David King’ori
Senior Tax Advisor | Nairobi
Contact
T: +254 20 503 1746
Overview
David King’ori brings a unique blend of legal insight and commercial acumen to his role as Senior Tax Adviser at Bowmans in Nairobi. He has experience spanning across tax disputes, tax structuring, cross-border investment, PPPs, and legal advisory.
David has advised multinational corporations, government agencies and development institutions on high-value matters including tax disputes with revenue authorities, tax structuring, cross-border investments, infrastructure finance and public-private partnerships. He has led regional tax dispute resolution teams and played a pivotal role in establishing legal and tax managed services across the continent.
Experience
*includes experience gained prior to Bowmans
David has assisted the following clients:
- Citibank, Tax disputes and advisories, 2019-2025, successfully defended Citibank against the revenue authority in various tax disputes. *
- McKinsey, Tax Dispute, 2020, successfully led the legal team representing McKinsey in a case involving interpretation of the Kenya-South Africa Double Tax Treaty Agreement. This was a precedent setting case that subsequently informed the treatment of management fees under this and other treaties. *
- Cooperative Bank of Kenya, successfully defended the client in a tax dispute involving various financial transactions. *
- Laborex, Tax Dispute, 2024, successfully defended the client in a customs dispute on tax treatment of Botox. *
- Nestle, Tax Dispute, 2023, successfully defended the client in a customs dispute. *
- Liberty Group, Tax Structuring and Advisory, main advisor for Liberty Group for over 7 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
- AAR Group, Tax Structuring and Advisory, main advisor for AAR Group for over 7 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
- CIC Group, Tax compliance dispute and advisory, main advisor for CIC Group for over 7 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
- MUA Group, Tax compliance dispute and advisory, main advisor for MUA Group for over 5 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
- Kenindia Insurance, Tax compliance dispute and advisory, main advisor for Kenindia for over 5 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
Education
- LLM Law and Economics, University College London.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law.
- Bachelor of Laws.
Professional Memberships
- Law Society of Kenya.
- Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business (ACCA).
INSIGHTS
Overview
David King’ori brings a unique blend of legal insight and commercial acumen to his role as Senior Tax Adviser at Bowmans in Nairobi. He has experience spanning across tax disputes, tax structuring, cross-border investment, PPPs, and legal advisory.
David has advised multinational corporations, government agencies and development institutions on high-value matters including tax disputes with revenue authorities, tax structuring, cross-border investments, infrastructure finance and public-private partnerships. He has led regional tax dispute resolution teams and played a pivotal role in establishing legal and tax managed services across the continent.
Experience
*includes experience gained prior to Bowmans
David has assisted the following clients:
- Citibank, Tax disputes and advisories, 2019-2025, successfully defended Citibank against the revenue authority in various tax disputes. *
- McKinsey, Tax Dispute, 2020, successfully led the legal team representing McKinsey in a case involving interpretation of the Kenya-South Africa Double Tax Treaty Agreement. This was a precedent setting case that subsequently informed the treatment of management fees under this and other treaties. *
- Cooperative Bank of Kenya, successfully defended the client in a tax dispute involving various financial transactions. *
- Laborex, Tax Dispute, 2024, successfully defended the client in a customs dispute on tax treatment of Botox. *
- Nestle, Tax Dispute, 2023, successfully defended the client in a customs dispute. *
- Liberty Group, Tax Structuring and Advisory, main advisor for Liberty Group for over 7 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
- AAR Group, Tax Structuring and Advisory, main advisor for AAR Group for over 7 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
- CIC Group, Tax compliance dispute and advisory, main advisor for CIC Group for over 7 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
- MUA Group, Tax compliance dispute and advisory, main advisor for MUA Group for over 5 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
- Kenindia Insurance, Tax compliance dispute and advisory, main advisor for Kenindia for over 5 years and assisted them with all their compliance, advisory and structuring transactions. *
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