KENYA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: John M. Ohaga, SC and Joy Wanyika TripleOKLaw Advocates
TripleOKLaw Advocates is a mid-sized Nairobi- based law practice with a team of 11 partners and 21 associates, offering focused expertise in sports law, doping matters and related dispute resolution. From its sole office in Nairobi, the firm advises sports clubs, federations, athletes and governing bodies on regulatory compliance, contractual disputes, disci - plinary proceedings and sports governance issues, often intersecting with arbitration and public law. The team is currently acting for KCB Sports Club in an ongoing claim involving an alleged breach of
contract. It successfully represented Tusker FC in a contractual dispute, securing dismissal of the claim on a preliminary objection grounded on subject mat - ter and pecuniary jurisdiction. The firm also acted for the Equestrian Federation of Kenya in proceed - ings concerning registration and governance issues, obtaining dismissal on jurisdictional and statutory grounds, including lack of legal capacity, absence of standing under the Sports Act, and failure to exhaust mandatory dispute resolution mechanisms before the Sports Disputes Tribunal.
Authors
John M. Ohaga, SC is a Senior Counsel with over 30 years’ experience in the practice of law. He
Joy Wanyika is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and an associate in the Dispute Resolution department at TripleOKLaw Advocates LLP. Her practice spans commercial litigation, arbitration, regulatory disputes and
is a Chartered Arbitrator and is recognised internationally as an arbitrator and a leading figure in sports law and governance. His expertise covers sports arbitration, regulatory compliance, disciplinary proceedings, governance disputes and policy reform within the sports sector. He has served as sole, co-, and presiding arbitrator under CAS and other international and domestic rules, and previously chaired Kenya’s Sports Disputes Tribunal for a decade, shaping national sports jurisprudence. He is a Governing Board Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and sits on panels including CIArb, LCIA, ICC, and ICAMEK.
sports law. She regularly represents athletes, clubs and federations before the Sports Disputes Tribunal and advises on governance, compliance and disciplinary matters, including anti-doping proceedings. Joy has completed the first course of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CiArb) and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Sports Management and Legal Skills at ISDE. She is also a Sports Analyst, contributing to discussions on football business, integrity, and governance in Africa.
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