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O’Bang Law advised a China state-owned company on its preliminary market assessment for an intended cross-border transaction requiring the construction and setup of a wind farm EPC project. The Client was keen on EPC contract structuring, advisory and review, corporate structures and tax advisory. O’Bang Law Team: Ombo Malumbe, Jack Ong’anya, Faith Ngarama and Angelina Ndeto....

O’Bang Law advised a multinational Client on conducting a product withdrawal through distributor channels and coordinating with key stakeholders, including the Competition Authority (CA) and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), to ensure all statutory requirements were met. The withdrawal was successfully effected without necessarily requiring announcements in two national daily...

The 2026 AmCham Business Summit, a Trade and Investment Forum between the U.S. and East Africa, took place on September 9 and 10 at the Windsor Golf Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme for the Summit was “Advancing Mutual Prosperity Through Trade and Investment”. The conversations focused on East African trade, investment, and policy issues. Key areas of focus High-Level Policy and...

O’Bang Law successfully represented Kilimall in an alleged defamation case initiated by Umma Insurance Brokers Limited on the basis that Kilimall raised concerns about being placed on an insurance cover without having approved the placement and not having made any payment as per the law and Heritage Insurance Company Limited’s T&Cs. O’Bang Law Team: Jack Ong’anya and Angelina Ndeto....

O’Bang Law advised a team representing a US-based client on an investment valued at US$100 million in the East African natural resources sector. The advisory covered the full investment lifecycle, from prospecting to regulatory approvals to establishing mining operations and a local processing refinery. This mandate reflects our continued strength in supporting foreign investors in...

O’Bang Law advised a Client on its sustainability and environmental mandates through a Climate Finance Project in Kenya, structuring legal support for a program designed to deliver measurable impact across three key pillars: the number of women trained in the plastic recycling space, the volume of products produced from recycled plastics, and the weight of plastics recycled. O’Bang Law...

The Guidance Notes published by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) is meant to provide practical guidance on designating and positioning Data Protection Officers (DPOs) under the Data Protection Act, 2019 and its regulations. The Guidance Notes apply to all data protection controllers and data processors that are subject to the Data Protection Act, 2019 (DPA). It should...

O’Bang Law advised Kilimall on an investigation by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) concerning its platform and a product supplied by a third party. We successfully distinguished the relationship between Kilimall and platform users and provided clarity on liability, resulting in Kilimall not being held responsible for the allegations levelled against it. O’Bang Law Team: Ombo...

O’Bang Law represented a shareholder (Satinderpal Khalsa Singh) in Hospitality Technology Solutions Limited (“company”) by commencing a Derivative Claim against a co-director shareholder in favour of the Company. The co-director shareholder diverted business to his new entity, causing the Company to lose significant revenue, and attempted to commence insolvency proceedings to wind up the...

O’Bang Law advised and played a leading role in cross-border compliance advisory for XCMG, a multinational corporation with the most comprehensive range of competitive, influential products in the construction machinery industry, in its Data Protection compliance measures in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. O’Bang Law Team: Ombo Malumbe (KE), Geofrey Haule (TZ), Faith Ngarama (KE), and...