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Professional Undertaking (Advocate) template (Kenya)

What it is for

A sample Professional Undertaking (Advocate) for use in Kenya, drafted under the Civil Procedure Rules 2010.

The Kenyan law it follows

  • Civil Procedure Rules 2010, Order 52 rule 7 — enforcement of an undertaking given by an advocate (summons in chambers in the suit, or originating summons in the High Court)

Who prepares it

This is normally drawn by an advocate, and where it is a court paper, filed by one. The sample shows what the finished document looks like.

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Sample professional undertaking (advocate)

The first part of the sample is shown here. The names, amounts and facts are made up to show how the document reads.

Our Ref: SS/1234/2026/CONV Your Ref: SLV Date: 24 March 2026 ISAAC KOBUGABE & CO. ADVOCATES P.O. Box 1578-40100 Reinsurance Plaza Kisumu Dear Counsel, RE: SALE AND PURCHASE OF PROPERTY TITLE NO. KISUMU/DAGO/123, DAGO TO MOSES KIPLIMO (THE “PURCHASER”) BY JACK OMONDI (THE “VENDOR”) FINANCED BY EQUITY BANK (KENYA) LIMITED We act for Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited (“the Financier”) who has granted certain banking facilities to Moses Kiplimo (“the Purchaser”) to enable the Purchaser to purchase property Title No. Kisumu/Dago/123, Dago (“the Property”). The facility available to the Purchaser from the Financier is to a maximum amount of Kenya Shillings Seven Million (KES 7,000,000) only (“the Financed Amount”). The facility shall be secured by a legal Charge over the Property. In this regard and on the instructions of the Financier, we would be grateful if you could release to us the following original documents (“the Completion Documents”): (a) The original Title Deed over the Property (b) The duly executed but undated Transfer (in quadruplicate) in favour of the Purchaser with respect to the Property, affixed with coloured passport size photographs of the Vendor duly attested (c) The original Land Rates Clearance Certificate for the current year, valid for at least thirty (30) days from the date of completion, together with the payment receipt (if applicable) (d) The original Letter of Consent to Transfer together with a counterpart of the Application for Consent of the Land Control Board (where applicable) (e) The original Letter of Consent to Charge together with a counterpart of the Application for Consent of the Land Control Board (where applicable) (f) Certified true copies of the National Identity Card and the Tax PIN Certificate of the Vendor (g) All other consents and clearances as may be necessary to procure registration of the Transfer in favour of the Purchaser, duly verified by the relevant authorities (h) All such other documents relating to the Property in the Vendor's possession as the Purchaser may, by not less than seven (7) days' notice, reasonably request for purposes of giving effect to the sale In consideration of you releasing to us the Completion Documents relating to the Property, we hereby give you our unequivocal and irrevocable professional undertaking in the following terms:

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