Rosa Nduati

Rosa is a Managing Partner at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna, which is widely recognised as the leading corporate law firm in Kenya and the largest full-service corporate law firm in East Africa. Rosa also specialises in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and employment.
In addition to her corporate law expertise, Rosa is passionate about making an impact by giving back to the community and is a champion of the eradication of unnecessary single-use plastic on the continent. She is deeply engaged in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives and has played a significant role in supporting the Kenyan delegation to the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (INC) in negotiating the “Revised Draft Text of the International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment” (the Plastics Draft Treaty).
Rosa has also been instrumental in drafting the East African Community Prohibition of Manufacturing, Importation, Use, and Sale of Single Use Plastics Bill, 2023. ALN Kenya engaged with relevant stakeholders to develop solutions for eradicating single-use plastics in East Africa through the implementation of national laws, policies, and guidelines. Rosa has negotiated and sensitised the East African Community (EAC) Legislative Assembly and key industry players on this bill, advocating for sustainable and efficient measures for managing single-use plastics within the region.
Rosa is a regular speaker and moderator at legal and business conferences, including the Africa Waste Is Wealth Conference II in partnership with Takataka ni Mali. She has also featured at ALN Academy events related to ESG.
Leading worldwide legal directories consistently recognise Rosa as a leading lawyer. Rosa was recently named ‘Lawyer of the Year: Kenya’ at the IFLR Africa Awards 2026’ and ‘Partner of the Year – East Africa’ at the African Legal Awards 2025. In 2026, Rosa was also one of two lawyers from Kenya recognised as a ‘Woman of Impact’ in the legal profession by Lawverse Magazine in 2026. She was recognised among the leading M&A practitioners in Africa for her expertise and dexterity in the 2024 Legal 500 M&A Africa Private Practice Powerlist and was one of 10 lawyers in Kenya on the list. Rosa was also recognised among the top 10 Women Lawyers in the Commercial Practitioners category at the 2024 Nairobi Legal Awards. For the past three years, she has been rated as one of the region's leading lawyers for her leadership, outstanding reputation, and expertise in working on the most complex corporate deals in the country by IFLR1000 Women Leaders. Rosa was also awarded a certificate of appreciation in recognition of her expert contribution to the World Bank’s ‘Business Ready 2025’ report.
Rosa is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a practising public secretary, an accredited governance auditor, and a certified public accountant. She successfully completed a program on Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness – Africa by Columbia University, holds an MBA from the University of London, Queen Mary, and an LL.B from the University of Nairobi.