Buying land in Kenya: the seven searches that stop a fraudulent sale
Most land fraud is defeated at due diligence, not in court. What your advocate should check before the deposit.
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2017
Firm established
[400+]
Matters handled to date
[24hrs]
Typical first response
2
Offices — Nairobi & Namanga
01 — The firm
A medium-sized firm that works like a small one.
Odhiambo & Kathyaka Advocates was established in 2017 by two founding partners. Every client is assigned a named contact in the firm — a partner or associate who knows the matter, answers the phone, and stays with the file to the end.
We structure fees around the matter and the client, and we put them in writing before work starts. Honesty and discipline are the two values the firm was built on; they are also the two things clients tell us they were missing elsewhere.
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You deal with a named advocate
Two partners and an associate. No call centre, no rotating juniors — the person you meet is the person on the file.
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Fees agreed before we start
Fees are structured to the matter and confirmed in writing. You participate in setting them, and you are told when anything changes.
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Professional indemnity cover
The firm maintains professional indemnity insurance, so clients are protected against loss arising from our work.
02 — Practice areas
Where we are asked to act.
01
Conveyancing
Transfers, charges, leases and land due diligence, start to finish.
02
Commercial Transactions
Business dealings for corporates and individuals.
03
Drafting of Agreements
Certainty on paper, so disputes never start.
04
Court Litigation
Civil and commercial disputes, from filing to judgment.
05
Employment & Labour
For employers and employees alike.
06
Intellectual Property
Rights to your creations and inventions.
03 — How an instruction runs
No surprises, from first call to closing.
STEP 01
Consultation
You tell us the facts. We tell you, plainly, whether you have a matter worth pursuing.
STEP 02
Written engagement
Scope, timelines, your named advocate and the fee — set out in a letter before any work begins.
STEP 03
Conduct of the matter
Regular written updates at every material stage. You are never left guessing where your file stands.
STEP 04
Closing & custody
Documents handed over, originals held in safe custody on request, and a final statement of account.
04 — The people
Two partners and an associate. All of them reachable.
Managing Partner
Kennedy Odhiambo
Head of Commercial and Civil Litigation, and responsible for the day-to-day running of the firm.
Partner
Meshack Musau Kathyaka
Leads conveyancing, land and family law matters for individuals, developers and financiers.
Associate
Brian O. Onyango
Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 2019. General civil and criminal litigation.
05 — Insights
Notes on Kenyan law, in plain English.
Terminating an employee lawfully: substantive and procedural fairness
The two tests the Employment and Labour Relations Court applies, and where employers usually fail.
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Five clauses every Kenyan supply contract should carry
Payment terms, dispute resolution, force majeure, termination and governing law — drafted properly.
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Tell us what happened. We will tell you where you stand.
First consultations are confidential. Send the facts and we will come back to you within [one working day].