Elly Obegi

Elly Obegi is a Senior Associate at ENS in Kenya, specialising in dispute resolution and tax law. He represents clients in complex commercial and tax disputes, as well as employment, construction, and trade and regional integration matters, before all levels of the Kenyan court system, from the Tax Appeals Tribunal to the Supreme Court of Kenya.

He has acted on complex tax disputes, constitutional challenges against Finance Acts, and judicial review challenges to administrative actions by public bodies, including the Kenya Revenue Authority. He has also successfully represented clients before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in proceedings challenging tax laws that contravene Kenya's EAC Treaty obligations. In addition, he has experience in local and international arbitration, including complex arbitral proceedings arising from mergers and acquisitions and construction projects, and routinely acts in the enforcement of international and local arbitral awards before the High Court of Kenya and the Kenyan Court of Appeal. He is recognised by ITR World Tax Review – Tax Controversy (2025) as a leading lawyer in Kenya.

He holds an LL.B from the University of Nairobi and a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Registered Tax Agent (Kenya). He is a member of the Law Society of Kenya and the East African Law Society.