Address:
5th Floor, ICEA Lion Centre, West Wing
Riverside Park, Chiromo Road
Nairobi
Kenya

+254 20 289 9000

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Key contacts:

Managing Partner, Kenya: Paras Shah
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Quick facts:

Number of lawyers: 650
Total staff complement: 1150
Number of countries: 6
Number of offices: 9
Network memberships: Lex Mundi
Alliance firm: Aman & Partners LLP (Ethiopia), Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie (Nigeria)
Best friend relationships: Across Africa


Bowmans’ Kenyan Practice is one of the largest and best-known corporate law firms in the country.

Bowmans’ Kenyan team specialises in Kenyan law but also has foreign-law expertise, especially in English law banking and finance matters and corporate and commercial transactions. Other specialist areas include intellectual property, technology, arbitration, tax, energy, project finance, capital markets, investigations and corporate services.

The team advises a wide spectrum of clients in the private sector, institutional and multi-national organisations, foreign investors and governmental institutions.

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  • IFLR Africa Awards, 2025: African Firm of the Year
  • Chambers Africa Awards, 2025: Law Firm of the Year: Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania
  • African Legal Awards, 2024: African Law Firm of the Year
  • Nairobi Legal Awards, 2024: Large Law Firm of the Year, Kenya
  • EAVCA Awards, 2024: Legal Advisor of the Year, Kenya

“Their diligence and high level of proficiency in handling matters. They also went out of their way and gave sound advice on the matter.”

“Bowmans CH are client focused; they understand our business and their technical ability is outstanding.”

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Alan Keep
Managing Partner, Group
T: +27 11 669 9348
E: alan.keep@bowmanslaw.com

Fazil Hossenkhan
Managing Partner, Mauritius
T: +230 52 98 0101
E: fazil.hossenkhan@bowmanslaw.com

Stephen Vlieghe
Managing Partner, Namibia
T: +264 61 382 800
E: stephen.vlieghe@bowmanslaw.com

Michael Strain
Managing Partner, Tanzania
T: +255 76 898 8640
E: michael.strain@bowmanslaw.com

Mabvuto Sakala
Managing Partner, Zambia
T: +260 96 6876917
E: mabvuto.sakala@bowmanslaw.com