Alex has worked with KPMG East Africa in various capacities and was its Regulatory Services business lead in East Africa for six years up to 2022. He has also worked in KPMG Ireland in 2019-2020 as Manager, Legal Services. In 2022, Alex joined Kieti Law LLP as a Partner.

Tax dispute resolution 

• Successfully represented an Australian mining company at the Tax Appeals Tribunal to defend an Income Tax assessment claim of USD 9.4 million
• Successfully represented a French based company at the Tax Appeals Tribunal and at the High Court to defend a VAT assessment of USD 2.1 million
• Successfully represented a Kenyan manufacturing company at the Tax Appeals Tribunal to defend a VAT assessment of USD 2.5 million
• Successfully represented an American multinational technology corporation to defend a VAT assessment at the Tax Appeals Tribunal.
• Successfully represented an agricultural processing company to negotiate with the Kenya Revenue Authority and resolve an Income Tax assessment of USD 7 million
• Successfully represented a multinational beverage company to negotiate with the Kenya Revenue Authority and resolve an Income Tax assessment of USD 67,000.

Tax and legal structuring 

• Advised a Japanese company on the tax structuring of an EPC contract to build a 165 MW geothermal power plant. The project was sponsored by JICA and was commissioned in 2022.
• Advised another Japanese company on the tax structuring of an EPC contract to build an 83 MW geothermal power plant. The project was sponsored by JICA and was commissioned in 2022.
• Advised a global motor vehicle assembling company based in France on optimising the tax implications on restructuring their operations in East Africa through an asset transfer deal.
• Advised a local insurance company on the tax structuring for the carve-out of their life insurance business. Specifically advised on the tax considerations in the Portfolio Transfer Agreement, Business Transfer Agreement and the Business Separation Agreement and Corporate Restructuring Agreement.
• Advised a US based company on the tax structuring for their investment in a local company through conversion of a USD 15 million loan to preference shares.
• Advised a tier one bank with presence in 11 African countries on the optimal tax structure for their Employment Share Ownership Plan across its group.
• Advised a UK company on a group restructure for its operations in Ireland, UK and Africa.
• Advised a Portuguese company on setting up a motor vehicle assembly plant in Kenya
• Advised a private equity firm on setting up their regional office in Kenya. The Firm’s investments are dedicated to Africa and Europe, with an investment capacity exceeding EUR 800 million.
• Advised a South African agricultural processing company on setting up a regional office in East Africa.
• Advised as Irish company on setting up and operating a foreign company in Kenya for construction of a Biomass plant of EUR 30 million in Kenya.

Mergers and Acquisitions 

• Advised a tier one regional bank in Africa on the acquisition of a fund management and trustee firm
• Conducted a buyer due diligence and advised an Australian based company on acquisition of shares in a local dating company.
• Advised a UK company on acquisition of an international group of schools in Kenya.
• Conducted buyer legal due diligence and advised on acquisition of a solar plant by a company based in Eastern Europe.

Insolvency 

• Carried out the first voluntary liquidation in Kenya under the new Insolvency Act in collaboration with the Official Receiver. The members voluntary liquidation was for a local telecommunications company.
• Assisted two related agricultural companies to successfully wind up through a members’ voluntary liquidation.
• Assisted a contractor in a power project to successfully wind up through a members’ voluntary liquidation.
• Assisted a security company to successfully wind up through a members’ voluntary liquidation.

Company secretarial

• Assisted a US based company on creation and allotment of preference shares after converting a USD 15 million loan to equity
• Assisted several companies to effect changes on their directors, office address and other details at the Registrar of Companies.
• Assisted to set up several multinational companies in Kenya
• Assisted several multinational companies to effect transfer of shares at the Registrar of Companies

• Gold Standard Award for Young People, President’s Award
• Silver Standard Award for Young People, President’s Award
• Alex has been named as 1^st runner up for Pupil Master of the Year, in the 5^th Annual Nairobi Legal Awards

Education 

• Masters of Laws (LL.M), International Trade and Investments Law, University of Nairobi (ongoing)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (2^nd Class Honours, Upper), Moi University
• Certified Public Secretary
• Certified Public Accountant
• Certificate, Legal Audit, Kenya School of Law
• Certified Trainer, Africa Facilitators Accreditation Program, KPMG
  

Memberships 

• Law Society of Kenya
• Institute of Certified Secretaries
• Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya