Navigating Kenya's Regulatory Landscape
Our Regulatory & Compliance practice supports businesses in navigating the complex and evolving regulatory environment in Kenya. We advise on sector-specific regulations, licensing requirements, corporate governance obligations, and compliance frameworks across multiple industries including financial services, technology, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing.
Kenya's regulatory landscape is characterised by multiple overlapping regulatory regimes administered by various national and county government agencies. Non-compliance can result in significant penalties, operational disruption, and reputational damage. Our role is to help clients understand their regulatory obligations, build robust compliance frameworks, and respond effectively to regulatory enquiries and enforcement actions.
We take a proactive approach to compliance, helping clients stay ahead of regulatory changes rather than reacting to them. Our team monitors legislative and regulatory developments across key sectors and provides timely updates and actionable guidance to our clients.
Key Contacts
How We Can Help
Licensing & Approvals
Advising on regulatory licensing requirements and managing applications before sector regulators including CBK, CMA, EPRA, CAK, and county authorities.
Corporate Governance
Advising boards and management on governance best practices, board composition, committee structures, and compliance with the Companies Act and sector codes.
Anti-Money Laundering
Advising on AML/CFT compliance requirements, customer due diligence frameworks, suspicious transaction reporting, and regulatory examinations.
Data Protection
Advising on compliance with the Data Protection Act, including data protection impact assessments, privacy policies, cross-border data transfers, and ODPC registration.
Competition Law
Advising on compliance with the Competition Act, merger notification requirements, abuse of dominance, and restrictive trade practices.
Regulatory Investigations
Representing clients in regulatory enquiries, investigations, and enforcement proceedings before sector regulators and government authorities.
Why Choose Us for Regulatory & Compliance
Proactive Approach
We help clients build compliance frameworks that prevent issues rather than reacting to regulatory enforcement actions after the fact.
Multi-Sector Knowledge
Experience across financial services, technology, energy, and other regulated sectors gives us a broad perspective on regulatory compliance.
Regulatory Monitoring
We track legislative and regulatory developments across key sectors and provide timely updates to keep our clients informed and prepared.
Enforcement Defence
Experience representing clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, with a focus on protecting our clients' interests and reputation.
Regulatory & Compliance Team
Eric N. Kihungu
Managing PartnerGrace Muthoni
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