Communications & Media
Licensing, spectrum, broadcasting, OTT, competition, media regulation, and legislative reform across East African communications markets.
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Navigating East Africa’s Most Complex Regulatory Markets
Obsidian Consult helps organisations operate successfully in complex, highly regulated markets through senior counsel on regulatory affairs, corporate governance, tax, licensing, and market access.
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Rwanda
Ethiopia
46+Years of combined partner experience
05East African markets
03Senior partners
100%Partner-led engagements
Who We Are
More than compliance checklists.
Our clients need advisors who understand the regulatory environment from the inside, anticipate what is coming, and engage effectively with regulators and governments.
Obsidian Consult is a specialist regulatory and governance advisory firm operating across East Africa. Every engagement is led and delivered by a partner, backed by deep sector knowledge and cross-jurisdictional reach.
Understand our approachSector Expertise
Regulated industries demand sector-specific judgement.
Four focused sectors, informed by practical experience across East African regulatory environments.
Financial Services & Fintech
Regulatory strategy, licensing, and compliance frameworks for banks, mobile-money operators, payment-service providers, and emerging fintech businesses.
Learn moreEnergy
Regulatory advisory covering energy-market access, licensing, policy engagement, and compliance within liberalising East African energy markets.
Learn moreFMCG
Governance, regulatory compliance, and market-access advisory for consumer-goods companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Learn moreHow We Help
Advice designed around the regulatory decision.
Our capabilities connect strategy, governance, policy, compliance, and engagement without separating regulation from commercial reality.
Regulatory strategy
Practical counsel shaped by regulatory architecture, legislative history, and commercial realities.
General business advisory
Commercial and strategic guidance tailored to organisational priorities, growth, and regional operating contexts.
Licensing & market entry
Jurisdiction-specific and multi-country strategies from application through regulatory approval.
Corporate governance
Governance frameworks, board support, and company secretarial guidance.
Tax advisory
Tax interpretation, rulings, compliance, and transaction-related regulatory counsel.
Regulatory compliance
Compliance programmes, reporting frameworks, enforcement engagement, and risk assessment.
Legislative & policy reform
Policy analysis, framework development, and engagement on emerging regulation.
Data protection & AI governance
Responsible data-use, privacy, and emerging-technology governance frameworks.
Competition & regulatory risk
Competition analysis and risk mitigation across complex regulated markets.
Stakeholder engagement
Structured engagement with regulators, ministries, governments, and industry bodies.
Board & secretarial support
Direct support for boards, executive teams, governance processes, and statutory obligations.
Regional Reach
Local depth. Regional perspective.
Anchored in Kenya and Uganda, our partners advise across five East African markets and the regulatory frameworks that connect them.
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Rwanda
Ethiopia
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active markets
Why Obsidian Consult
Senior expertise, applied without distance.
The firm is structured around direct partner involvement and a practical understanding of how regulation shapes commercial outcomes.
Dedicated Senior Attention
Every engagement is led by a partner, giving clients direct access to experienced advisors from the initial brief through delivery.
Regulator Relationships
Established working relationships with regulators, government ministries, and industry bodies across East African markets.
Cross-Jurisdictional Depth
Anchored in Kenya and Uganda with coverage and multi-country advisory capability across the region.
Sector Experience
Practical experience across communications, financial services, energy, FMCG, tax, and governance.
Leadership
Partner-led from brief to delivery.
Three senior practitioners bring more than 46 years of combined experience across law, regulation, governance, and public policy.
Managing Partner · 15+ years
Peter Muramira Kahindi
A Ugandan advocate and governance specialist advising boards, executive management teams, and government bodies on governance, compliance, and complex commercial transactions.
Senior Partner · 17+ years
Mwendwa Maundu
An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with deep experience in ICT regulation, communications policy, media law, data protection, and AI governance across East Africa.
Senior Partner · 14+ years
Rhonah Patience Nuwakunda
A Ugandan regulatory compliance and governance leader advising organisations across East and Northern Africa on regulatory frameworks, compliance strategy, and stakeholder engagement.
Latest Publications
Perspective on regulation, governance, and regional markets.
Analysis and practical insight from Obsidian Consult’s senior advisors.
New publications will appear here as they are released.
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