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About Me
An advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Partner, KMK Africa Advocates LLP.
Muriuki Muriungi is Partner and Head of the Financial Services Law Department at KMK Africa Advocates LLP, a full-service law firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. His practice focuses on corporate finance; financial regulation including banking and securities regulation; public policy and public finance including taxation issues, privatization, and public private partnerships as well as law and economics.
As a lawyer trained in economics and finance, Muriuki applies economic analysis to law and corporate transactions, while structuring and advising on transactions. As a policy specialist, he has advised and consulted for regulators in the Kenyan financial sector such as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) and the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) as well as other organizations such as Kenya Bankers Association, Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya, and the World Bank Group/IFC.
Muriuki has previously taught law at the University of Nairobi and the University of Embu. He is an author of various peer reviewed journals and book chapters, and has presented at international policy and academic conferences in the United Kingdom, USA, South Africa, Switzerland and Malawi.
Muriuki received his undergraduate degree (LL.B) and master’s degree in law (LL.M) from the University of Nairobi. He also received a Master of Science in Law and Finance from St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford where he was a Standard Bank Africa Chairman’s Scholar. Currently, he is undertaking his doctoral studies in central banking and climate change.
SELECT WORK EXPERIENCE:
Provided support to the Central Bank of Kenya in preparing a Digest on the emerging jurisprudence on its legal mandates.
Advised on the viability of adopting a Limited Purpose Transaction Bank Accounts for youths below the age of majority with a view to securing approval from the regulator for the banking product, by assessing the regulatory environment and attendant risks.
Undertook a comprehensive review of the policy, legal and regulatory environment of the affordable housing sector in Kenya-A study commissioned by Financial Sector Deepening Kenya.
Advised the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) on consumer protection issues among financial lenders (banks and digital lenders) in Kenya’s financial sector.
Provided technical advice to the Presidential Taskforce on Review of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).
Part of the team that supported the development of the National Forest Policy 2021 for Kenya-Work commissioned by the Ministry of Environment-Kenya and UNDP.
Part of the team that supported a legislative review of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2013 to accord with Sessional Paper No. 1 of 2020 on Wildlife Policy.
Undertaking a study on central banks’ mandate in greening the financial system through a research grant/gift from the Climate Works Foundation, California.
Conducted a countrywide detailed review of national and county policy, legal and institutional framework on water and sanitation in a study commissioned by Centre for Water Security and Cooperation (CWSC), Washington DC.
Part of the team that developed the Kenya Land Governance Assessment Framework Report-A countrywide diagnostic assessment commissioned by the World Bank Group.
Part of the team that developed a new curriculum for Kenya’s admission to the bar, the “Advocates Training Programme (ATP)”-Study commissioned by Council for Legal Education (CLE), Kenya.
Part of the team that conducted an audit of County land and physical planning legislation for constitutionality (for at least 10 counties)-Study commissioned by the County of Governors (CoG) Kenya.
Part of the team conducted research on the regulation of electromagnetic spectrum in Kenya and proposed recommendations on appropriate governance models for the Communications Authority (CA)-Study commissioned by the Ford Foundation.
Position: Partner in charge of Consultancy and Projects
Memberships:
- Law Society of Kenya
Admissions / Certifications:
- Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
- Certified Public Accountant (II)
Key Positions held:
- Lecturer, School of Law, University of Embu