KENYA Law and Practice Contributed by: Sammy Ndolo, Njeri Wagacha, Brian Muchiri and Sara Ndei, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP offers full-service fintech law solutions across Kenya, South Africa and cross-border. The firm is closely involved in bringing new fin - tech products to market, and has expertise in advising bank and non-bank fintech compa - nies on the Kenya and South African regula - tory implications of the products and services they develop. The team’s expertise in corporate & commercial, finance & banking, real estate, competition, tax & exchange control, M&A, private equity, employment and TMT enables
it to provide market-leading advice on the full range of legal matters most relevant to the fin - tech industry, including financial regulatory as - pects; corporate law and governance; the legal aspects of commercialising technology and in - tellectual property; customer-facing contracts and technology procurement contracts; data protection; and financing (borrower-side). The experienced, sector-specialist team of thought leaders attracts an impressive body of innova - tive and repeat work for the firm, which is unique among legal services providers in Kenya.
Authors
Sammy Ndolo is Kieti’s managing partner and a pre- eminent expert in banking and finance, restructurings, workouts and capital markets transactions, with unparalleled
Njeri Wagacha is a partner in Kieti’s corporate and commercial practice. Her fintech practice has grown significantly and she is highly regarded by clients for her work on high-
prowess in the realm of fintech law. Clients from diverse sectors and jurisdictions actively seek his guidance on acquisition finance, senior debt lending, syndicated lending, structured finance, trade and commodity financing, debt, and equity capital markets. Sammy is ranked in Band 4 in Chambers Global 2025 for Banking & Finance and in Band 4 for Corporate M&A, and has earned a Band 3 ranking in Chambers FinTech 2024.
pressure transactions. Njeri has a distinct specialisation as a dual-qualified lawyer. She focuses on fintech, general corporate commercial, private equity, venture capital investments and mergers and acquisitions. Njeri is ranked in Band 2 in Chambers Global 2025 for Corporate/M&A, and also in Band 2 in Chambers FinTech.
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