Kaplan & Stratton Advocates‘s projects practice routinely advises private sponsors and lenders on PPP and infrastructure projects. The practice group is co-led by experienced partners Sam Wainaina, who specialises in independent power projects and Kenneth Kamaitha, who focuses on advising sponsors on road PPP projects and project finance. Other key members of the team are Ruth Kirunga and Nyakio Manga.
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Key clients
- Safaricom Plc
- Blackrock Inc.
- Vinci SA
- Meridiam SAS
- PowerChina Group
- Sinohydro Corporation
- Alten Energías Renovables
- Elicio N.V
- European Investment Bank
- Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V.
- Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft
- Agence Française de Développement
Work highlights
Advised Safaricom Plc, Kenya’s leading communications provider, as lead sponsor in a consortium with Apeiro Ltd and Konvergenz Network Solutions Ltd, on the design, financing, delivery, and long-term maintenance of Kenya’s first nationwide digital healthcare infrastructure system.
Advising the Government of Kenya, supported by the African Legal Support Facility, on the development of a comprehensive risk mitigation toolkit to support the implementation of public-private partnership infrastructure projects in Kenya.
Advised ALG, the then lead transaction adviser to the Government of Kenya, on the feasibility study for a proposed public-private partnership project for the modernisation of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, including the development of a new passenger terminal.
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Practice head
Kenneth Kamaitha; Sam Wainaina
Other key lawyers
Ruth Kirunga; Nyakio Manga