Sports Act taskforce Chairman John Ohaga bags arbitration gong as law firm reaps big in Chambers Global ranking

Senior Counsel John Ohaga, the former Sports Disputes Tribunal chairman who is the chairman of the task force set up to review the policy, legal and institutional framework of sports in Kenya has been recorgnised by the Chambers Global 2026 in Dispute Resolution (Kenya) and in Dispute Resolution for Arbitrators. Ohaga, who is a Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb FCIArb) was once again recorgnised as a reflection of decades of experience in advising on complex commercial litigation and serving as arbitrator and arbitration counsel in significant proceedings. Triple OK Advocates, the law firm where Ohaga servsmes as a Senior Partner in charge of Arbitration reaped big as five of its practitioners went home with the global recorgnation for thwir contribution to different sectors of the legal profession. Ohaga's strategic judgement and steady leadership continue to shape some of firm’s most significant contentious mandates. Ohaga chaired a 20-member task force, which was appointed in 2024 by Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen with a mandate to overhaul Kenya’s sports policy, legal, and institutional framework. The committee, which concluded nationwide public participation in July 2025, presented the draft Sports Bill 2026 and National Sports Policy 2026 on January 30, 2026. Leyla Ahmed was recorgnised in the Chambers Global 2026 rankings for Dispute Resolution (Kenya). The Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2026 recognised the firm's growth across new categories, reinforcing their position as trusted advisors in an evolving market. In addition to Dispute Resolution and Real Estate, Triple OK are now ranked in the Employment and Corporate/M&A categories. The Ohaga-led firm's dispute resolution practice, which continues to work on some of Kenya’s biggest cases, has maintained its place in the rankings table. In Real Estate, ranked for three consecutive years, Tom O. Onyango MBS and Daniel Muroki were recorgnised.