our Practice Areas

The Firm embraces amicable methods of dispute settlement through Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR) in order to save time and ensure a quicker mechanism of resolving disputes apart from the court process. These ADR mechanisms include: Arbitration, Mediation and Structured Negotiation. Both Senior Partners are Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Kenya (FCIArb) and Certified Mediators as well. The Partners and the team employ their extensive experience in ADR to represent individual clients and corporates.

We offer expert legal advice and guidance on all types of debt recovery related issues and advise debtors in distress. Our aggressive Debt Collection Practice Unit complete with legal personnel and accounting personnel use innovative methods to manage debtors and facilitate debt collection thus ensuring our clients recover debts with ease. We diligently and strictly adhere to debt collection procedures stipulated in the applicable statutes in each matter. We are cognizant of the fact that non-compliance with any steps provided for under the law or any departure from such procedures would vitiate the process and render it liable for challenge by the aggrieved party.

We have been involved in various matters relating to debt collection of banks as Chargees’ and have successfully aided them to exercise available remedies such as the statutory power of sale.

Additionally, we have represented diverse clients in debt collection cases.

The firm’s Civil & Commercial Practice Unit has built a solid reputation in civil and commercial litigation before the Small Claims Court, Magistrates Courts, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, and Tribunals in Kenya. We handle a wide range of litigious matters including but not limited to breach of contract, professional negligence, defamation, material damage claims and other related matters.

Muma & Kanjama Advocates has an experienced Constitutional & Judicial Review Practice Unit that has conscientiously analyzed the Constitution of Kenya and offers detailed legal advice and representation on constitutional law. It carefully analyzes each constitutional case and forms sound strategies to efficiently represent a client’s case. The Firm specializes in judicial review matters in respect of the actions of legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and any other administrative bodies.

Our Employment Practice Unit handles the full range of issues arising in the workplace including but not limited to employment contracts, employee benefits, terms and conditions of employment, unfair dismissals, pension and retirement benefits and employment issues upon transfer of businesses. We also represent our clients (both employers and employees) in disputes before the Employment and Labour Relations Court.

The Firm’s Environment & Land Practice Unit has advocates with vast knowledge and experience in environment and land matters. It represents clients at the Magistrates Courts, Environment and Land Court and appeals at the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Kenya.

Additionally, the firm represents clients in matters before the Business Premises Rent Tribunal in respect of disputes involving tenancy agreements over business premises, shops, hotels and catering establishments, etc.  

The Firm handles family matters including divorce and separation causes and succession matters: applications for grants of letters of administration and probate, confirmation of grants, revocation of grants, guardianship, domestic, cohabitant’s claims, matrimonial disputes, family wealth protection as well as alternative dispute resolution in family matters. We strive to handle family matters with utmost sensitivity and privacy.

Muma and Kanjama Advocates offers legal advice and court representation to persons involved in workplace accidents, road accident, medical malpractice and product liability matters. As such the firm handles a number of personal injury cases in court and through Alternative Dispute Resolution. Additionally, the Firm offers legal advice in the form of legal opinions on Insurance contracts, disputes and compliance.

The Firm handles criminal litigation matters before the Magistrates Courts, High Court and Appeals at both the High Court and Court of Appeal. We offer Criminal Defence services such as bail applications and court defence. We also handle watching brief on behalf of Victims & Complainants.

The firm ensures that clients have access to justice before the courts and that matters are tried and determined in a procedural and judicious manner by paying keen attention to the criminal trial and raising issues of violation of rights whenever they arise.