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Eddah Ngahu

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Eddah has more than 15 years’ experience as a commercial advocate, Accounts Tax and Audit Expert, Company Secretary and Risk Governance and Compliance Expert.  She leads the Corporate Commercial and Conveyancing Practice at EKC Advocates. Her areas of expertise include sale and purchase of commercial and residential properties, corporate governance, capital markets compliance, registration and restructuring of legal entities, advising boards and management of various companies on risk, governance and legal compliance, real estate, banking, finance and regulatory compliance.

Legal Practice Experience

  • Senior Partner, Eddah & Karanja Company Advocates
  • Partner, Patrick Karanja Company Advocates
  • Company Secretary/Compliance Risk Manager, Hill Economic Group
  • Company Secretary/Compliance – Legal Manager, Amana Capital
  • Internal Auditor, Industrial Promotion Services Kenya (IPS)
  • Audit Senior (Audit Assurance and Taxation), PKF Kenya
  • Legal Assistant, Office of the Attorney General, Kenya
  • Legal Assistant, Mirugi Kariuki & Company Advocates

Academic/ Professional Qualifications

  • LLM, Corporate Law, University of South Africa (Ongoing)
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Nairobi (LL. B (Hons)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Kenya School of Law
  • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
  • Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)K
  • Certified Public Secretary (CPS)K

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK)
  • Member, Institute of Certified Public Accountants Kenya (ICPAK)
  • Member, Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
  • Member, East Africa Law Society (EALS)

Key Strategic Assignments handled

  • Capital Market Compliance Officer for various intermediaries.
  • Company Secretary/Governance Risk and Compliance Adviser.
  • Transaction advisory on several multimillion-dollar projects in real estate, infrastructure, energy, PPP, banking and finance.
  • General Counsel and local representative for multinationals.