Kenya Development Visit 2024

Samson Alosa

Samson Alosa is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over fifteen (15) years of experience and is currently the Managing Partner at Alosa Advocates LLP. Alosa is also a faculty member at the, University of Nairobi, where he has been engaged in teaching and mentoring since 2009. Alosa serves as a board member at the Council of Legal education where he represents the Law society of Kenya. He is the Convener of the CPD digest sub-committee of the Continuous Professional Development committee of the Law Society. He is a serving Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Langata.

Hammad Baig

Barrister – Commercial, International Arbitration – Public International Law - International Trade Adviser (MIEx) – World Trade Organisation

Hammad has advised and represented private parties and states in disputes of commercial nature in a range of sectors including mining, energy, banking, oil and gas and telecommunications. He is familiar with all the major arbitral institutions and rules. Hammad has interest in the flow of goods across borders and he is particularly experienced in advising on all aspects of World Trade Organisation Law, provisions relating to the World Customs Organisation treaties, International Trade Law and treaties, UK and EU Customs Law, Embargoes and Trade Sanctions. Hammad is a member of the ICC UK, a full member and a committee member of the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade, he is ranked in the Legal 500 and is listed as an expert by Tolley for indirect tax.

Elaine Banton

Elaine Banton is Head of Employment at 7BR. She is an experienced employment, equality, discrimination and human rights barrister focusing on complex and protracted litigation at all levels including landmark appeals. Often appearing in high profile matters, Elaine was featured in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 in January 2024 and was the Times Lawyer of the Week in March 2023. Her practice sports law, arts and media clients. She is brought into appellate work for equality matters in a broad range of areas and is instructed for a Core Participant in the Covid Inquiry. Elaine was the winner of the Legal 500 ESG Ethnicity Champion of the Year 2024.

Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey

Yaa Dankwa is a family law practitioner specialising in children's law (public and private) with emphases on modern family law. 

Yaa Dankwa is a member of the Ghana Bar Association and regularly consults as an expert on cross-jurisdictional family law issues between Ghana and the UK. 

Yaa Dankwa is qualified as a family law mediator working towards accreditation. She is also a qualified Special Education Needs Mediator. Her practice encompasses challenges to the Local Authority involving cases related to the refusal to carry out a statutory Education Health and Care Needs assessment. 

Yaa Dankwa is a keen social mobility advocate and a Reverse Mentor for the Judicial Office. 

Catherine Kariuki Mulika

Founder, Africa Privacy and Legal LLP

Catherine is a leading fintech expert with a strong focus on data protection, intellectual property, payments, and emerging technologies like AI. As the Deputy Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the East Africa Law Society and the founder of Africa Privacy and Legal LLP, she leverages her extensive legal knowledge and experience as a certified Data Protection Officer to provide strategic advisory services that drive regulatory compliance and business success for clients across various sectors. Her background as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) enhances her approach to financing-related transactions. Recognized by Chambers Global as a leading individual in fintech from 2020 to 2024 and named one of the 100 leading commercial lawyers in Kenya by The Lawyer Africa, clients describe her as “very knowledgeable and commercially minded – she can see things from our perspective and has a good personality.” Currently pursuing a master’s degree in finance, Catherine is a sought-after speaker at fintech events and a respected voice in the market.

Amrit Kaur Dhanoa

Amrit became Chair of the Young Bar because she wanted to play a greater role in ensuring young barristers’ voices are heard on a range of issues, that their concerns brought to the fore and that they feel confident that the YBC represents their needs and interests.

The early years of practice for a junior barrister can be filled with opportunities, but challenges too. Amrit therefore feels it is essential that the YBC remains a vital voice for the Young Bar as they navigate those crucial early years and look forward to building successful practices.

Mwathi Kitonga

Over twelve (12) years of experience as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Expansive legal career boosting project management, fundraising, value creation and operational excellence.

Track record of fostering collaboration among stakeholders, partners, donors, departments and boards, with a demonstrable facility for assembling high-performing teams, winning board buy-ins and championing a culture of shared success.

Currently serves as the Deputy CEO - Head of Compliance & Projects at the Law Society of Kenya, offering visionary leadership and revolutionary strategies in the Society's administration and governance.

Samuel Mbiriri Nderitu

FCIArb, FMIArb, FAMINZ

Nderitu is an advocate in the Kenyan Bar and holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration and Domestic Arbitration from CIArb London, among other qualifications. He is a highly skilled and experienced litigator and ADR practitioner as arbitrator, mediator, and party representative in both arbitration and mediation.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, CIArb, London, Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (FMIArb) and a fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators Institute of New Zealand (FAMINZ). He is the immediate past Chair of CIArb (Kenya Branch), a Director of the National Committee, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Kenya, an accredited Mediator by CIArb and the Mediation Accreditation Committee (MAC) of the Judiciary, Kenya. He is in the panel of Arbitrators and Mediators at the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration, the China Maritime Arbitration Commission and has an indeterminate right of audience before in the AIFC Court, Kazakhstan. Nderitu is also accredited by CIArb, London as a trainer and examiner of Arbitration and mediation.

Jared Mugendi Mwaniki

Advocate of the High Court of Kenya | Partner at Atienogolla & Co Advocates

Jared Mugendi Mwaniki is a dedicated Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Partner at Atienogolla & Co Advocates, where he specialises in Political Campaign Management, AI Implementation, and Digital Assets Advisory. With a strong commitment to legal excellence and innovation, Jared has established himself as a leader in integrating modern technology into legal practices.

Patricia Mundia

Patricia Mundia is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She believes in the dignity of every person and especially the most vulnerable in the justice system. She carries a Bachelor of Laws Degree, a Postgraduate Diploma from Kenya School of Law (Advocates Training Programmer), and is pursuing her Masters in Human Rights Law at the University of Nairobi. She has also undertaken a Masters in Corporate Communication and Public Relations at Daystar University.

Currently, she runs a law practice and is a certified professional mediator. She has and continues to and provide pro bono services for the Judiciary, International Justice Mission and Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Kenya). She is a Member of the NCAJ Standing Committee on Administration of and Access to Justice for Children in Kenya where she represents the Law Society of Kenya.

Previously, she has worked in non-governmental organizations that promote child rights awareness and legal rights for families, refugees and forced migrants.

She is a Member of the Law Society of Kenya, the East Africa Law Society and The Federation of Woman Lawyers.

She contributed to the IIJ Juvenile Justice Practitioner’s Notes for Defence Counsel which provides global guidelines for practitioners defending children in the counterterrorism context.

Nasra Nanda

Nasra is a passionate lawyer by training and an Honourable Member of County Assembly in Nairobi and the CEO and ESG lead at Kenya Green Building Society and Chairperson of the Africa Regional Network of the World Green Building Council.

Nasra is driven by the relentless pursuit of making a positive impact, providing practical solutions in an ever changing world. Through Nasra’s efforts, KGBS was a partner at the Africa Climate Summit, Kenya’s built environment commitment COP28.

Nasra’s objective is to showcase Africa to the world and similarly redefine sustainability in a way that best applies to the global south an inclusive approach that is cognizant of Africa’s journey, peoples and challenges.

Julius Nkafu

Julius is a barrister, arbitrator and mediator.

Specialising in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Julius is an expert in International Arbitration, serving as a Course Director at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London and a member of the ICC Court of Arbitration.

He is a Direct Access Barrister authorised to conduct litigation and represent clients in all courts and tribunals in the United Kingdom and Cameroon.

He is a member of several professional organisations, including the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow), the Commercial Bar Association (Combar), the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) (Support member), and the African Arbitration Association (AfAA). He also chairs the ADR Committee of the African Bar Association and serves on the Sanctions Appeals Board of the African Development Bank Group.

Oladele Osinuga

Oladele Osinuga is a Barrister, and Solicitor and Advocate Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is admitted Counsel to the International Criminal Court and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in the Hague, Netherlands.

Oladele is currently Lead Litigations and Prosecutions Lawyer at Ipswich Borough Council. He is also Principal Partner at Lexfiscus Associates a multidisciplinary international law and business consulting firm. He was the past Prosecution Advisor, Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), Belize and has previously held positions at Bury Council, the London Boroughs of Camden, Enfield and Hackney, EU in Kosovo, the CPS and Olympus Corporation UK & Ireland.

He has been engaged as a Criminal Justice Consultant, International Development Law Organisation and PADF in the Bahamas. He is on the UNDP Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery Rule of Law, Justice and Security roster of Deployable Experts as well as the UK FCO and DFID Deployable Rule of Law Expert.

Andrew Parsons

Andrew is a UK-based specialist barrister, mediator, and arbitrator with over 30 years of experience in business, commerce, finance, and property. A former money and corporate finance broker in the City of London, he has also invested in businesses, earning the nickname “small dragon.” In 1998, Andrew became one of the first English barristers accredited as a commercial mediator. He has participated in or advocated in thousands of mediations globally and has been a member of the ADR Panel of the Bar Council of England and Wales since 2008, contributing to discussions on dispute resolution reforms, including the UK Arbitration Act 1996. As a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 2001, he has been involved in numerous arbitrations worldwide. Andrew is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators, known for his discreet and effective approach.

Nigel Povoas KC

British King’s Counsel, international, transnational lawyer who has also prosecuted and defended in some of the most serious and high-profile UK & international litigation over last 25 years.

For the last 17 years, has led major transnational investigations, prosecutions & litigation globally.

Has advised, collaborated, and mentored/ trained judges, chief prosecutors, and investigators in over 40 jurisdictions worldwide (common and civil law) in Europe, Middle East, Balkans, Africa, Asia, and South America.

UN expert in major transnational organised crime, terrorism, corporate crime & corruption, including in environmental, nature, wildlife crime & civil litigation.

Expert in international and transnational corporate & strategic climate litigation.

Led ICC submission for the prosecution of President Jair Bolsonaro & his administration for Crimes Against Humanity relating to human and environmental atrocities in the Brazilian Amazon.

Led the investigation and prosecution of one of Europe’s most notorious global mafia bosses leading to Europe’s largest ever criminal confiscation order (€300 million).

Led the Prosecution in the Hague (UN Court) of the Syrian/ Hezbollah truck bomb attack which killed and maimed hundreds, and assassinated the Lebanese PM, Rafik Hariri in Beirut - the only international court to have held a trial in absentia.

Lead for Counter-terrorism judicial mentoring programme re ISIS investigations and prosecutions in Iraq 2023-24.

Lead international prosecutor for US-UK-EU Atrocity Crime mobile justice teams in Ukraine 2022-2023, advising Prosecutor General and Head of War Crimes on national prosecution strategy, high profile cases such as Bucha, Boridianka, Mariupol, Zaporhiziia Nuclear Station, Civil Infrastructure attacks pan-Ukraine, in addition to advising at major atrocity scenes and missile attacks within 24 hours and the liberated territories (e.g.Kremenechuk, Vinnytsia, Serhiivka, Iziyum, Kharkiv, Kherson etc).

Alex Ustych

Alex Ustych is a barrister at 5 Essex Chambers (London) and was called to the Bar in 2010. He specialises in data protection and privacy law, with a particular emphasis on cybersecurity and AI. Alex is on the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel and is ranked as a leading junior in The Legal 500 directory. His clients include technology companies, charities, regulators, talent agencies and national newspapers. Alex has a particular interest in the impact of emerging technologies (such as AI) on individuals’ rights. He advises companies in novel industry areas (such as Virtual Reality) as well as public bodies in respect of major digital projects, including on international data transfers. He is a committee member of the Society for Computers & Law.