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Jessica has extensive experience in real estate and project development matters, with expertise in complex real estate structuring, project finance, conveyancing, land use and planning, succession and estate planning, and company secretarial practice. She regularly advises on the legal and transactional aspects of large-scale developments, guiding clients through structuring, implementation, and regulatory processes.

Jessica has played a key role in the structuring of two of East Africa’s largest mixed-use developments and has been involved in a number of innovative and landmark development projects across Kenya. Her experience enables her to provide practical, commercially focused solutions on complex property and development transactions.

Selected Experience:

• Nairobi Railway City Project: Key legal advisor to the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) on effective development and operationalization of all components of the Project including the Nairobi Central Station, public realm, Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Station, office precinct, affordable housing and student housing. Also the team lead in the legal due diligence of all the land relating to the Nairobi Railway City.
• Tatu City Limited: Part of the team that is advising Tatu City a leading urban developer on all aspects of the legal structure for the comprehensive mixed use development on 5,000 acres with SEZ status, Tatu City, in Ruiru Municipality that has transformed the Kenyan Real Estate landscape. Team Lead in the sale of the plots to various purchasers.
• Affordable Housing Masterplan –  part of the team that advised the State Department of Housing in creating a masterplan for 1 million affordable housing units in Kenya.
• KQ Concession: Advised the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) on the regulatory matters affecting it as a state corporation as a result of the proposed concession of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) as proposed in the Privately Initiated Investment Proposal (PIIP) prepared and submitted by KQ and undertook the due diligence on land.
• Silva Gigiri: Key Advisor in the legal structuring of a hotel development to establish a legally sound and commercially practical structure that supports the successful development, ownership, and operation of the hotel. Advising on the contractual documentation with the hotel operator as well as the franchise arrangement with an international hotel brand.
• Tilisi Developments PLC: Team leader in advising the client on all aspects egal structuring for a mixed-use development on 400 acres, Tilisi in Limuru, Kiambu County. The project includes elements of infrastructure, in particular roads, water and sanitation and supports on end-sale documentation.
• Urban Housing Renewal Development LLP: advised a consortium undertaking the urban renewal and redevelopment of an old estate within Nairobi County into a modern affordable housing development scheme touching on all legal aspects of the transaction including the joint venture agreement with the County, land acquisition, legal structuring of the project and the end sales to the users.