Nyakawa & Co. Advocates & Legal Consultants is a boutique firm anchored in Technology, Data & AI Law — combining rigorous legal expertise with forward-thinking counsel for the challenges that define tomorrow.
Billie Nyakawa is the Founding Managing Partner of Nyakawa & Co. Advocates & Legal Consultants, a boutique firm at the intersection of law, technology, and impact — built on the conviction that exceptional legal counsel should be bold, precise, and deeply human.
A nationally recognised figure, Billie arrived at his bar admission ceremony on horseback — a moment that went viral and cemented his philosophy: your guide through every legal step. He has since built a practice spanning Technology & AI Law, Constitutional litigation, Real Estate, Diaspora legal services, and a firm commitment to pro bono access-to-justice work.
He has contributed to Kenya's National AI Strategy 2025, advised on legal-tech platforms, and served as external counsel for major corporates. He is a podcaster, community builder, and advocate for bold, intentional legal practice.
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over four years of experience across litigation, constitutional and public law, corporate commercial work, and ADR. Her practice draws on both the public and private sectors, covering legal research, pleadings, commercial agreements, governance, and data protection compliance. A Certified Professional Mediator and Certified Legal and Compliance Auditor.
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with practice exposure across litigation, conveyancing, corporate commercial work, and alternative dispute resolution. Marwa supports clients and teams through legal research, drafting and review of pleadings and submissions, transaction due diligence, and practical commercial contracting — including MSAs, SaaS subscriptions, NDAs, consultancy agreements, licensing arrangements, and data-processing clauses for cross-border engagements.
We bring precision, strategic depth, and lived expertise to every engagement — from boardroom transactions to constitutional courts.
From ODPC registration to AI governance frameworks, data processing agreements, fintech compliance, and technology transactions — this is where we lead. Kenya's Data Protection Act 2019 applies to every business collecting personal data. We also advise on SaaS subscriptions, licensing arrangements, MSAs, and cross-border data-processing clauses. We make sure you're protected before the regulator comes knocking.
Learn more →Entity formation, shareholder agreements, M&A advisory, joint ventures, employment contracts, consultancy and NDAs. Whether you're structuring a startup or closing a multi-party transaction, we ensure every deal is watertight from the first clause to the final signature.
Learn more →Property acquisitions, off-plan purchases, title searches, lease agreements, and landlord-tenant disputes including Rent Restriction Tribunal proceedings. We handle both transactional conveyancing and contested property matters. Kenyan land law is complex — we navigate it so you don't lose what you've worked for.
Learn more →We believe access to justice is a right, not a privilege. Nyakawa & Co. reserves a portion of its practice for pro bono matters — supporting individuals and community organisations who cannot afford legal representation but whose causes deserve rigorous advocacy.
Learn more →High Court advocacy, constitutional petitions, judicial review applications, public interest litigation, and access-to-justice mandates. Our team carries experience from Kenya's Judiciary, Parliament, and active civil practice. We argue with conviction — and we argue to win — where it matters most.
Learn more →Remote legal counsel for Kenyans abroad covering property acquisitions, succession planning, wills and trusts, business formation, and data protection. We also advise on employment and governance matters for diaspora-owned entities operating in Kenya. Wherever you are in the world, your interests here deserve the same rigour as if you were sitting across the table from us.
Learn more →Employment contracts, workplace disputes, termination advisory, and labour relations — for both employers and employees. We are also Certified Professional Mediators, offering structured mediation and alternative dispute resolution as a faster, more cost-effective path to resolution.
Learn more →Billie Nyakawa is taking Nyakawa & Co. on the road — three intimate legal seminars for Kenyans across the US East Coast. Know your rights. Protect your investments. Plan your legacy.
Seats are strictly limited to keep each session personal.
Classroom G · Hult International Business School, Cambridge MA
Keynote: Dr. Patrick Njoroge · Former CBK Governor
Brooklyn / Manhattan · Venue TBC
DC · Maryland · Virginia corridor
All sessions are strictly confidential and obligation-free. One-on-one consultations available immediately after each seminar.
These aren't hypothetical. They're the situations Kenyans abroad face every day — often without realising there's a legal dimension to them at all.
A Kenyan man in New Jersey sent $1,500 home every month for 3 years — KES 6.5 million. He flew home in December to see his house for the first time and found a stranger living in it. The title deed had never left the developer's name. And the off-plan agreement he'd signed? It wasn't even stamped. Legally, the house was never his.
Could the same thing be happening to your property right now — and would you even know?
Four Kenyans pooled KES 6.2 million to start a business. No paperwork. No shareholders' agreement. Just trust and a WhatsApp group. Three years later, one wanted out, one claimed he deserved more because he 'did all the work,' and two had stopped sending money. The business is dead. The legal bill to untangle it? KES 800,000.
What's your plan if the same thing happens to yours?
She worked in the US for 22 years. Bought land back home. Sent money every month. She always meant to write a Will — just never got around to it. When she passed at 54, her KES 11 million estate sat in court for 4 years while three family members fought over it. A simple trust would have ring-fenced the land for her children immediately. It didn't exist.
Do you have a Will — and the right structure — that protects what you've built, right now?
She built a skincare brand from her apartment. 200 customers. 8 employees in Kenya. KES 2.1 million in revenue. A UK retailer wanted to stock her product and asked for one thing — her company registration certificate. She didn't have one. The business had never legally existed. And the brand name she'd spent 4 years building? Someone else had already registered it.
How protected is the business you're building back home?
He ran an online platform connecting Kenyans with service providers. 12,000 users. Names, phone numbers, ID numbers — all in a shared Google Sheet. He'd never heard of the Kenya Data Protection Act. Then there was a breach. The fine exposure? Up to KES 5 million per violation. He had 72 hours to notify the authorities. He didn't know that.
Do you know what your legal obligations are to the people whose data your business holds?
He'd been in the US for 11 years on an expired student visa. Built a life, a business, a family. When he finally decided to formalise his status, a prior deportation order from a missed hearing — one he never knew about — had been on record for 6 years. The path back was not impossible. But it cost him KES 1.2 million in legal fees and 18 months of uncertainty.
If your immigration status or work permit has a gap — do you know exactly what's at risk?
All scenarios are illustrative and for educational purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice.
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