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Key contacts
Office Administrator: Caroline Wainaina
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

24

Network memberships

The firm is in a strategic alliance with Norton Rose Fulbright, Member of Loan Markets Association

Languages

Amharic, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Kiswahili

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets
Financial and corporate
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Project development : Power
Project development : Mining
Project development : Infrastructure
Project development
Capital markets
Firm overview

Walker Kontos is a full-service law firm offering a wide range of corporate and commercial legal services to diverse clients with local, regional and international interests. Our partner-led teams, tailored to suit client needs, coupled with our substantial deal experience and our alliance with the global firm, Norton Rose Fulbright, enables us to marshal resources and keep pace with the globalised demand for top tier legal services.

Key transactional practices
  • Banking and Finance 
  • Capital Markets
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Real estate 
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
Address:
Hakika House
9 Bishops Road
Nairobi, 00200
60680
Tel:+254 20 271 3023-6 Fax:+254 20 271 8429 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.walkerkontos.com
Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 2
28 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
10 practice areas
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Bowmans
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates
10 practice areas
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Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Matthews
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Muriu Mungai & Company Advocates (MMC Asafo)
10 practice areas
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NBMA Advocates
9 practice areas
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TripleOKLaw
9 practice areas
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Walker Kontos
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | Kieti Law
3 practice areas
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Kaplan & Stratton
11 practice areas
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Oraro & Company Advocates
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates
12 practice areas
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MMAN Advocates
11 practice areas
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Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashitiva Advocates
8 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
5 practice areas
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Igeria & Ngugi Advocates
6 practice areas
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KN Law
4 practice areas
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KO Associates
8 practice areas
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MWC Legal
9 practice areas
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Munyao Muthama and Kashindi
3 practice areas
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Wamae & Allen
6 practice areas
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Notable

CFL Advocates
3 practice areas
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G&A Advocates
7 practice areas
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Mohammed Muigai Advocates
2 practice areas
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Muma and Kanjama Advocates
1 practice area
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O&M Law Advocates
2 practice areas
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RONN Law
6 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 4
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
10 practice areas
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Bowmans
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates
10 practice areas
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Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Matthews
10 practice areas
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Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

NBMA Advocates
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

KN Law
4 practice areas
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Kaplan & Stratton
11 practice areas
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Muriu Mungai & Company Advocates (MMC Asafo)
10 practice areas
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TripleOKLaw
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Oraro & Company Advocates
11 practice areas
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Walker Kontos
11 practice areas
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Notable

MWC Legal
9 practice areas
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Majanja Luseno & Company Advocates
1 practice area
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M&A
Tier 4
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
10 practice areas
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Bowmans
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | Kieti Law
3 practice areas
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Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Matthews
10 practice areas
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Kaplan & Stratton
11 practice areas
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NBMA Advocates
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates
12 practice areas
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KO Associates
8 practice areas
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MWC Legal
9 practice areas
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Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates
10 practice areas
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Muriu Mungai & Company Advocates (MMC Asafo)
10 practice areas
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TripleOKLaw
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

MMAN Advocates
11 practice areas
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McKay Advocates
6 practice areas
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Oraro & Company Advocates
11 practice areas
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Walker Kontos
11 practice areas
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Tier 5

Clyde & Co
5 practice areas
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KN Law
4 practice areas
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Wamae & Allen
6 practice areas
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Notable

Ashitiva Advocates
8 practice areas
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Igeria & Ngugi Advocates
6 practice areas
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O&M Law Advocates
2 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 3
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna
10 practice areas
View profile
Bowmans
11 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

DLA Piper Kenya | IKM Advocates
10 practice areas
View profile
Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Matthews
10 practice areas
View full profile
Kaplan & Stratton
11 practice areas
View full profile
Oraro & Company Advocates
11 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

KO Associates
8 practice areas
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Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates
10 practice areas
View profile
Walker Kontos
11 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 4

CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates
12 practice areas
View full profile
Muriu Mungai & Company Advocates (MMC Asafo)
10 practice areas
View full profile
NBMA Advocates
9 practice areas
View full profile
TripleOKLaw
9 practice areas
View profile
Wamae & Allen
6 practice areas
View full profile

Notable

Ashitiva Advocates
8 practice areas
View profile
MMAN Advocates
11 practice areas
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MWC Legal
9 practice areas
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McKay Advocates
6 practice areas
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RONN Law
6 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Walker Kontos was founded in 1988 and its office is in Nairobi. The firm’s work focuses on banking and finance, corporate and M&A. 

 

Key clients

FirstRand Bank Limited; I&M Bank Limited; Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG); Coöperatieve Rabobank; Standard Bank Group; SBM (Mauritius) Bank, Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC); The Trade and Development Bank; Absa Bank Kenya; Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
International Finance Corporation - Financing
2020-12-01
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Financing
Alexandra Kontos
International Finance Corporation
Lender
I&M Bank - Restructuring
2021-02-25
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Restructuring
Alexandra Kontos
I&M Bank
Creditor
I&M Bank - Financing
2021-02-25
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Financing
Alexandra Kontos
I&M Bank
Lender
Kenya Electricity Generating Company - Financing
2021-02-25
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Financing
Peter Muhiu Mwangi
Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Borrower
Homescope Properties - Project development
2021-02-25
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Project development
Peter Muhiu Mwangi
Homescope Properties
Project developer
FirstRand Bank - Financing
2020-08-01
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Financing
Michael Kontos
FirstRand Bank
Lender
Nedbank - Financing
2021-02-25
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Financing
Michael Kontos
Nedbank
Lender
Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Project finance
2020-04-01
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Project finance
Michael Kontos
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Lender
The Standard Bank of South Africa; Stanbic Bank Kenya; Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund; German Investment Corporation - Project finance
2021-02-25
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Project finance
Michael S Kontos
The Standard Bank of South Africa, Stanbic Bank Kenya, Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, German Investment Corporation
Lender
Standard Bank; Stanbic Bank Kenya - Project finance
2021-02-25
Walker Kontos
Kenya
Project finance
Michael S Kontos
Standard Bank, Stanbic Bank Kenya
Lender
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