Stella Situma

Partner

Stella Situma is a Partner in our Banking, Finance & Projects practice. She has over thirteen years' legal expertise garnered in two top tier firms in Kenya. She provides specialised knowledge on preparation and perfection of bank security documentation and has acted for over ten licensed Kenyan commercial banks. Her experience includes issuing capacity, validity and enforceability opinions to lenders particularly for cross border transactions.

Stella Situma

About Stella

About Stella

Stella commenced her career as an associate with the esteemed legal firm of Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates (DLA Piper). She later joined CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates in 2017 and in 2019 she was promoted to Partner in the Banking and Finance and Real Estate Departments of CMS.

In April 2024, Stella joined Kieti Law LLP CDH as a Partner.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya-admitted to the Roll of Advocates on 18th November 2011
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Law-Kenya School of Law
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB)- University of Nairobi

Memberships

  • East Africa Law Society
  • Law Society of Kenya

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • Swahili

About Stella

Stella commenced her career as an associate with the esteemed legal firm of Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates (DLA Piper). She later joined CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates in 2017 and in 2019 she was promoted to Partner in the Banking and Finance and Real Estate Departments of CMS.

In April 2024, Stella joined Kieti Law LLP CDH as a Partner.

Credentials

Education

  • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya-admitted to the Roll of Advocates on 18th November 2011
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Law-Kenya School of Law
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB)- University of Nairobi

Memberships

  • East Africa Law Society
  • Law Society of Kenya

Languages

  • English
  • Swahili

News

Lender’s victory: Essential strategies for effective security enforcement
Dispute Resolution

Lender’s victory: Essential strategies for effective security enforcement

On 11 November 2024, the High Court in East African Cables PLC v Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited KEHC 14009 (KLR) delivered a ruling that reaffirmed the strong position of secured creditors...

'How to Navigate Digital Transformation in Kenya’s Financial Services Sector
Banking, Finance & Projects

'How to Navigate Digital Transformation in Kenya’s Financial Services Sector

Stella Situma, Partner in the Banking, Finance & Projects practice at CDH Kenya, was recently featured in People Daily, discussing ' How to Navigate Digital Transformation in Kenya’s...

Increase in interest rates: A delicate balance between contractual freedom and consumer protection
Banking, Finance & Projects

Increase in interest rates: A delicate balance between contractual freedom and consumer protection

That parties have contractual freedom is not in doubt. To this end, courts have upheld the sanctity of contracts entered into by parties, except in cases where the parties contracted...

Worrying trend in exercise of statutory power of sale: A preserve of entities conducting banking or financial business and licensed by CBK?
Banking, Finance & Projects

Worrying trend in exercise of statutory power of sale: A preserve of entities conducting banking or financial business and licensed by CBK?

At the heart of every secured lending transaction is a lender’s comfort in the knowledge that in the event of default by the borrower, it will be able to enforce its security, including...

Jurisdiction of the Environment and Land Court in enforcement of securities over land
Banking, Finance & Projects

Jurisdiction of the Environment and Land Court in enforcement of securities over land

” Jurisdiction is everything ” reads part of the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Owners of Motor Vessel Lillian S v Caltex Oil (Kenya) Limited KLR1. 

Market recognition

  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2024 ranked Stella as a key lawyer in Banking and Finance.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2024 ranked Stella as a key lawyer in Real Estate and Construction.

Market recognition

  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2024 ranked Stella as a key lawyer in Banking and Finance.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2024 ranked Stella as a key lawyer in Real Estate and Construction.