Janet Othero

Partner, Deputy Head of Telecommunications, Media & Technology
T: +254 20 272 7171 C: +254 709 830 100 E: jothero@tripleoklaw.com W: https://www.tripleoklaw.com/

Janet’s expertise in fintech, reg tech, cyber resilience advisory, and data privacy governance has seen her engage with entities ranging from government bodies, and financial institutions to start-ups.

This has enabled her to appreciate the eco-system that is the TMT sector which continues to be dynamic with innovations being done at a pace that legislation is unable to keep up with. Consequently, she has been invited to speak on various professional platforms about regulatory and legal issues in the TMT space locally and regionally.

Janet is one of the few privacy practitioners in Kenya who have received training and certification relating to GDPR. She is also a certified Data Protection Officer. Janet is a thought leader in TMT, and she continuously publishes on regional and international sites such as CIO and Afriwise.

She has previous experience in other practice areas that have proved useful in offering holistic legal services for a wide range of clients. She has been highly involved in and has deputized high-value complex project developments and has a strong grasp of compliance, tax, and regulatory compliance.

She is listed by Chambers & Partners 2023 FinTech Legal report as one of Kenya’s finest FinTech lawyers.

Qualifications:

  • LLB (Hons.)
  • Diploma in Law (KSL)

Memberships:

  • Law Society of Kenya

Key Matters

1. NCBA Bank Kenya PLC (NCBA)

(The third largest bank in Kenya by assets), in connection with the Bank’s organizational operations’ overall compliance with the Kenyan Data Protection Act. This was in partnership with Deloitte Kenya. 
(Kenya’s largest telecommunications provider and one of the most profitable companies in East and Central Africa), in connection with its compliance with the Kenyan Data Protection Act.
(Kenya’s flag carrier airline) in connection with advice provided to them. The advice was provided to enable them as an entity to understand the implications of data protection regulations and the risks they presented to their offerings in Europe and regionally.
(A commercial bank and the largest mortgage finance company in Kenya) in connection with the review of the partnership arrangement with VISA, a regulated payment service provider for a payment gateway for international money transactions.
(A development agency based in Germany) on Agricultural Technology Entrepreneurship in Africa targeting entrepreneurs in the ag-tech space in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana serving different supply chain cycles within the ag-tech eco-system in partnership with Deloitte Kenya.
(A listed Kenyan bank with branches spread across East Africa) in connection with conducting interactive sensitization and awareness workshops, and training the various business, legal, IT, and Banqtech teams within the bank. This sensitization involved all the key stakeholders within the organization as a pre-cursor to breaking down the regulatory privacy landscape, assessing gaps, grey areas, and hurdles in their digital offerings as well as keeping with international best practices.
(A tier two bank that serves the banking needs of large and small business customers with prominence on large and medium-sized corporations) in connection with the review and drafting of the organization’s core ICT contracts including software and hardware license agreements as well as the annual maintenance agreements.
(A chemical distributor, and a subsidiary of the Swiss multinational Sika Group), in connection with the overall compliance with the Kenyan Data Protection Act in  their organizational operations.
(Kenya’s leading comprehensive optical care provider) in connection with the organization’s overall compliance with the Kenyan Data Protection Act of their organizational operations.
In connection with legislative review and drafting of the regulatory and legislative provisions that would affect licensing of digital lenders under the Banking Act.
On its first-ever government-initiated Sandbox initiative under the Ministry of Information, Communication, and Technology (Whitebox Initiative). The Whitebox initiative would see the winning innovations procured by relevant government agencies for eventual funding, acquisition, and public use nationwide.
The largest digital lender in Kenya), in connection with legal support and advisory on transactional issues and regulatory compliance, when it comes to its telecommunication network offerings, integrations, and partnerships.
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(An Agritech company) on the setting up of opportunities and structuring of their entities in Kenya and America. In addition, we were exclusively involved in their implementation and rollout all over Kenya, by drafting the necessary documentation and advising on regulatory requirements for their operations.
(A leading pan-African bank with operations in 36 countries across the African continent) in connection with the provision and coordination of training of the bank’s senior legal advisors from all Ecobank affiliates across Africa. The training was on the legal framework of financial technology legislation, cybersecurity, and data protection. These general areas covered a myriad of laws that extended to electronic transactions, regulator guidelines, court procedures, and consumer protection.

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