Services

Technology and AI

Public Procurement & Government Transactions

What We Offer

IP Protection for Technology and AI

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We advise technology companies, startups, and AI developers on protecting their intellectual assets, including software copyright, AI model IP, data rights, and trade secrets. We negotiate and draft licensing agreements, technology transfer arrangements, and cross-border data-sharing accords that reflect both legal requirements and commercial realities.

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Regulatory Navigation and Sandbox Processes

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We guide fintech and AI-driven clients through Kenya's regulatory frameworks, including the Communications Authority, Capital Markets Authority, and Central Bank sandbox and licensing processes. We have successfully supported a fintech company through AI-powered money market platform licensing, achieving high returns in the money manager category.

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Technology Contracts and Data Governance

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We draft and negotiate technology contracts across the full range of arrangements, software development agreements, cloud service agreements, SaaS terms, data-sharing accords, and platform licensing. Our data governance advisory ensures clients have frameworks that are compliant, practical, and scalable.

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AI Policy and Government Advisory

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We assist government agencies and industry groups in shaping ICT and AI policy, covering cybersecurity frameworks, digital economy governance, ethical AI, and data protection. Our representation of a State Department in constitutional proceedings concerning digital identity gives us direct insight into how technology regulation intersects with fundamental rights.

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Our Services Include

Our Technology and AI practice provides end-to-end legal counsel for the full technology lifecycle, from company formation and early-stage IP protection through regulatory authorisation, commercial contracting, and dispute resolution. We have advised a fintech company on AI-powered money market platform licensing and data protection compliance, negotiated cross-border software licensing and data-sharing agreements for a multinational AI analytics firm expanding in Africa, represented a State Department in High Court constitutional proceedings on digital identity and privacy, and contributed to Data Protection Authorities workshops on conducting DPIAs for identity registrations across Africa. Our services cover IP strategy, licensing, regulatory sandboxes, technology contracts, data governance frameworks, privacy compliance, and technology policy advisory.

Why Businesses Trust Us

Technology law in Africa is at an inflection point, regulators are catching up with innovation, AI is raising new governance questions, and data has become both a business asset and a constitutional flashpoint. Clients trust us because we have been part of shaping how this landscape develops: advising on fintech licensing, representing the government in constitutional technology cases, and participating in international workshops on AI governance. We are not applying old legal templates to new problems, we have built practical expertise in the specific regulatory and commercial challenges that technology businesses face in Kenya and across the region.

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Energy and Infrastructure

Based on our significant expertise and experience we offer advise in the full spectrum of the energy ecosystem and infrastructure in respect to both traditional and renewable energy as

well as energy transition industries. We thus help our clients prepare themselves for the future driven by energy transition imperatives to a lower-carbon environment. There is increased focus by governments in Africa towards transitioning energy including topical issues such as just energy transition. Whether our Client’s issues are transactional, regulatory or dispute-based, we are able to

provide solutions to our Clients. These range from negotiation of PPAs, EPC contracts, O&M agreements, Hospitality Agreements, Project Development Agreements.

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Electoral Law

Our Electoral Law practice brings deep constitutional and political expertise to the full cycle of election matters. We advise candidates, political parties and civil society on compliance with Kenya’s comprehensive electoral framework – including the Elections Act 2011, the

IEBC Act, the Political Parties Act and related constitutional provisions. We also advise

clients on campaign finance, nomination rules, media and digital regulation of elections, and stakeholder engagement strategies. We also have extensive experience in election dispute resolution: our lawyers represent clients in high-profile election petitions and judicial reviews,

and handle constitutional challenges arising from electoral processes. By combining legal acumen with practical political insight, we help our clients pursue their objectives through Kenya’s democratic process in accordance with the rule of law.

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Public Administrative Law

We have a strong track record in constitutional litigation, judicial review, and public law

advisory, acting for both government entities and private parties in matters that shape public policy and test the boundaries of administrative action. Our experience spans the High Court, Court of Appeal, and specialised tribunals, underpinned by a deep understanding of Kenya’s

constitutional framework and the principles of administrative justice.

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Domestic and International Arbitration

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We have a distinguished arbitration practice, with deep expertise in both domestic and international investment and commercial disputes. Our team has handled matters spanning construction, energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, and cross‑border M&A, acting as counsel and arbitrator in some of the most significant arbitrations in the region.

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