About us

Viva Africa Consulting LLP (VACL) is a specialised legal and financial tax advisory firm providing tax advice in personal, business and investment matters. VACL comprises of some of the leading experts in East African taxation, all of whom have gained their experience from many years of practice with a ‘big four’ a professional firm.

Our professionals are widely acknowledged as being amongst the leading tax and business advisors in the region having developed reputations as reliable providers of high quality, value adding and practical tax advice in their various specialist areas. Our combined specialisation in legal and financial outlook enables us to seamlessly provide tax advice and solutions as well as enable us assist our clients in implementing the same.

Through the years VACL professionals have gained the experience in tax, legal and financial matters in the region to include Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Zambia. Through our associates in Africa, we are in a position to assist in tax, legal and financial matters in the rest of Africa.

Our Team

Alex Muriuki
CPA-K, LLB (Hons) - Partner
Alex has assisted numerous clients in various assignments, mainly dispute resolution with the revenue authority, including applications to the Appeals Tribunal and the High Court, lobbying for specific tax reforms in Kenya,...
Edward Mwachinga
LLB (Hons), LLM - Partner
Edward has been involved in providing advice on tax legislation, principles and practice for a variety of clients including major telecommunications and manufacturing companies.
Kairo Thuo
CPA-K, CPA-T, ACII, LLB (Hon) – Partner
Through his many years of practice, Kairo has developed extensive experience in all areas of taxation in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania and has also been involved in tax matters involving other countries in Africa.
Mick Murphy
CTA – Partner
Mick Murphy is a partner with Viva Africa Consulting specialising in cross-border investment and the restructuring of multi-national groups operating in East and Central Africa.

Our Approach

We bring ideas that are practicable and applicable to your particular organisation and your specific circumstances.

Our approach rests in non- replication of advice and opinion hence the need to consider all the special considerations that affect our clients and their business.

The commitment and independence of our professionals ensures that VACL provides seamless and creative services. We provide necessary technical expertise through our people and make use of an extensive database of resources to ensure that you receive high quality and practical solutions to your tax needs. Our strength lies in our commitment to provide personalised services to our clients to ensure that the advice provided is truly value adding.

Our independence also ensures that we are well placed to assist our clients in implementation of the advice that we provide.

We have associations with leading members of the legal, and financial fraternities as well as affiliations with internationally acclaimed legal and consulting firms to better service clients’ diverse tax, legal, financial and transaction requirements.