Trusted Legal Counsel In Kenya

Practical legal support for businesses, families, and institutions.

Kalya & Co. Advocates serves clients across Kenya through disputes, transactions, property, employment, and private client matters with clear guidance and dependable follow-through.

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Litigation and dispute resolution Commercial and property matters Senior-led support

35+ Years of legal service

2 Offices supporting clients across Kenya

1989 Established with a long-standing client base

Why Clients Choose Us

Experienced advocates serving clients across Kenya with responsive support from both offices.

Eldoret Head office

Nairobi Branch office

Experienced representation in courts, tribunals, and negotiations

Clear communication from instruction to resolution

Support across commercial, property, employment, succession, and private client matters

Our Approach

We combine careful legal judgment with a practical, relationship-driven approach built on trust, clarity, and consistency.

For institutions Reliable support for ongoing, multi-matter legal instructions.

For businesses Commercially aware advice backed by dispute and transaction capability.

For private clients Trusted handling of sensitive property, succession, and personal matters.

How We Engage

A calmer, clearer intake experience for serious legal work.

From the first conversation, we focus on understanding the issue, advising on the options, and helping clients move forward with confidence.

Share the matter

Tell us what is happening, what is urgent, and what outcome you need so we can understand the real legal and commercial context.

We assess the position

We identify the legal issues, the urgency, and the most practical path based on the facts and the risks involved.

You get clear next steps

We help you understand what comes next, what needs attention now, and how the matter can be handled effectively.

Our Team

Experienced legal leadership supported by a wider team across the firm.

Our work is supported by advocates, pupils, conveyancing, finance, clerical, and administrative teams working together behind each matter.

Managing Partner

Wilson Kiplagat Kalya

Provides senior legal leadership and oversight across the firm's matters and overall direction.

Head of Litigation

Karen Chesoo

Leads the litigation team and supports the firm's legal supervision across contentious matters.

Nairobi Office and Conveyancing

Barbara Sang

Barbara Sang supports the Nairobi office and is closely involved in conveyancing matters, helping clients navigate property transactions with care and practical guidance.

The Firm

Built on integrity. Trusted in practice. Focused on client service.

Kalya & Company Advocates is a Kenyan law firm with a long-standing reputation for disciplined advocacy and thoughtful legal advice. We serve institutions, businesses, families, and individuals with careful preparation, clear communication, and practical legal judgment.

Our approach is practical and relationship-driven: we listen carefully, explain the legal position clearly, and help clients move forward with confidence.

Firm Snapshot

A long-standing practice serving clients across Kenya.

From our offices in Eldoret and Nairobi, we continue to support clients through disputes, transactions, property matters, employment issues, and private client work.

35+ Years Long-standing legal service and reputation

2 Offices Eldoret and Nairobi working together for clients across Kenya

Senior oversight Supervision and accountability on significant matters

Dependable service Clear support for recurring, urgent, and long-term matters

Vision, Mission, Values

The principles that guide our work.

Vision

Enduring trust

To be a signature of legal excellence that commands confidence, respect, and lasting professional relationships.

Mission

Effective solutions

To deliver timely, innovative, and commercially sensible legal solutions without compromising quality.

Values

Service with integrity

Integrity, accountability, trust, excellence, consistency, and a disciplined commitment to quality service.

How We Work

Practical legal support shaped by care, coordination, and experience.

We work to give clients clear advice, dependable communication, and careful handling across every stage of a matter.

Senior accountability

Senior lawyers remain closely involved in key decisions so matters stay well guided from start to finish.

Multi-office coordination

Our Eldoret and Nairobi offices work together so clients can access support smoothly across matters and locations.

Responsive communication

We aim to keep clients informed, manage timelines carefully, and respond with clarity as matters progress.

Coordinated support

Clients benefit from one firm handling disputes, transactions, labour, property, private client, and advisory work with continuity and care.

Practice Areas

Broad legal capability across the matters clients face most often.

We advise corporate, institutional, and private clients across both advisory and contentious matters.

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL

We provide a comprehensive range of corporate and commercial legal services to our clients. Our team is equipped wi...

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Litigation & Arbitration

The firm has a dedicated team of Advocates with wealth of experience in areas of civil, commercial, criminal, environmental and co...

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Conveyancing and Real Estate Law

We have over 30 years’ experience in advising on all aspects of conveyancing and real estate. We have represented both individual...

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Family, Succession, Estate Planning and Trusts Law

We advise local and international clients on issues of family, inheritance and succession planning.Our extensive litigat...

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Constitutional and Administrative Law

Our team is well versed with and also skilled in the application of Constitutional and Administrative law.As a trus...

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Employment & Labour Law

Employment disputes can be a stressful and fraught process. Our firm has years of experience acting in the most complex ...

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Clients We Serve

Supporting institutions, businesses, and private clients across Kenya.

We work with clients who value clear advice, dependable service, and thoughtful handling of important legal matters.

Financial institutions

Support across recoveries, security realization, disputes, property work, and commercial advisory mandates.

Employers and operating businesses

Advice on contracts, labour matters, regulatory risk, land issues, debt recovery, and business-facing disputes.

Public and quasi-public institutions

Measured legal support for governance, land, employment, procurement-related, and institutional dispute matters.

Private clients and families

Trusted counsel on succession, trusts, conveyancing, private disputes, and sensitive long-term legal planning.

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