Cecil Kuyo
Partner | Nairobi
Contact
T: +254 20 503 1617
Overview
Cecil Kuyo is a partner at the Nairobi office specializing in commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution, and has received praise for his ‘Client management and technical competence’. His area of practice covers General Commercial Litigation, Contentious Employment Law, Arbitration, Mediation, Intellectual Property and Corporate Law.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Kenya
Languages Fluent in: English
Recent highlights include:
- acting in a KES 2 billion constitutional petition for NBP Holdings Limited concerning Nairobi Business Park (ongoing),
- defending the Horsey and Finn family members in one of Kenya’s most significant shareholder derivative disputes involving Vipingo Ridge Limited (ongoing),
- defending NCBA Bank Kenya Plc in a cross-border dispute valued at over USD 134.5 million involving LCIA arbitration (ongoing).
- He is also defending Meta Platforms Inc. in high-profile litigation testing technology platform liability in Kenya (appeal pending)
- defending The Procter & Gamble Company in one of the country’s largest coordinated consumer constitutional claims (ongoing).
- defending BrighterMonday, in arbitration proceedings and advancing arguments on the legal and factual limits of constructive dismissal within the unique context of arbitral proceedings (ongoing).
- advising Nairobi Java House Limited on post-judgment strategy in an employment claim raising jurisdictional, contractual, and evidentiary issues arising from a Long-Term Incentive and Investment Plan issued by a related entity, Java House Mauritius Limited.
Awards
- Chambers Global ranked Cecil in Band 5 for his work in Dispute Resolution (2026) and prior to that as Up and Coming in the same category (2023-2025) in Kenya.
- Legal 500 ranked Cecil as a Next Generation Partner in Kenya for Dispute Resolution for the past seven years (2020-2026).
‘Cecil is detailed, experienced and knows how to handle his clients. He is patient and accessible.’ – Chambers Global, 2026
‘Client management and technical competence.’ – IFLR1000, 2024
‘Cecil Kuyo is a key asset for alternative dispute resolution’
‘Cecil Kuyo is a key asset for alternative dispute resolution’
– Legal 500, 2024
‘Cecil Kuyo is calm and strategic in complex matters. He has clear direction, knows the law, is responsive and does not overcomplicate complex matters.’– Chambers and Partners, 2023
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
Education
- LLB, University of Nairobi.
- Postgraduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya Branch), the Law Society of Kenya and a Certified Public Secretary.
- Alumnus of the International Lawyers for Africa Programme in which he was placed with the City firm of Watson Farley & Williams.
INSIGHTS
Overview
Cecil Kuyo is a partner at the Nairobi office specializing in commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution, and has received praise for his ‘Client management and technical competence’. His area of practice covers General Commercial Litigation, Contentious Employment Law, Arbitration, Mediation, Intellectual Property and Corporate Law.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Kenya
Languages Fluent in: English
Recent highlights include:
- acting in a KES 2 billion constitutional petition for NBP Holdings Limited concerning Nairobi Business Park (ongoing),
- defending the Horsey and Finn family members in one of Kenya’s most significant shareholder derivative disputes involving Vipingo Ridge Limited (ongoing),
- defending NCBA Bank Kenya Plc in a cross-border dispute valued at over USD 134.5 million involving LCIA arbitration (ongoing).
- He is also defending Meta Platforms Inc. in high-profile litigation testing technology platform liability in Kenya (appeal pending)
- defending The Procter & Gamble Company in one of the country’s largest coordinated consumer constitutional claims (ongoing).
- defending BrighterMonday, in arbitration proceedings and advancing arguments on the legal and factual limits of constructive dismissal within the unique context of arbitral proceedings (ongoing).
- advising Nairobi Java House Limited on post-judgment strategy in an employment claim raising jurisdictional, contractual, and evidentiary issues arising from a Long-Term Incentive and Investment Plan issued by a related entity, Java House Mauritius Limited.
Awards
- Chambers Global ranked Cecil in Band 5 for his work in Dispute Resolution (2026) and prior to that as Up and Coming in the same category (2023-2025) in Kenya.
- Legal 500 ranked Cecil as a Next Generation Partner in Kenya for Dispute Resolution for the past seven years (2020-2026).
‘Cecil is detailed, experienced and knows how to handle his clients. He is patient and accessible.’ – Chambers Global, 2026
‘Client management and technical competence.’ – IFLR1000, 2024
‘Cecil Kuyo is a key asset for alternative dispute resolution’
‘Cecil Kuyo is a key asset for alternative dispute resolution’
– Legal 500, 2024
‘Cecil Kuyo is calm and strategic in complex matters. He has clear direction, knows the law, is responsive and does not overcomplicate complex matters.’– Chambers and Partners, 2023
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