Njeri Talks Law

Every month CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. This months guests discuss the dynamic world of private equity and venture capital in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Annual AVCA Conference & VC Summit held from 22 to 26 April 2024.

Delve into the intricate balance between Africa's developmental aspirations and the pursuit of profitable investments. Njeri, engages in a captivating conversation with George Odo, Senior Partner and Head of Eastern and Southern Africa from AfricInvest Capital Partners, and Lilian Oyando, Associate Partner and East Africa Regional Head at Good investments.

Every month CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes her podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. In March we celebrated International Women's Day and to commemorate this Njeri talked to Anne Muraya – Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte East Africa.  Anne talks about her long career at Deloitte, what she has learned along the way, and her life's philosophy. 

This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking insights from a successful female leader.

Every month, CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. In today's ever-changing business landscape, effective leadership is more crucial than ever. This month's episode features Catherine Igathe, Managing Director, and Founder of Ortus Solutions Group. Drawing on her extensive experience in multinational companies and her passion for developing young leaders, Catherine shares her proven strategies for overcoming roadblocks, building resilient teams, and navigating the changing leadership landscape.

Delve into the first episode of 2024, where Njeri and leadership guru, Catherine unpack becoming an effective leader and navigating the ever-changing leadership landscape.

In this month's episode, Njeri sits down with the accomplished Carol Musyoka, a seasoned professional whose journey encompasses a brief yet impactful legal career, a tenure in the dynamic world of banking, and the establishment of her own thriving venture, Carol Musyoka Consulting.
In this absorbing episode, they delve into the experiences that have defined Carol's path, uncovering the lessons learned, challenges overcome, and the wisdom gained throughout her remarkable journey. Carol provides advice for young lawyers considering entering the legal profession and offers insights into striking a balance between a demanding professional life and personal well-being.

In this insightful conversation, these accomplished women who serve as exemplary figures in the legal profession, discuss how they successfully navigate the telecoms industry in Kenya. 
 
Wangechi and Linda share compelling narratives about their professional journeys, shedding light on their roles at Safaricom and its profound influence and extensive presence across the African continent. The discussion encompasses various facets such as regulatory frameworks, the integration of artificial intelligence, and the technological landscape post-COVID-19.

Their stories not only inspire but also provide practical wisdom for those aspiring to thrive in the dynamic realm of the legal industry while maintaining a fulfilling and purpose-driven life.

*The bank litigation referred to and cited in the Standard Newspaper was on 10 August 2008.

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. This month Njeri speaks to Mary Wamae, Group Executive Director at Equity Group Holdings PLC. They discuss Mary's autobiography titled "The Village Girl," in which she explores her early life, legal career, and her journey to becoming a prominent figure at Equity Group Holdings.

Mary is an active participant in the Women Corporate Directors Kenya Chapter Association, an organisation comprising highly influential businesswomen from across the globe. This association focuses on empowering women with the necessary skills to emerge as forward-thinking leaders. In addition to this, Mary holds positions on several other corporate boards.

In this episode, Njeri Wagacha is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the importance of energy regulatory reforms, following the Africa Energy Forum in Nairobi, which took place in June. Industry leaders such as Mpho Mokwele, Head: Project Finance at DBSA, Mpho Modise, Business Development Executive at Power X, Ali Mnisi, Senior Deal Maker - Energy/Power SBU at the IDC, and CDH's Mashudu Mphafudi deep-dive into unlocking energy infrastructure investments across Africa. They delve into some of the secrets behind making energy utilities bankable, the transformative power of deregulating electricity, the rise of energy traders, and crucial considerations for investors eyeing energy projects. 

Njeri Wagacha talks to Maryanne Ochola, Managing Director at Endeavor Kenya and Vlad Dugin, Partner at E3 Capital Kenya. Endeavor, a leading global community, is driven by the belief that High-Impact Entrepreneurs can transform economies and foster thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging and underserved markets worldwide. On the other hand, E3 Capital aims to create economic value for African economies and investors, all while prioritizing sustainability. Together, they delve into the impact that venture capital can have on promoting innovation in Kenya and across the African continent.

Every month CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. This month Njeri talks to John Ngumi, Executive Director at Eagle Africa Capital Partners Limited. John speaks about his illustrious career in investment banking, setting up the first investment advisory business in Africa, his role as the Chair of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) and Safaricom, and his view on investing in Kenya and Africa.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, CDH held a high tea event hosted at the Capital Club in Nairobi, where CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha hosted a panel discussion with Sienna Dutkowski of Lady Askari, Freda Rutere, Real Estate Development Manager, and Nonnie Burbidge, Venture Partner at Zephyr Capital as well as the co-founder and CEO of SideChic KE (@sidechic_ke) and Try Cooked (@trycooked).

The panel is an example of a new generation of women learning to carve out their careers, manoeuvre the business world and own their own stories. Together with an audience of women, these powerful women unpacked their perspectives in their varying fields of work, as mothers, and how the celebration of International Women's Day resonates with them.

Njeri Wagacha talks to Iain Usiri, CEO & Co-Founder of Ramani, a point-of-sale distribution business in Tanzania.

Ramani raised USD 32 million in its Series A round last year and has  grown month on month by 68%.  Not even yet 30, Iain talks about: being a  young leader, running a growing business, and not being afraid to  pivot, Chesterton's fence fallacy and the importance of being  intellectually humble.

Njeri Wagacha talks to Fred Waithaka, Head of Legal and Regulatory at Safaricom PLC. Fred talks about his journey to becoming a lawyer and moving into the regulatory space. He speaks about Safaricom's strategic growth and its mission to identify new growth areas with the intention of delivering a superior customer experience.

In the first episode of Njeri Talks Law for the year, Njeri Wagacha  speaks with Pat Mbugua, Head of Legal, Client Coverage, Corporate  Commercial and Institutional Banking, East Africa, at Standard Chartered  Bank Kenya Limited. Pat was runner up for the Lawyer of the Year at the  2022 Nairobi Legal Awards.

Every month CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. In this final podcast for 2022, Njeri extends her gratitude to her listeners for accompanying her on your journey and provides a summary of her 2022 podcasts.

Njeri recaps her conversations with:

• Alex Muchilwa, Head of Legal at Opibus, discussing the development and launch of Kenya's electric vehicles;
• Nicola Muriuki, Senior Legal Counsel at Tala, and Kevin Mutiso, Chairman of Board Digital Lenders Association of Kenya, delving into the regulation of digital lending in Kenya;
• Lady Justice Effie Owuor unpacking her inspiring legal career;
• Stephane Duproz from Cassava Technologies discussing data centres in Africa;
• Chris Mureithi, a Growth, Personal & Corporate Development Consultant at Novastar, talking about mental health;
• Reena Shah, Senior Legal Advisor at Nestlé providing insight into her in-house legal counsel role; and
• Ed Burbidge of I&M Burbidge Capital talking about the start of his career, moving to Kenya, setting up Burbidge Capital, and the merger with I&M Bank.

In addition, Njeri looks back on her conversations with Tim Fletcher, CDH's Chairman on a shaky start in law, "white privilege" and bridging the inequality gap. She also engages with CDH Kenya Partner, Shem Otanga on Data Protection Regulation in Africa.

CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha, publishes the podcast 'Njeri Talks Law' every month. This month, she speaks with Ed Burbidge, CEO of I&M Burbidge Capital a corporate finance advisory firm in Nairobi. Ed talks about the start of his career, moving to Kenya, setting up Burbidge Capital, and the merger with I&M Bank.

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha, publishes the podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. This month, Njeri speaks to CDH Chairperson, Tim Fletcher. Tim talks about his shaky start into law, "white privilege" and bridging the inequality gap, what makes a good lawyer and how to deal with the challenges of work as a lawyer.

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha, publishes the podcast  'Njeri Talks Law'. This month, Njeri speaks with Reena Shah, Senior  Legal Advisor at Nestlé, about managing an in-house legal team and the  challenges of working multi-jurisdictionally. Njeri and Reena also delve  into food laws, data protection, and the importance of diversity and  inclusion in the workplace.

On this month's episode, Njeri talks to Chris Mureithi a Growth, Personal and Corporate Development Consultant on the importance of taking care of your mental health, wellness in the workplace and answers your questions on how to cope with competing interests at work.

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. 

This month Njeri talks to Lady Justice Effie Owuor. In honour of International Women's Day Njeri talks to Lady Justice Effie Owuor, Kenya's First female State Counsel, Magistrate, High Court Judge, and Court of Appeal Judge on her long legal career, navigating family life and having it all.

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. This month Njeri talks to Nicola Muriuki, Senior Legal Counsel at Tala, and Kevin Mutiso, Chairman of  Board Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK) on the recently passed Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Amendment Act which aims to regulate digital lenders in Kenya.

Njeri Wagacha is a mentor to a group of young lawyers aptly named the "Njentees".  On this 1st anniversary episode of @Njeritalks, three of them,  Eric Ndirangu, Camilla Ochieng, and Doreen Kiagora take-over @Njeritalks and interview Njeri on her career, the need for mentorship, and everything in between.

On this month’s podcast @Njeri Wagacha talks to Jackwell Feris, Director in Dispute Resolution and sector head of CDH: Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade Sector on re-thinking industrialization in Africa, the bottlenecks preventing the development of intra-Africa trade, the protocol on the free movement of people and the potential for Africa's self-determination as a result of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement.

This month Njeri talks to Shanif Dewany, Charles Omanga, and Nyokabi Manguyu of Horizon Capital and the Asiri Group.

Njeri, Shanif, Charles, and Nyokabi tackle corporate law and its role in developing economies. Shanif, Charles, and Nyokabi give a masterclass on understanding M&A, corporate finance, wealth management, and succession planning in this important and informative discussion.

This month Njeri talks to George Owuor, Director of Policy, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mastercard. Njeri and George talk about lobbying, the regulation of social media, data protection, cybersecurity, trade, and financial services in Africa.

On this month’s podcast Njeri talks to Grant Brooke, Co-Founder of Twiga Foods and now Co-Founder of Shara Inc. on the start-up game in Kenya, seed investments and building a successful investee business in Kenya.

This month Njeri talks to PWC Partners, Titus Mukora, Tax Partner and Head of Transfer Pricing Africa and George Weru, Tax Partner and Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, East Africa, on the tax changes proposed in the Kenya Budget read in June 2021, and the how these changes effective 1 July 2021, will affect businesses as Kenya emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

On this month’s podcast Njeri Wagacha talks to Vinodh Brathrie Head of  Employee Relations for Africa Standard Bank and fellow Partner, Desmond  Odhiambo, Head of Dispute Resolution, CDH Kenya on Returning to the Office Policies, as the Continent emerges from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

On this month’s podcast Njeri Wagacha talks to Dr. Willard Mwemba  Acting Director and Chief Executive Officer of the COMESA Competition  Commission (CCC) on his passion for competition law, mergers, criticism  and the birth of a supra-national competition authority. In Part 2 of  the podcast, Dr. Willard addresses specific questions of interest to any competition law practitioners!

On this month’s podcast Njeri Wagacha talks to Dr. Willard Mwemba Acting Director and Chief Executive Officer of the COMESA Competition  Commission (CCC) on his passion for competition law, mergers, criticism  and the birth of a supra-national competition authority.

On this month’s podcast, Partner Njeri Wagacha, in our Kenyan office, speaks to our CEO Brent Williams on his career, CDH, and the alliance that CDH has created with Kieti Law LLP.

On our fourth episode, Njeri Wagacha co-hosts with Shem Otanga, as they will be featuring Ife Osaga Ondondo, Head of Legal, Sub-Saharan Africa, Google. She highlights her journey to becoming a lawyer and how she navigates the legal profession. Full episode coming up soon.

For all those who haven't listened to the 2nd episode, here's a snippet. 

Enjoy!

On the second episode of @Njeritalks, Njeri talks with Fred Murimi, Managing Partner of Centum Capital and Fredd Kambo, Principal at Zoscales Partners on Private Equity in the Region. Our thanks to the 2 Fred’s for bringing their best-selves to the conversation.

In this episode, Njeri talks to her partners at Kieti Advocates, Sammy Ndolo and Shem Otanga, about starting and growing a law firm.