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Overview

I am an advocate of the High Court with almost a decade of experience in legal research. My main area of focus is criminal law, primarily sentencing and punishment. However, every now and then I participate in projects revolving human rights and access to justice. I possess excellent research, analytical, communication and presentation skills. As such, I have had the opportunity to work on various projects involving access to justice and the work of Civil Society Organizations (CSOS). In the course of my career I hope to contribute to proportional sentences and punishment structures to help achieve the objectives of punishment.

Key Experience Record

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, ROOKS CONSULTING LIMITED April 2024 –

  • Organization and scheduling of meetings and key informant interviews
  • Preparation of Reports
  • Conducting key informant interviews
  • Attending meetings and validations
  • Drafting of Expression of Interest Documents (EOIs) based on the Terms of Reference (TORs)

FREELANCE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • Human Rights Monitoring (Feb 2024- Date)
  • Research Consultant, Barefoot Law (2023)
  • Freelance Researcher, Strathmore Law Clinic {Sept 2022- Nov 2022)
  • Trade Lab Clinic {January 2020- June 2020)
  • Freelance Researcher (2018-2020)

ALL KENYAN MOOT COURT EXPERIENCE

  • Judge of the AKMCC Research Category, 2025
  • Member of the AKMCC E-Journal Expertise Board, 2023
  • Judge of AKMCC Memorials 2023
  • Judge of the AKMCC Memorials 2022

Education Background

  1. KENYA SCHOOL OF LAW- LANGATA SOUTH DIPLOMA IN LAW. Feb 2023- Dec 2024, Admitted to the bar- 29th November 2024
  2. TRAINING AND RESOURCES IN RESEARCH ETHICS EVALUATION. Certificate- Module 1 and Module 2.1, August 2023
  3. KENYATTA UNIVERSITY- PARKLANDS. Bachelor of Laws. August 2016- July 2021, GPA- 64.79.

Professional Memberships

  1. The Law Society of Kenya
  2. The Catholic Lawyers Society International (CLASI)

Skills

  •  Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Research and Report Writing
  • Teamwork

Languages

  1. English
  2. Swahili