Rahma Adan Jillo

Background

Rahma is an Advocate with a cumulative practice experience of over 15 years in Commercial, Real Estate, Conveyance Competition and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) Law. She has a wealth of experience in Not-for-Profit Law and is a Fellow of the International Center for Non-profit Law (ICNL), Washington D.C. She has previously worked as the Legal Affairs Manager of the NGOs Co-ordination Board, a State Corporation under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of Government Kenya, and responsible for designing, implementing and review of the NGOs Co-ordination Act which culminated in the amalgamation of various laws and regulations regulating the Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) sector under one statute and regulator.

She has also served as a Member of the Cooperative Tribunal from November of 2012 to November of 2014 in Hearing and Settling of Co-operative Disputes.

Rahma heads the Real Estate, Conveyance and Property Practice Areas.  She holds a Masters in Law from the (UoN) in Banking and Financial Services Law.  She has an in-depth grasp of the fields of infrastructure development, Joint Ventures, Transfer of Land and Real Estate. Her Real Estate expertise extends to all types of Real Estate projects including residential, commercial and mixed-use developments. Rahma advises clients on all stages of a project from project inception, project development, project financing, undertaking due diligence on the purchasers, drafting and overseeing to the conclusion of transfer of ownership of units within the larger development.

Practice Areas
  • Corporate and Commercial Law;
  • Contracts
  • Construction Contracts
  • Real estate and conveyancing
  • Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Law,
  • Land Law and Conveyancing
  • Intellectual Property Law;
  • Labour Law;
  • Probate and Administrative Law.
Experience Statement
  • Advising VAAL Real Estate on its Moon Valley Apartments project located in upmarket Kileleshwa valued at approx. Kshs. 2.38 Billion. The project is comprised of 200 units of either 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments.
  • Advising HOMS Group International on its Rosewood Apartments project located in upmarket Kilimani valued at approx. Kshs. 1.5 Billion. The project is comprised of 70 units of either 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments.
  • Advising VAAL Real Estate on its Elite Westlands Tower Apartments project located in upmarket Kilimani valued at approx. Kshs. 1.7 Billion. The project is comprised of 180 units of either 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments.
  • Advising a client on its Wilma Court Apartments project located in upmarket Kilimani valued. The project comprised of 200 units.
  • Advising a client on the development of its 1870 Lower Kabete Apartments project that comprised of development of 300 units.