MMK Advocates

Associate
Sydney Amakobe

Biography

Sydney is an associate at the firm. He joined the firm as a Legal Assistant in 2018. He was later admitted to the bar as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in May 2022. His areas of interest include litigation and dispute resolution, environmental and land law, maritime law and commercial law

Practice Areas

  • Banking law
  • Insolvency law
  • Employment and Labour Relations
  • Constitutional law
  • Family Law
  • Commercial law
  • Civil litigation
  • Environmental and land law
  • Maritime law

Educational and professional qualifications

  • Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, 2022.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law, 2021.
  • LL. B University of Nairobi, 2019


Membership in professional associations

  • Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
  • East Africa Law Society
  • May 2022 to date : Associate, Munyao Muthama & Kashindi Advocates
  • Oct 2018 to April 2022 : Legal Assistant, Munyao Muthama & Kashindi Advocates
  • April 2018 to Sep 2018 : Legal Intern, LawQuerry Limited and Mpower Limited
  • Part of the team that conducted public sensitization and awareness training in respect of the Punguza Mizigo Amendment Bill, 2019 to the members of the County Assembly of Kilifi.
  • Part of the team that spearheaded debt recovery on behalf of the County Government of Kwale in respect of the Kwale County Trade Revolving Fund.
  • Part of the team that successfully defended the interests of the National Bank of Kenya in a Petition which sought Judgment against the Bank in respect of securities value at a sum of over Kshs. 2 billion. 
  • Part of the team that successfully defended the interests of Kenya Ports Authority in an appeal against a default order of injunction issued against the Authority restraining it from having access to the land forming part of the Lamu Port component of the Lamu Port – South Sudan – Ethiopia Transport Corridor Projects [LAPSSET Projects].
  • Handled various matters on behalf of Kenya Ports Authority in respect of claims of compensation emanating from acquisition of land required for the implementation of the Mombasa Port Development Project.
  • Handled various matters on behalf of the County Government of Kwale in respect of the recovery of public land located in the Diani Complex Scheme.
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