Innocent Kihika

Innocent Kihika is an Administrative Partner at the firm. His primary practice area is Energy Law, and he specialises in energy, mining and infrastructure law.

His experience includes advising on several Power Purchase Agreement negotiations between independent power producers and the Government of Uganda / UETCL, a large number of electricity generation projects, as well as transmission line projects and different aspects of Right of Way. He has also worked on a number of mining transactions within the country and is well versed in the regulatory and licensing architecture of the energy sector in Uganda.

He previously worked in the energy sector as the Head of Legal and Manager, Corporate Services of the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company (UETCL) for seven years, making him one of the few legal experts with practical knowledge of the energy sector in the country.

He is recognised by IFLR1000 as one of the country's leading authorities on matters of energy, technology and communications, oil and gas, as well as social infrastructure, and by Chambers Global, where he is described as "the go-to guy for energy law in his firm."

He has facilitated a number of trainings in regard to his area of practice during National Bar Association trainings and at the annual mining conference in Durban, South Africa. He is a founding member of the Uganda Rights of Way Association (URWA), an affiliate of the International Rights of Way Association (IRWA). He is a Notary Public and a Commissioner for Oaths.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University, Uganda, a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, Uganda, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Telecommunication and Information Technology Law from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, and is currently pursuing an LLM in International Energy Law and Policy from the University of Dundee, Scotland. He has received training from the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3) and is a member of the International Bar Association, the East Africa Law Society and the Uganda Law Society.