Leadership

Marjorie Kivuva

Real Estate and Finance Partner

Marjorie Kivuva is a dynamic and accomplished legal professional with extensive expertise in various sectors of law. Spanning from 2011 to the present, her journey showcases a consistent commitment to legal excellence and leadership. Notably, she has held pivotal roles in several prominent organizations, contributing significantly to their growth and success. Marjorie is the Partner in charge of Real Estate & Finance at Tarra Agility Africa, she is involved in comprehensive legal advisory services across diverse sectors, including real estate, corporate, finance, banking, energy, and estate planning.

She is also the founding partner of Kivuva & Company Advocates which is a boutique law firm focused on Real Estate, Construction, Infrastructure, Finance, and Energy matters which provides exceptional legal advisory for transactions with a client-focused approach. Her tenure as Senior Legal Counsel and Head of Legal at Lordship Africa Group highlights her leadership in overseeing legal and regulatory functions, contributing to project finance transactions, engaging with regulators, and efficiently managing external counsel.

Marjorie Kivuva is a dynamic and accomplished legal professional with extensive expertise in various sectors of law. Spanning from 2011 to the present, her journey showcases a consistent commitment to legal excellence and leadership

Notably, she has held pivotal roles in several prominent organizations, contributing significantly to their growth and success. Marjorie is the Partner in charge of Real Estate & Finance at Tarra Agility Africa, she is involved in comprehensive legal advisory services across diverse sectors, including real estate, corporate, finance, banking, energy, and estate planning. Marjorie gained in – depth experience working in two globally ranked law firms in Nairobi, Muthaura Mugambi Ayugi and Njonjo Advocates and Anjarwalla and Khanna Advocates.

At Tarra Agility Africa, Marjorie is a Co – Founder and the Partner – In – Charge of Real Estate & Finance representing clients in real estate, infrastructure, construction, project finance, banking, and finance. Marjorie leads a forward thinking and commercial team in assisting real estate developers with delivery of complex deals, handling the entire property ‘life cycle’ from the initial acquisition, obtaining development permissions, development, joint venturing, sale, leasing, and financing through to the final exit.

Marjorie is also a Corporate Governance consultant; she is a member of Center of Corporate Governance and Institute of Directors (Kenya).

Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Expertise

Real Estate

Finance

Authored Insights

Kenya has recently implemented the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Act, No. 10 of 2023, referred to as "the Amendment Act."
Certificate of Title no longer conclusive evidence of proprietorship. The case involved the allocation of a parcel of land in Nyali Beach, Mombasa to H.E.

Real estate developers are not subject to capital gains tax (CGT), which is assessed at a rate of 15%, when they sell land for profit

product tax