KO Associates

Kiptinness & Odhiambo Associates LLP, founded in 2011 to provide legal services in four key areas namely: Projects (Energy, Infrastructure and Cross Border Trade); Technology and Intellectual Property; Corporate and Finance; and Dispute Resolution, deliberately places diversity and an inclusive work environment at the core of its operations. This diversity includes: nationality, language, race, ethnicity, age, personality, disability, and religion.

The firm is committed to providing a conducive environment that promotes Equity, gender parity, Inclusion and Diversity; as well as positioning it to attract, retain and motivate a diverse and well skilled pool of talent.

The firm’s diverse and inclusive teams have resulted in the following milestones:

• Providing legal transactional advisory services to develop East Africa’ newest and largest Transport Corridor, the Lamu Port and South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) a USD. 24 Billion corridor programme with the following facets; port, highway, railway, SEZ, airport, oil pipeline, oil refinery and resort cities;
• Representing major global technology firms based in Nairobi, including; Google Inc, Microsoft Corporation, Uber, Safaricom Plc and Huawei Technologies;
• Advising the Government of Kenya in significant legacy projects including the rollout of the Government’s Digital Literacy Program where the Firm acted as Legal Transaction Advisors, the rollout of the National Security Surveillance System where the Firm advised on the contracts for procurement of security cameras and currently, the Nairobi City Mass Transit System through a Bus Rapid Transport system and a Commuter Rail System;
• Involvement as a Legal Advisor in the Government of Kenya PPP Programme since 2014 having advised on the screening and determination of 15 priority projects with a combined project value of USD. 8.4 Billion;
• Retained in 2018 as a Transaction Advisor to carry out Investment Due Diligence for a Pension Scheme on a proposed USD.20 Million investment in 1050MW Power project. This project was unique as it was the first time a public pension fund in Kenya was considering an investment of this kind;
• Growth an average of 46% in its annual revenues between 2011 and 2021.
• Establishment of Citadel Law Africa bringing together law firms in East Africa with intention to expand into the rest of Africa.