Communications & Media
Licensing, spectrum, broadcasting, OTT, competition, media regulation, and legislative reform across East African communications markets.
Expertise
Sector depth for highly regulated markets.
Our work connects focused sector knowledge with regulatory strategy, governance, licensing, compliance, policy reform, and stakeholder engagement.
Sector Expertise
Four sectors. One standard of senior attention.
Each mandate is approached through the commercial and institutional realities of its sector.
Financial Services & Fintech
Regulatory strategy, licensing, and compliance frameworks for banks, mobile-money operators, payment-service providers, and emerging fintech businesses.
Energy
Regulatory advisory covering energy-market access, licensing, policy engagement, and compliance within liberalising East African energy markets.
FMCG
Governance, regulatory compliance, and market-access advisory for consumer-goods companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Advisory Capabilities
How we help organisations move with clarity.
Capabilities are applied within sector and jurisdiction—not offered as a detached checklist.
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.
Multi-Country Strategy
Regional alignment. Country-specific execution.
Cross-border regulatory work succeeds when harmonisation and jurisdictional difference are handled together.
Obsidian Consult advises on multi-country licensing, market entry, EAC policy frameworks, jurisdiction-specific compliance, and stakeholder engagement with national and regional bodies.
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