Winnie Odhiambo

Nairobi

E wodhiambo@mmcasafo.com

Languages English | Kiswahili

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Partner

Sectors

Banking & Finance | Energy & Power

Practices

Project Development & PPP | Project Finance | Real Estate

Winnie has extensive experience in property and banking transactions and is a key member of the Firm’s Real Estate Practice. She regularly advises on complex real estate transactions and financing arrangements, combining strong technical expertise with a practical understanding of the legal and commercial considerations that underpin large-scale developments.

Her practice encompasses real estate structuring, project development, project finance, conveyancing, and land use and planning matters. Winnie has been actively involved in the structuring and implementation of a range of development projects, supporting clients through every stage of the project lifecycle, from acquisition and financing to development, regulatory approvals, and completion.

Selected Experience:

  • Munywe Investments Limited – Comprehensive legal structuring of a residential development comprising executive semi-detached maisonettes, including development planning, governance arrangements, conveyancing structures, and transaction implementation.
  • Richland Development Limited – Structuring and sale of a mixed-use development comprising residential apartments and commercial plots on a 2.28-hectare property, including project finance arrangements, preparation and negotiation of project documentation, and support for investor sales and acquisitions.
  • State Department for Housing and Urban Development – Development of a master plan framework supporting the implementation of Kenya’s affordable housing agenda, including legal, regulatory, and institutional considerations.
  • Shanzu Beach Resort Limited – Establishment of an exclusive members’ club designed to own and operate luxury hospitality assets, including hotel apartments, restaurants, conference facilities, and recreational amenities. The mandate encompassed the design of ownership, governance, membership, and investment structures through which members acquire interests in the underlying assets and participate in the project’s returns.
  • Tatu City Limited – Structuring and disposal of fully serviced residential plots within one of East Africa’s leading mixed-use developments, including development frameworks, purchaser arrangements, and conveyancing structures for undeveloped residential parcels.
  • Tilisi Developments PLC – Structuring of one of East Africa’s largest mixed-use developments, including the preparation of the master declaration of covenants and restrictions governing the development, establishment of utility service entities, design of governance frameworks, and structuring of the residential component to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of the project.