Partner
Desmond Odhiambo is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Trusts & Estates practice areas, as well as in our Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency sector.
He has extensive litigation experience as lead counsel in all the higher Kenyan courts as well as quasi judicial bodies such as the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board and the Kenya Industrial Property Institute. He is a qualified mediator and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).
Desmond started as a Trainee Lawyer at a firm in Kenya and was later appointed as an Associate. He subsequently joined another firm where he remained as a Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice until October 2017. Desmond joined Kieti in 2017.
CDH in partnership with the French Chamber of Commerce Kenya hosted an informal breakfast event to discuss matters that affect the future of business in an everchanging market.
Managing employee performance and creating an effective performance improvement plan (PIP) are active responsibilities that employers often underestimate. Employers must establish clear performance standards and build an employee's capacity to perform, in a manner that is reasonable, measurable, verifiable and achievable. The law further requires employers to structure a PIP to address a perceived employment failure, as opposed to using it to terminate an employment contract. Join Desmond Odhiambo and Tyler Hawi Ayah as they delve into these issues and discuss practical methods of managing performance and creating an effective PIP.
On this month’s podcast Njeri Wagacha talks to Vinodh Brathrie Head of Employee Relations for Africa Standard Bank and fellow Partner, Desmond Odhiambo, Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice, CDH Kenya on Return to Work Policies, as the Continent emerges from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
