Publications
• Co- authored Volumes 1 and 2 of Kashindis’ Digest of Employment Cases (released August 2020 and November 2023) both of which cover over 240 digested cases that we carefully selected according to their jurisprudential value.
• Other publications include
i. Legal Alert: An analysis of Court of Appeal’s decision in Samasource EPZ versus
Meta Platforms and Others, on mandatory interlocutory injunctions.
ii. Legal Alert: Historical Employment Claims related to sexual harassment that
arose before the enactment of the Employment Act, 2007.
iii. Legal Alert: NSSF contributions following a recent decision by the Court of
Appeal on the NSSF Act 2013.
iv. Legal Alert: A digest of a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Kenya on the
employer's duty to reasonably accommodate sick employees, indirect
discrimination at the workplace and employee's right to be heard before
termination of employment.
v. Legal Alert: Analysis of a recent decision by the Employment and Labour
Relations Court on the termination of probationary contracts.
vi. Legal Update for Employers and Employees (Prospective Adoptive Parents) A
New Dawn for Adoptive Parents: Pre-Adoptive Leave is now a Statutory
Entitlement.
vii. Legal update for employers, technology companies &others Employment Laws
in the 'Gig' Economy' – Analysis and possible implications of the UK Supreme
Court's February 2021 Uber judgment.
viii. Legal update: The Employment and Labour Relations Court rules on possible
frustration of employment contracts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ix. Chambers and Partners' Employment Global Practice Guide (Kenya)
x. Legal 500: Employment and Labour Law in Kenya Lexology: Labour Law in
Kenya
xi. LLM thesis on Public Private Partnerships by Local Governments; Legal and
Policy Lessons for County Governments
Work Highlights
Employment and Labour Relations
• Represented the Kenya Aviation Authority in proceedings against a union
threatening to paralyze Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, and assisted in
stakeholder engagement to avert a crisis.
• Successfully defended Kenya’s largest telecommunications provider in claims
totaling Kshs. 500 million, reducing liability to Kshs. 1 million.
• Representing a leading hospital and its affiliated university in multiple senior
staff labour disputes.
• Advising a Germany-based multinational on employment litigation, terminations,
benefits, and compliance.
• Providing litigation and advisory support to a top-tier international school on
contract conversions, discipline, and exits.
• Acting for a regional hospital in multiple labour disputes, including union
matters at both trial and appellate levels.
• Represented a local bank in a union dispute over Kshs. 200 million, successfully
settling through conciliation.
• Defended a leading LPG manufacturer in 50+ labour disputes and advised on
internal labour policies.
• Advised Africa’s largest marketing and communications group on a sensitive
employment matter involving abuse of office and conflict of interest, leading to
a successful separation.
• Collaborated with a leading U.S law firm on a cross-border employment
secondment dispute for a multinational technology company, preventing
litigation.
• Advised a UK-based multinational on redundancy outsourcing, contract reviews,
and employee policies.
• Represented government agencies, including NHIF, EACC, Moi Teaching and
Referral Hospital, and Kenya Trade Network Agency, in high-stakes employment
disputes involving senior staff recruitment, union representation, and collective
bargaining.
• Offering comprehensive employment and labour law services to multinational
corporations, government entities, and local businesses on matters spanning
the entire employment lifecycle—from recruitment, contracts, and workplace
policies to termination and dispute resolution, providing strategic guidance on
compliance, industrial relations, and emerging trends.
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Public Procurement
• Served as a Board Member of the Public Procurement Administrative Review
Board (2020-2023), adjudicating over 400 tender disputes (as part of panels).
• Successfully defended the NGCDF Board in a contentious multi-million tender
dispute before the PPARB and the High Court.
• Part of the team that represented KENGEN in multiple procurement disputes
involving large infrastructure and energy-related tenders worth billions of
shillings, including power generation projects and security services.
• Part of the legal team that successfully defended China Road and Bridge
Corporation in a constitutional petition challenging the award of the Kshs 370
billion Standard Gauge Railway project.
• Part of the legal team that defended the winning bidder in the Kshs 170 billion
Lamu Coal Power Plant PPP project before the PPP Petition Committee and the
High Court.
• Part of the team that represented the Ministry of Education in disputes valued at
over Kshs 25 billion laptop supply tender before the Public Procurement
Administrative Review Board (PPARB) and the High Court.
• Advised on several high-value procurement disputes, including contracts related
to energy, ICT, and infrastructure sectors.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Part of the team that represented KCB Bank and Mumias Sugar Company (in
Receivership) in an international arbitration at the ICC International Court of
Arbitration regarding a USD 35 million credit facility.
• Lead counsel in an LCIA arbitration, collaborating with a Mauritius law firm on a
reseller agreement dispute.
• Represented a major audit firm in arbitration proceedings involving a claim by a
former CEO.
• Acted as counsel in various labour conciliation disputes and court-annexed
mediation cases, successfully negotiating out-of-court settlements.
• Served as a sole arbitrator in employment-related disputes.
Commercial and Civil Litigation
• Part of the team that defended EPRA in class-action lawsuits over electricity
billing and tariffs, with claims exceeding Kshs 10 billion.
• Part of the team that represented KCB Bank in multi-billion insolvency disputes
on Mumias Sugar Company’s administration and receivership.
• Handled a landmark Supreme Court litigation for Kenya Wildlife Service on
wildlife compensation claims.
• Part of the team that defended KWS in legal challenges to the Kshs 105 billion
SGR Phase 2A routing through Nairobi National Park.
• Part of the team that defended a leading tobacco company in a constitutional
challenge to regulatory restrictions across all court levels upto the Supreme
Court
• Defended the Export Processing Zone Authority disputes valued at over Kshs 1
billion.
• Part of the legal team representing a top private hospital in substantial
professional negligence claims.
Tax Disputes
• Acted for major pharmaceutical companies in judicial review proceedings
challenging substantial tax demands by the Kenya Revenue Authority, affecting
the entire industry.
• Advised and represented multiple multinational corporations in tax disputes
involving transfer pricing, VAT, and customs duties.
• Successfully defended clients in high-stakes tax litigation before the Tax
Appeals Tribunal and superior courts.
