Mr. Kenneth Mooka
Revenue & taxation, employment, mining & minerals, corporate & commercial, banking and negotiable instruments, insolvency, land & securities perfection—with a strong court record.
Profile
Mr. Kenneth Mooka advises across revenue law & taxation, employment, mining and minerals, commercial and corporate law, banking & negotiable instruments, insolvency, and land conveyancing & perfection of securities. He is enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and all subordinate courts.
He holds an LL.B (Hons) from Makerere University, a Diploma in Legal Practice (LDC) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Taxation & Revenue Administration (East African School of Taxation). He is a member of the East African Law Society (EALS) and Uganda Law Society (ULS).
Kenneth has drafted robust employment contracts and policy manuals, structured and documented mining projects and transfers of mineral rights, negotiated acquisitions and financing, and resolved complex taxation and regulatory issues. He is a meticulous advocate with a keen eye for detail and a strong record in court.
Core Expertise
Selected Highlights
- Advised/documented a £1,000,000 acquisition of a mining company.
- Advised on a £1,500,000 acquisition of another mining company.
- Advised on taxation regimes for mining companies and bids for concessions.
- Franchised an electronic payment platform to a foreign-jurisdiction operator.
- Drafted employment contracts, manuals and NDAs across manufacturing, mining, agro-processing, security and FinTech.
- Reviewed/negotiated platform contracts and NFC-solution agreements for an e-payments company.
- Resolved a regulatory dispute with the National Gaming Board to avoid misclassification.
- Successfully defended an alcoholic-beverage company in a UGX 1.5bn labour dispute.
- Structured syndicated financing among financial institutions; documented USD 2m debt raise and a USD 1.5m intra-group facility.
- Negotiated and documented acquisition of surface rights worth UGX 6.7bn.
- Handled recoveries worth billions of shillings for banks, manufacturers and payments companies.
Admissions & Education
- Advocate of the High Court of Uganda (and subordinate courts)
- LL.B (Hons), Makerere University; Dip. Legal Practice (LDC)
- PG Dip., Taxation & Revenue Administration (East African School of Taxation)
- Member: EALS, ULS
Representative Work
Corporate, Mining & Structuring
- M&A and mineral-right transfers; corporate structuring for mining ventures.
- Surface-rights negotiations and documentation (multi-billion UGX).
- Licensing, concession bids and regulatory interfaces.
Finance, Securities & Insolvency
- Syndicated financing, intra-group facilities and debt raises (USD).
- Perfection of securities; banking and negotiable instruments.
- Recoveries and enforcement for financial institutions and corporates.
Employment & Tax
- Employment contracts, manuals, NDAs and investigations.
- Tax opinions, audits posture and sector-specific regimes (mining).
- Successful defence in high-value labour disputes.
Technology & Platform Deals
- Cross-border franchise of an e-payments platform.
- Platform service contracts and NFC solutions agreements.
- Regulatory dispute resolution to avoid misclassification.
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