Innocent Kihika is a Partner at Shonubi Musoke & Co Advocates. He is one of the most respected lawyers in oil and gas.
He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University, Uganda, a Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre, Uganda and a Post Graduate Diploma in Telecommunication and Information Technology Law- University of Strathclyde- Scotland. He has received training from the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3).
He is a member of the International Bar Association, the East Africa Law Society, and the Uganda Law Society. He specializes 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, many electricity generation projects, as well as transmission line projects and different aspects of Right of Way.
He has also worked on several 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.
He is presently recognised by the IFLR1000⏤ the guide to the world’s leading financial law firms⏤ as one of the country’s leading authorities on matters of energy, technology and communications, oil and gas, as well as social infrastructure and Chambers Global where he is described as, “the go-to guy for energy law in his firm”.
