusted, knowledgeable local legal partner to guide them through Kenya's investment and regulatory environment.
We advise on entity structuring, sector-specific licensing, investment protections, local ownership requirements, and the full range of legal obligations that apply to foreign-owned businesses operating in Kenya.
We understand that speed, certainty, and commercial clarity are what international investors need — and we deliver exactly that
Our Market Entry Services Include:
Why Kenya. Why Now
Kenya is ranked among Africa's top investment destinations, with a stable legal framework, an independent judiciary, a sophisticated banking sector, and the continent's most advanced mobile money and fintech ecosystem.
Nairobi is the regional headquarters city for East and Central Africa — home to the African headquarters of companies including Google, Microsoft, IBM, and the United Nations Environment Programme.
For businesses looking to establish or grow across East Africa, Kenya is not just an option. It is the obvious starting point.
We know this market, we know this regulatory environment, and we know how to get your investment moving.
Kenya's Data Protection Act (2019) fundamentally changed the legal obligations of every business that collects, processes, or stores personal data in Kenya.
If your business handles personal data — and in the digital economy, almost every business does — you have legal obligations under Kenyan law that carry real enforcement risk.
At Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates, we provide practical, commercially grounded data protection and digital law advisory that keeps your business compliant, your customers protected, and your operations uninterrupted.
What We Do
Our data protection practice advises businesses — from tech startups and fintechs to telecoms operators and multinational companies — on compliance with Kenya's Data Protection Act, registration with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), and the management of data protection risk across their operations.
We also advise on the broader digital legal landscape, including platform regulation, digital commerce, and emerging frameworks for artificial intelligence and data-driven technologies
Our Data Protection And Digital Law Services include:
For Telecomms and Tech companies
Data protection intersects directly with telecoms and technology regulation in Kenya.
Telecoms operators, internet service providers, and technology platforms that handle subscriber data or user data face a dual compliance regime — under both the Data Protection Act and the Kenya Information and Communications Act.
We advise clients across this intersection, ensuring that data protection compliance is integrated into, not bolted onto, your broader regulatory compliance framework
Before you invest, negotiate, or expand — you need to know what you are walking into. Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates produces bespoke regulatory research and market intelligence reports for investors, satellite operators, telecoms companies, and strategy teams assessing the African telecoms and digital landscape.
Our research is not academic. It is built for decision-makers — precise, commercially framed, and written for boards and investment committees, not legal archives
What We Do
Our research and intelligence practice draws on deep expertise in African telecoms regulation, satellite broadband policy, and the competitive dynamics of East Africa's digital economy.
We produce custom research engagements for clients who need authoritative, on-the-ground regulatory intelligence to inform investment decisions, market entry strategies, or commercial negotiations.
We have advised satellite operators, broadband infrastructure investors, and telecoms strategy teams across multiple African markets.
Our Research & Intelligence Services Include:
Our Edge
Most legal research on African telecoms regulation is produced from London, Paris, or Johannesburg — by firms that understand the international frameworks but lack on-the-ground knowledge of how individual African regulators actually operate. We are based in Nairobi.
We have built our practice at the intersection of African satellite regulation, telecoms licensing, and commercial strategy.
Our research reflects not just what the law says, but how it is applied — and what it means for your investment
Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates is a specialist commercial litigation law firm in Nairobi, Kenya.
We represent businesses, investors, and telecoms operators in high-value commercial disputes, debt recovery, and employment litigation before Kenya's courts and tribunals.
Strategy is the Brief.
Every commercial relationship carries the risk of dispute.
When that risk materialises — when a contract is breached, a debt goes unpaid, a business partner acts in bad faith, or a regulatory decision threatens your operations — what you need is not just a lawyer.
You need a litigator who understands your business, your industry, and exactly what is at stake.
Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates is a Nairobi-based commercial litigation law firm representing businesses, investors, multinationals, and telecoms operators in high-value disputes before Kenya's High Court, Court of Appeal, and Employment and Labour Relations Court proceedings.
We do not treat litigation as a last resort. We treat it as a strategic instrument — and we use it with precision.
Our commercial litigation practice is built for businesses.
We handle high-value, complex commercial disputes — the kind that require a litigator who can read a balance sheet, understand a telecoms licence, and argue before a judge with equal facility.
We represent clients at every stage of a dispute — from the moment a problem emerges, through pre-litigation strategy and negotiation, to full trial proceedings, and on to enforcement of judgments and awards.
We also advise clients on dispute avoidance — because the best litigation is the litigation you never had to pursue.
Commercial disputes in the technology, media, and telecommunications sector require a litigator who does not need the industry explained to them.
Telecoms interconnection disputes, satellite service agreement breaches, technology platform liability claims, broadcasting rights conflicts, and regulatory enforcement challenges all involve highly technical factual matrices that a generalist litigator cannot effectively navigate.
We can. Our TMT litigation practice is the only one in Nairobi that combines deep sector knowledge — built through years of regulatory advisory work for telecoms operators, satellite broadband companies, and media businesses — with the litigation skills to translate that knowledge into courtroom outcomes.
If your dispute involves a technology contract, a telecoms agreement, a Communications Authority decision, or a media rights conflict, we are the firm to call.
Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates is a leading employment and labour law firm in Nairobi providing strategic legal advice to employers, multinational corporations, private companies, startups, NGOs, international organisations, SMEs, HR professionals, boards of directors and senior executives across Kenya.
We advise clients on all aspects of Kenyan employment law, labour law compliance, workplace governance, executive employment, HR risk management and employment dispute resolution.
Whether your business is hiring, expanding into Kenya, restructuring its workforce or defending an employment claim before the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC), we provide commercially focused legal solutions that protect your business and your people.
Our employment lawyers advise on:
Employment law compliance is essential for every business operating in Kenya.
Failure to comply with the Employment Act, Labour Relations Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Data Protection Act and other employment legislation can expose employers to costly litigation, regulatory penalties and reputational damage.
Our firm assists businesses in conducting employment law compliance audits, reviewing HR documentation, strengthening workplace policies and implementing legally compliant employment practices that minimise risk and support sustainable business growth.
International businesses entering the Kenyan market often require practical legal guidance on local employment laws before recruiting staff.
We advise foreign investors, multinational corporations, regional headquarters and international organisations on establishing compliant employment structures, drafting locally compliant employment contracts, engaging expatriate employees, managing executive appointments, implementing workplace policies and navigating Kenya's employment and labour law framework.
Senior executives face unique employment challenges that require sophisticated legal advice.
We represent directors, C-suite executives, professionals and senior managers in negotiating executive employment contracts, bonus arrangements, restrictive covenants, severance packages, disciplinary proceedings and high-value employment disputes while safeguarding their professional reputation and commercial interests.
Employment disputes can disrupt businesses and careers alike.
Our employment advocates represent employers and senior executives in mediation, arbitration and proceedings before the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC), delivering strategic representation in matters involving unfair termination, breach of employment contracts, executive exits, discrimination claims, workplace investigations and restrictive covenant disputes.
Unpaid invoices and unrecovered debts are a direct drag on business cash flow.
Our corporate debt recovery practice moves fast — we issue formal demand letters, initiate High Court proceedings where necessary, and pursue enforcement of judgments through attachment and garnishee proceedings.
We work with businesses across sectors to recover outstanding commercial debts efficiently, with transparent fee arrangements and regular progress updates.
If you are owed money by another business in Kenya, we will help you get it back.
Our commercial litigation clients include Kenyan and East African businesses involved in high-value contract disputes, multinational companies with Kenyan operations facing local litigation exposure, foreign investors in dispute with local partners or counterparties, telecoms operators and satellite companies in regulatory or contractual disputes, technology companies facing platform liability or service agreement claims, and corporate employers defending employment claims before the ELRC.
We act for claimants and defendants — and we bring the same strategic rigour to both sides of a dispute.
The most cost-effective litigation is the dispute that never becomes one.
We advise clients on dispute avoidance as actively as we advise on dispute resolution — reviewing contracts for ambiguity and enforcement risk, advising on escalation and notice provisions, and managing pre-litigation correspondence strategically to preserve legal rights and maximise the prospect of settlement.
When a dispute does arise, our first assessment is always: what is the fastest, most commercially rational way to resolve this?
Sometimes that is the courtroom.
Often it is not.
We will always tell you which — and why.
Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates provides specialist environment law and ESG advisory services in Nairobi, Kenya.
We advise investors, multinationals, infrastructure companies, and telecoms operators on environmental compliance, ESG due diligence, NEMA licensing, and sustainability governance frameworks under Kenyan and international law.
Strategy is the Brief.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) compliance is no longer a reputational preference for businesses operating in Kenya and across Africa.
It is a legal obligation, a financing condition, and an increasingly decisive factor in whether transactions close, licences are granted, and investor capital is deployed.
At Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates, we advise businesses, investors, infrastructure developers, and technology companies on the full spectrum of environment law and ESG obligations that apply to their operations in Kenya — from National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) licensing and environmental impact assessments to ESG due diligence frameworks, sustainability reporting, and climate-related regulatory risk.
We understand that ESG is not a box-ticking exercise. It is a strategic asset — and we help our clients manage it like one.
Our environment law and ESG practice advises Kenyan and international clients on compliance with Kenya's environmental legal framework — including the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act (EMCA), NEMA regulations, and sector-specific environmental requirements — as well as on ESG governance frameworks, sustainability due diligence, and the growing body of international ESG standards and reporting obligations that affect companies with Kenyan or East African operations.
We work at the intersection of environmental law, corporate governance, and investment strategy — because in practice, that is where ESG actually lives.
The intersection of ESG and the technology, media, and telecommunications sector is one of the fastest-growing areas of environmental legal practice in Kenya.
Telecoms tower installations, satellite ground station developments, data centre construction, and broadband infrastructure rollouts all trigger environmental regulatory obligations under NEMA — including mandatory EIA processes, environmental audit requirements, and community engagement obligations.
For satellite operators and telecoms companies entering the Kenyan market, environmental compliance is not a separate workstream from licensing strategy — it is part of it. Regulatory approval from the Communications Authority of Kenya often runs in parallel with NEMA environmental processes, and delays in one can stall the other.
We advise telecoms and satellite clients on both, simultaneously, so nothing falls through the gap.
Beyond domestic regulation, telecoms and technology companies with international investors — particularly those backed by development finance institutions (DFIs), impact investors, or ESG-mandated funds — face a second layer of ESG obligations imposed by their funders.
IFC Performance Standards, OPIC/DFC environmental requirements, and European sustainable finance disclosure obligations all create compliance obligations that flow through to Kenyan operating companies.
We understand these frameworks and advise our clients on meeting them without disrupting their operations or their deal timelines.
Foreign investors acquiring Kenyan businesses, financing Kenyan infrastructure, or entering the East African market through joint ventures or greenfield investments face significant ESG due diligence obligations — driven by their own investors, their boards, their lenders, and an increasingly demanding international regulatory environment.
A Kenyan target company or project that has unresolved NEMA compliance issues, community relations problems, labour standards gaps, or governance weaknesses creates material transaction risk — risk that can delay or kill a deal, trigger post-closing liabilities, or expose the investor to reputational damage in their home market.
Our ESG due diligence practice identifies these risks before they become problems.
We assess environmental compliance, social licence to operate, governance structures, and regulatory exposure against both Kenyan law and international ESG standards — and we deliver findings in the commercially useful format that boards and investment committees actually need
Kenya is one of Africa's leading green finance markets.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange has issued green bond guidelines, the Capital Markets Authority has published a framework for sustainable finance instruments, and Kenya's domestic green bond market is growing — with issuances in the renewable energy, real estate, and infrastructure sectors.
Kenya is also a significant beneficiary of climate finance, with international climate funds including the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) active in the country.
For businesses and project developers seeking to access green or sustainable finance — whether through green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, DFI financing, or climate fund grants — navigating the legal and regulatory requirements of these instruments requires specialist advice.
We provide that advice, helping clients structure financing transactions that meet the environmental and social standards required by green capital providers while achieving their commercial objectives.
Our environment law and ESG clients include foreign investors conducting pre-acquisition ESG due diligence on Kenyan targets, infrastructure developers and project companies navigating NEMA licensing and EIA processes, telecoms operators and satellite companies managing environmental compliance as part of their CA licensing and infrastructure rollout, development finance institutions (DFIs) and impact investors requiring IFC Performance Standards compliance advisory for Kenya and East Africa investments, Kenyan corporates implementing ESG governance frameworks in response to investor, lender, or regulatory pressure, and project developers assessing and structuring Kenya carbon credit and green finance opportunities.
At Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates, we provide strategic, commercially focused conveyancing and real estate legal services for individuals, developers, corporations, investors and institutions acquiring, disposing of, leasing and financing property in Kenya.
Whether you are purchasing your first apartment in Nairobi, acquiring commercial property, developing mixed-use projects, investing in industrial land, a real estate portfolio, we ensure every transaction is legally sound, commercially effecient and structured to protect your investment
We advise on every stage of a property transaction, including:
Every successful property transaction begins with thorough legal due diligence.
Our firm conducts comprehensive investigations into ownership, title validity, encumbrances, planning approvals, zoning restrictions, easements, environmental conservations, pending disputes, caveats, charges and regulatory compliance before our clients commit to any transaction.
We believe prevention is significantly less expensive than litigation
Kenya remains one of Africas most attractive investment destinations.
We regularly advice international clients on the legal framework governing property ownership, leasehold interest, investment structures, regularory approvals, tax considerations and transaction compliance.
Whether you are purchasing luxury apartments in Westlands, Kilimani, Upper hill, Kileleshwa, Lavington, Riverside, Karen or Gigiri, investing in commercial developments, or acquiring land for industrial or mixed-use projects, we simplify the legal process while safeguarding your interests.
Real estate is a business asset - not merely a legal transaction.
Our commercial approach allows us to structure transactions with careful consideration of operational requirements, financing arrangements, regulatory obligations, tax efficiency and long-term commercial objectives.
We work with businesses acquiring office space, warehouses, retail premises, hospitality properties, logistics facilities and investment assets across Kenya
Clients choose our firm because we combine meticulous legal analysis with commercial practicality
We communicate clearly, move transactions efficiently, anticipate legal risks before they become costly problems and remain focused on delivering certainty in high-value property transactions.
Whether you are buying, selling, leasing, financing or developing property in Kenya, our objective is simple: protect your investment and help your transaction proceed with confidence.
Family matters demand sound legal judgement, strategic thinking and absolute discretion.
At Wanjiku Wanjohi & Co. Advocates, we provide sophisticated family law representation for executives, entreprenuers, professionals, businesses owners, investors and families seeking practical, confidential and dignified resolution of complex personal matters.
Where possible, we prioritise negotiated settlements that preserve privacy, protect wealth and minimise unnecessary conflict.
Where litigation becomes unavoidable, we provide strong and strategic courtroom representation.
Every matter is handled with professionalism, confidentiality and a clear focus on protecting our clients' personal, financial and long-term interests.