Njeri Talks Law

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 importanc...

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.

This year CDH, Njeri Talks Law and the East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) have partnered for a podcast series. In this first podcast, CDH Kenya partner, Njeri Wagacha talks to Eva Warigia, Chief Executive Officer of EAVCA, and Andrew Fassnidge, founder of Africa Tech Summit. They discuss the upcoming Africa Tech Conference, its origins, deal-making in the venture capital space, invest...

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 launc...

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 work...

Every month CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. This month's podcast, Njeri speaks to fellow Partner Shem Otanga , on the Data Protection Registration Regulations, the requirements for registration in Kenya, and what it means to be a Data Controller or Data Processor. They further discuss the need for Data Protection Regulations across Africa, and case law regard...

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha , publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. In this month's episode, she speaks to Chris Mureithi, a Growth, Personal & Corporate Development Consultant, on the importance of taking care of one's mental health, wellness in the workplace, and answers your questions on how to cope with competing interests at work.

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'. During this month's episode, Njeri discusses the current state of play, the trends and opportunities, as well as the approach to investing in Africa with private equity and venture capital experts, Sapna Shah of Novastar Ventures, Paul Ohaga of New Forests, and Asif Noorani of Investisseurs & Partenaires.

Every month CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. This month Njeri talks to Stephane Duproz, Executive Director of Cassava Technologies, the holding company for Africa Data Centres. Stephane talks about how datacenters are changing the way data is held, stored, and used and how datacenters are shaping Africa’s technological footprint.

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.

On this year's first episode Njeri Wagacha talks to Opibus a Swedish-Kenyan company that has developed and launched Kenya's first electric bus. Click here to watch.

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 Conti...

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 practitio...

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.