KINGS CANON
Nairobi,Kenya
Summary
Legal professional with extensive experience in legal advisory, risk assessment, and contract management. Proven track record in regulatory compliance, litigation, and corporate governance. Skilled in drafting policies and providing strategic solutions to complex legal issues. Focused on enhancing organizational success through effective legal support.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work history
Legal and compliance officer
MOGO AUTO LIMITED
NAIROBI, NAIROBI
05.2025 - Current
- Provide comprehensive legal advice and support to management and cross-functional teams on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, contracts, litigation, and operational legal matters within a regulated financial services environment.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of legal instruments including financing agreements, service contracts, MOUs, leases, NDAs, settlement agreements, and commercial contracts.
- Maintain and manage the contract and legal documentation registry, ensuring proper filing, tracking, compliance with internal approvals, and timely renewals or terminations.
- Monitor changes in applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory guidelines, and advise the business on compliance obligations, particularly in relation to financial services, consumer protection, data privacy, and debt recovery laws.
- Represent the company before courts, tribunals, and other quasi-judicial bodies, and oversee follow-up and enforcement of judgments and settlement agreements.
- Support regulatory compliance initiatives by assisting in the development, review, and implementation of internal policies, procedures, and compliance frameworks
Legal Compliance Officer
AFYA REKOD LIMITED
06.2024 - 02.2025
- Responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and overseeing various commercial agreements with third-party entities, conducting third-party due diligence, contract obligation compliance management and off-boarding, negotiating and review commercial leases.
- Developing and implementing internal compliance and operation structures, policies, conducting periodic audits to help mitigate legal risks within the Company’s four operating countries: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and USA.
- Managing internal data privacy compliance operations across four different markets by engaging with data privacy regulators, managing registration processes, creating policies, data subject request forms, data processing databases, conducting impact assessments, third-party due diligence and mitigating data breaches.
- Advising the Company’s Management and Heads of Departments on a range of legal matters related to corporate structuring, investor management and fundraising, government relations, operational compliance, tax compliance, employment law, and leveraging intellectual property
Corporate Commercial and Dispute Resolution Associate
MARUBE LAW AFRICA LLP
Nairobi
07.2023 - 02.2024
- Provided legal advisory to both local and foreign clients in the following areas: commercial law, corporate law, dispute resolution, employment law, insurance, and financial services, regulatory & compliance, intellectual property, data protection, and debt recovery.
- Developed and enhanced institutional clients' regulatory practices and compliance framework, through the drafting of compliance policies, and corporate documentation.
- Contract Drafting & Negotiation - drafted and negotiated standard commercial agreements and legal opinions concerning real estate, securitization, and corporate commercial transactions.
Legal Pupil
Oceanfreight East Africa Ltd as Agents of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)
Nairobi
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Reviewing and drafting relevant maritime contracts such as third-party agreements, debt settlement plans and service provider agreements.
- Understanding the internal policies and procedures of the organization and ensuring that they are consistent with the legal and regulatory framework of the Maritime industry both locally, regionally and internationally.
- Conducting legal research and analysis on maritime issues as well as providing legal opinions and advisories on the same
- Ensuring proper management and implementation of contracts to ensure adherence and renewals when appropriate.
Legal Intern
Obara & Obara Advocates
Mombasa
02.2018 - 06.2018
- Drafting legal documents such as motions, briefs, complaints, or pleadings based on the pupil master’s instructions
- Researching applicable laws and legal precedents in order to provide legal support to Counsel working on cases.
- Interviewing clients, witnesses, and other individuals involved in a case in order to gather information about the facts of the case.
- Assist with case management, including organizing and maintaining files
Legal Intern
Obara & Obara Advocates
Mombasa
02.2018 - 06.2018
- Drafting legal documents such as motions, briefs, complaints, or pleadings based on the pupil master’s instructions
- Researching applicable laws and legal precedents in order to provide legal support to Counsel working on cases.
- Interviewing clients, witnesses, and other individuals involved in a case in order to gather information about the facts of the case.
- Assist with case management, including organizing and maintaining files
Education
Certified Secretaries (CS) Course
Kenya School of Law
Nairobi, Nairobi County 01.2026 -
Post Graduate Diploma - KSL
Kenya School of Law
01.2020 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Laws - LL.B.
Kabarak University
05.2014 - 11.2019
KCSE - undefined
St. Marys School, Yala
02.2010 - 11.2013
Skills
- Legal Advisory & Risk Assessment
- Contract Drafting, Review & Negotiation
- Corporate & Commercial Law
- Regulatory Compliance & Statutory Interpretation
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Legal Research & Opinion Writing
- Corporate Governance & Board Support
- Policy Drafting & Implementation
REFERENCES
- John, Kamara, C.E.O, +254742364697, AFYA REKOD LIMITED
- Cecilia Ndanu, Ndetei, LEGAL OFFICER, +254718253476, OCEANFREIGHT EAST AFRICA LIMITED
- David Wanyama, Ogara, ASSOCIATE ADVOCATE, +254719289298, ABK ADVOCATES LLP
Affiliations
- Hockey
- Gym
- Cycling
- Swimming
Timeline
Certified Secretaries (CS) Course
Kenya School of Law
01.2026 -
Legal and compliance officer
MOGO AUTO LIMITED
05.2025 - Current
Legal Compliance Officer
AFYA REKOD LIMITED
06.2024 - 02.2025
Corporate Commercial and Dispute Resolution Associate
MARUBE LAW AFRICA LLP
07.2023 - 02.2024
Legal Pupil
Oceanfreight East Africa Ltd as Agents of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)
01.2022 - 01.2023
Post Graduate Diploma - KSL
Kenya School of Law
01.2020 - 05.2021
Legal Intern
Obara & Obara Advocates
02.2018 - 06.2018
Legal Intern
Obara & Obara Advocates
02.2018 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Laws - LL.B.
Kabarak University
05.2014 - 11.2019
KCSE - undefined
St. Marys School, Yala
02.2010 - 11.2013