Practice

Competition & Regulatory

Merger control and market conduct across COMESA and the EAC.

Practice lead

We secure merger clearances across national and regional regimes and defend clients in abuse-of-dominance and cartel investigations, often coordinating filings in several jurisdictions at once.

How we help

01Merger control
02Cartel investigations
03Abuse of dominance
04Consumer protection
05Sector regulation
06Public procurement

Representative experience

US$2bn

COMESA clearance for a beverages merger

A global beverages company

Coordinated filings in nine jurisdictions and secured unconditional regional clearance within the statutory timetable.

Competition & Regulatory·Agribusiness·2024

Key contacts

Peter Kimani Gitau

Partner

Competition & Regulatory · Nairobi

Lydia Wambui Ndungu

Head of Tax

Tax · Nairobi

Insights

Briefing 28 July 2026

Merger control across COMESA and the EAC: a practical map

Overlapping regimes, different thresholds, one deal timetable. How to plan filings without losing months.

Peter Kimani Gitau 6 min read

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