Manager
David Makau
Country / Territory
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Languages
- English
- Swahili
Contact information
Fragomen FZ-LLC
Office G01, Ground Floor EIB 4 Building Dubai Internet City PO Box 506626
Dubai DU PO Box 506626
United Arab Emirates
David is a Regional Immigration Manager at Fragomen’s Dubai office with over 10 years of immigration experience and more than 18 years in professional services consulting. In his current role, he advises companies in the Middle East and North Africa region on immigration matters in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, and Tunisia, among other countries. He is responsible for service delivery oversight and relationship management to ensure a seamless client experience across our end-to-end immigration, consular, and social services offerings. David is experienced in handling a broad range of corporate immigration and consulting assignments and is a qualified Certified Secretary of Kenya (CS-K).
Before joining the Dubai office, David was a manager with Fragomen in the East Africa practice based in Nairobi, Kenya, for seven years, where he managed immigration services into Kenya and several other East African countries. Prior to joining Fragomen, David worked with one of the Big Four accounting firms in Kenya, where he was instrumental in developing an immigration practice alongside the firm’s expatriate tax and corporate services. He also has prior experience in tax consulting and Corporate Secretarial consulting.
David speaks English and Swahili.
Education
- University of Nairobi, M.B.A., 2012
- Kenyatta University, B.A., 2003
More from David
Professional accomplishments
Practicing Member, The Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya (ICSK)
Experience
Advised clients on a wide variety of immigration matters, including assistance with immigration planning.
Managed regional immigration for countries in East Africa.
Established internal procedures and processes for the immigration division of a large firm
Assisted clients as the single point-of-contact for all immigration related matters
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “Oman Introduces a Golden Visa Program.” Fragomen Mobility Minute, Podcast, 16 October 2025.
David’s insights
April 23, 2025 | Blog post
